The China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 concluded in Beijing on Saturday night with a dazzling closing show and the 2023 China Fashion Award ceremony.

Showcasing a modern twist on ancient aesthetics, the 10-day event, bringing together established and emerging fashion designers in the industry, modeled pieces from inside the country and from around the world.
More than 130 fashion shows attempted to capture the "Joyful and Brilliant" spirit of the event. Among them, the most eye-catching presentations have invoked elements of Chinese intangible cultural heritage, including classical poetry, folk opera, ceramics, time-honored brocades and exquisite embroidery.
The fashion week this year was all about celebrating "cultural confidence in its culture" and "Chinese aesthetics" and sparking discussions about concept innovation, technological wizardry, new business models, and even a sprinkling of diversified consumption upgrades.
Chicco Mao, winner of the 27th Fashion Design "Top Award", said, "Winning the 'Top Award' today actually means a lot to me. I have been looking forward to this award for a long time and today I finally got my wish. Thank you all very much for the support. I keep participating in the China Fashion Week in the hope that more original designers can be given greater voice on this platform. I hope more original designers with Chinese characteristics can catch more limelights here, and that more people from across the globe can learn more about China's original designs.
Organizers said they also brought in media to expand the voice and influence of participating designers and companies and promoting high-quality development of such concepts as "Chinese brands" and "Chinese designs."
"I think this is a very good platform. I made many friends during the China Fashion Week, including designers of shoes, bags and apparels. They would also use our accessories to match their own designs in the show. I think the China Fashion Week is a good platform to promote connectivity not only among us designers, but also between designers and media, and between designers and buyers, and let more people know about our original brands," said Wang Tao, who won the title "Emerging Accessory Designer 2023".
First launched in 1997, the China Fashion Week is a semi-annual event presenting the latest styles from China's fashion industry to global trend-watchers.