HK Fashion Week: Ika Butoni and Whosthat by Meiyi Chung
This fashion show featured the collections of two Hong Kong-based designers: Indonesian-born Ika Butoni and Meiyi Chung. Here are just a few of our favorite looks from that night.
Ika’s designs present a combination of influences: from the rich colors and patterns inspired by Indonesia’s culture to the structured, minimalist sensibilities inspired by the modern working woman she creates clothes for. She is a senior member of the Hong Kong Fashion Designers’ Association and the founder and chairman of the International Bali Fashion Week. Ika has boutiques in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Korea, UAE, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Canada, South Africa and USA. For Ika, “Beauty and the Beast” is as a juxtaposition of the elegant, classy and charming with the brute, savage and villainous.
Meiyi Chung’s “Elements of Women” reflects on the playful, fun-loving and colorful personalities of the young and stylish. At the same time, the collection shows Meiyi’s penchant for creating wearable art. “Fashion is a piece of art. The fabric use, the workmanship and style that forms a composition able to bring aesthetic pleasure to people is the most valuable part of a piece.”
Special thanks to Miss Vivienne Chee and Chloe Kiosk of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council for inviting us to be Overseas Journalists.
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