SME Development Bank is committed to providing SMEs in Thailand with finance to promote their growth. To fuel the international business expansion of SMEs in the fashion industry, we are organising a Thai pavilion at Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer for the first time. A total of 10 Thai companies are joining together here to showcase a diversity of fashion products from women’s dresses to sportswear, collections with hand-paintings on fabrics as well as accessories like bags, hats and jewellery. Our participating companies are excited about the positive response from many buyers who are coming from different places including Europe, USA and Indonesia. We would like to express gratitude to HKTDC for making the Thai pavilion possible at the fair. Over 30 business matching meetings have been arranged between our companies and buyers. Hong Kong is a global trading hub for everyone and this is a great fair. Through Hong Kong Fashion Week, Thai companies can see new fashion trends, learn about customers’ needs and conclude business orders. Their experience will inspire more Thai SMEs to take advantage of the Hong Kong platform to grow business.

We have already established some new business contacts including buyers from the Philippines, Thailand and New Zealand. We participated in the Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2019 last January. The results were very good and we successfully secured some new customers from Taiwan and South Africa. We are positive about the outcome of this Spring/Summer edition. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development is driving the pace of growth and Hong Kong Fashion Week is certainly a good platform for us to ride on the momentum for business expansion. We will participate in the upcoming edition as well.

Hong Kong Fashion Week is really great and I have found something really interesting. I’ve got in touch with three suppliers for mannequins, hangers and display items. They include Jack Mannequin & Hanger Fty from Hong Kong as well as Guangzhou Qianwan Display Supplies Co., Ltd and Shenzhen Xinran Mannequins Co., Ltd from Mainland China. I will definitely place orders with them. Further negotiation will be conducted for the pricing and design details to conclude deals. Separately, I am in touch with Hong Kong ECMS International Logistics Co., Ltd for logistics cooperation. I also like MsEnvy Corporation Limited’s dresses and Daniel Chan’s innovative fashion labels. We will discuss further to explore business collaboration. This is an amazing exhibition. I am very happy with the results.

Z Lifestyle currently operates two fashion stores in the Philippines selling our own designs. Our collections range from women’s casual wear and occasional dresses to swimwear, shoes and accessories under our brand ZOO. Besides domestic customers, our online sales platform serves buyers worldwide. We are visiting Hong Kong Fashion Week this year to source quality fabrics in particular for business development. We create more fashion designs now with own production, thus giving rise to demand for different fabrics such as linen, chiffon and printed fabrics. We’ve found two new suppliers from Mainland China for cotton, chiffon and swimwear fabrics on the first day of exhibition through the business matching service. This fair has a lot on offer and we are still looking for more fabrics suppliers as well as exhibitors offering ready-made clothes and athletic wear. We’ve already spotted several potential sportswear suppliers and will get in touch with them to explore business cooperation. This is a well-organised fair offering a lot of choices to buyers.