2024 ARCHIVE
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Find out more about this cycle’s highlights below!
Magazine features
Meet the Finalists
Hugo Dumas, France
“I stand for the discovery of new techniques, technology, and savoir-faire for sustainability. As designers, we should all be moving into a new way of producing.” – Hugo Dumas
Louise Boase, Australia
“My goal is to shift overconsumption habits by convincing consumers that clothing should offer them more. Clothing should have meaning, adaptability, functionality, and a resonating personality.” – Louise Boase
“My focus as a sustainable designer is on preservation, creating from what is already in our local communities and designing pieces that have purpose and longevity.” – Miranda Mallinson-Pocock
Nguyen Thi Dung, Vietnam
“What we wear is not just our clothes, but symbols of responsibility for ourselves and our surroundings.” – Nguyen Thi Dung
People’s Choice Winner
“My garments are living entities, intertwined with the synergy between designers and farmers—an alliance closer and more significant than commonly perceived.” – Silvia Acien Parrilla
Su Anli, Taiwan
“It is essential for all stages of production to prioritise positive environmental impact.” – Su Anli
Tian Ruyin, Mainland China
Runner-up
“My goal is to show that sustainable fashion is not only possible, but necessary to protect our planet and resources.” – Tian Ruyin
Tiger Chung, Hong Kong
First Prize Winner and Hong Kong Best
“I focus on a people-centric approach to clothing, believing that people wear clothes, not the other way around." – Tiger Chung
Xue Wang, Italy
“We may not have the ability to change the pollution of factories, but as designers, we can remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainable concepts.” – Xue Wang
Zari Qanei, Iran
“Sustainability can be achieved not only in a garment or in one collection, but as part of people's culture, especially in my country Iran, which has a rich history in clothing.” – Zari Qanei
our Favourite Moments
The event gathered key industry leaders for a timely panel discussion on ‘Circularity - Why Asia and Why Now?’ to spotlight the urgent need to transition towards circular fashion.
Grand Final Fashion Show Runway
See the Redress Design Award 2024 Finalists’ outfits in the flesh walking the runway at our Grand Final Fashion Show!
Grand Final Fashion Show Front Row and Arrival
The Redress Design Award 2024 enjoyed a packed room of industry movers and shakers, plus top influencers. Take a look at our star studded front row!
The circular aesthetics displayed in the photoshoot pay tribute to the role of circularity in driving fashion towards a more sustainable future.
Watch the behind-the-scenes video here.
Following their debut at the Grand Final Fashion Show of the Redress Design Award 2024, the international Finalists’ collections, along with select Alumni brand designs were displayed at Cityplaza and at the Redress Pop-up+ in Hong Kong. The exhibitions were open to the public with free admission.
In front of a hushed crowd of 550 from the fashion industry, five Chinese emerging brands brought to life their circular designs on the runway. It was the Redress Design Award returning to Shanghai Fashion Week for the first time in 12 years to spotlight the innovative, sustainable collections of select Chinese Alumni designers.
Exhibition at Bicester Village Shanghai
Redress exhibited a showcase of Redress Design Award 2024 Finalists and select other international Alumni designers’ sustainable creations at Bicester Village Shanghai.
Each year, our judges — selected from around the globe for their subject expertise in retail, design, and more — look for standout applications demonstrating skills in creativity, sustainability, and marketability.
Packaging with Purpose Challenge with Delta Global
See how our Redress Finalists designed sustainable packaging emphasising the importance of longevity.
Partners & Sponsors
The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries.
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