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12th March 2019, Tuesday MALAYSIA FASHION WEEK SIGNS MOU WITH STAKEHOLDERS
Malaysia Fashion Week (MFW) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its stakeholders at Menara MATRADE. Present at the signing was its Honorary Chairman Dato‟ Professor Jimmy, MATRADE‟s CEO Dato‟ Wan Latiff Wan Musa and the Founder of MFW, Dato‟ Nancy Yeoh-Reissiger.
Also present was its co-Chairman Bon Zainal, Dato Hasan Azhari Idris CEO of Invest Selangor and representatives of the Ministry of Tourism, KPDNHEP and DBKL.
The 2019 calendar comprise the following: MFW 2019 @Miami Modest Fashion Week MFW 2019 at Publika, KL (Trade Show) MFW & Festival at Quill City Mall & Convention Centre (Trade and Consumer) MIAMI MFW will kick off its official calendar the second half of this year 13-15 July 2019 with 'MFW 2019 @Miami Modest Fashion Week‟ which will be hosted at InterContinental Hotel and coinciding with the Miami Swim Fashion Week.
Norsham Garcia, Founder of Miami Modest and MFW US says “The time to export is now especially to Miami, Florida - the largest export state in the US and a gateway for trade between Latin America, North America and the Caribbean. The big buyers are all here - trade of ModestWear, CruiseWear and Menswear will be especially compelling”.
A trade exhibition will run from the 13-15 July and fashion shows on the 14-15 July with photo shoots with Malaysian and Asian Designers taking place in the best known spots in Miami such as the Design and Fashion District and the Arts District in Wynwood.
“We start our journey in Miami but we intend to take the show to New York, LA and different parts of the Caribbean on the name of Modesty”, Blasko adds.
PUBLIKA, KL The MFW 2019 Trade Show will be initiated at Publika, KL from the 14-20 Oct 2019.
A total of 110 booths of exhibition which will cover the Boulevard, the Square, the White Box and the Black Box with the theme „FAB - Fashion, Art, Beauty‟.
Bon Zainal, co-Chairman of MFW says “Fashion and Cruisewear, Modestyle, Menswear and Young and Emerging Designs will come together with Fine Art and beauty, wellness and aesthetics to make it one of the most exciting trade shows‟.
Quill City Mall and Convention Center, KL The first-ever Malaysia Fashion Week & Festival will the final show of year for MFW running for 11 days from 22 Nov - 1st Dec 2019.
“The MFWF will cover the Ground Floor and 1st Floor of the Quill City Mall and the 6th floor of its Convention Centre and will usher in the festive season with a trade and STYLO Consumer fashion show”, says Douglas Chew the newly appointed Creative Director of MFW and former executive from Disney.
“We expect to see to see much trade being done amidst an environment of fun and engagement which is the festive season”.
The MFW intends to extend its boundaries nationwide. In the pipeline are Penang, Johor, Perak and East Malaysia. “But the ultimate aim is to export - to countries far and wide” says Dato‟ Nancy Yeoh.
Present at the signing were also Dato‟ Michael Ong, Group Executive Director of Quill Group, Datin Winnie Loo of A Cut Above, Datin Maylene Yong of StyleIcon, Mahani Awang of Modestyle and Rasta Rasid of Bumiputra Designers Association.
In attendance were also the COOs of MFW and MFW Festival, Adrian Ang and Ivan Lim.
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Hi! I want to ask, how do i apply if my brand is interested in participating in this event ?
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