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Exhibitors’ Quotes
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Leo Ip
Director
Deansenew Knitting Manufactory Limited
Mainland China

Deansenew Knitting Manufactory Limited, established in 1993, has recently transformed from a knitting product manufacturer into a hybrid enterprise encompassing e-commerce, manufacturing, and trading. Their business is primarily focused on the UK and European markets. They' have been actively participating in the Fashion InStyle for many years and became a supplier on the hktdc.com Sourcing platform in 2005.

Director Leo Ip praised the HKTDC's Fashion InStyle for its concentrated flow of people, stating that face-to-face interaction is beneficial for connecting with suitable clients: “We rely heavily on the HKTDC's exhibitions. We participate in the Fashion InStyle every year to find new and stable clients, maintain brand exposure, and take the opportunity to understand the latest market trends. On the first day of the exhibition, we successfully connected with five high-quality clients from Mainland China. We believe that our booth, product display, and the Scan2Match onsite promotion can bring us more enquiries, making it easier to follow up after the exhibition.”

Leo stated that the hktdc.com Sourcing platform has consistently brought traffic to the company. “In the past, enquiries from the platform mainly came from buyers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Now, the number of enquiries from buyers in regions such as Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the Middle East is constantly increasing. Recently, we've received orders from new clients in the UK, Spain, and Mainland China.”

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Jasper Jiang
Manager
Dongguan HaoSen Metal Jewelry Ltd
Mainland China
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Heidi Law
Senior Sales Manager
Sunny Age Limited
Mainland China
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Mary Ma
Owner – Principal
DB-tex Tech.(Hangzhou) Co.,Ltd (Textile Library)
Mainland China
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Min - Designer
Pinnee - Owner, Director & Designer
Chickawa Dee Limited Partnership
Thailand
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Raegita Oktora
Curator Committee of Indonesian Fashion Chamber
RAEGITAZORO
Indonesia
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Simon Pereira
Chief Marketing Officer
INTIMITI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (CELYS)
Australia
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Daniil Kostyshin
CEO & Owner
FABRIC FUTURE
Russia
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Vojtěch Paprok
COO
Nilt Textile
Czech Republic
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Wiwat Hirunpruk
Sustainable Fashion & Lifestyle Industrial Expert
Thailand Textile Institute
Thailand
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YASUYUKI YMADA
President
ARIES CO.,LTD.
Japan
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Ronaldiaz Hartantyo &Robbi Zidna Ilman
Co-founder
PT Miko Bahtera Nusantara
Indonesia
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Techatat Luangpitak
Creative Director
SAAMU (SMITH GARMENT FACTORY Co.,Ltd)
Thailand
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Vilasinee Churat
CEO
SIMARUNGRUANG CO.,LTD
Thailand
Buyers’ Quotes
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Szonja Lang
Creative Director
SK8 kft.
Hungary

Hungarian designer Sonja Lang owns SK8 kft., operating the sustainable fashion brand Slang Slang which produces accessories and garments mostly made from recycled fabrics and from upcycled byproducts of the car industry. The eponymous label combines ecological consciousness with innovative material sourcing.

Having visited Fashion InStyle and Hong Kong Fashion Week for five times, Lang considers the city "the heart of the textile business in Asia" and a crucial bridge between Eastern and Western markets. With a USD70,000 budget, she specifically seeks advanced sustainable materials like mushroom-based fabrics and new textile technologies.

Sonja expresses satisfaction with the event's frame programs and networking opportunities, notably her meeting with Self Portrait's designer. She concludes "it's always worth coming here," affirming Hong Kong's unique position in discovering cutting-edge sustainable fashion projects.

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Denny Salim
Brand Consultant
PT Kahatex
Indonesia
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Wei Lin
Founder
PH5
United States
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Pancheewa Pangmaun
Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited
Thailand
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Dame Trelise Cooper
Founder
Trelise Cooper Group
New Zealand
Media
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Caitlan Paige Mitchell
Managing Editor
Appeal Magazine
New Zealand

Caitlan Paige Mitchell serves as Editor-in-Chief of Apparel Magazine and co-founder of New Zealand's Fashion Council. Leading an 11-person delegation, she brings Kiwi fashion expertise to Hong Kong while showcasing New Zealand's exhibitor talent at Fashion InStyle 2025.
Mitchell particularly praised "the pineapple textiles that are using pineapple leaves to incorporate with cotton," highlighting this sustainable innovation as emblematic of the show's "global snapshot" of industry trends. The NEXT section impressed her as "really cool and innovative," functioning as both trend incubator and international showcase.
Being the second time visiting the Fashion InStyle, "this year's event has really stepped up," Mitchell observed, applauding the fantastic vibe across diverse exhibitions and runway shows. She values Hong Kong's unique position where "all the different businesses come together," noting particular excitement for the seminar programme. The show's ability to condense worldwide fashion developments into one space makes it an essential industry destination.

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Alexandra Harrell
Sustainability & Innovation Reporter
Sourcing Journal
United States