Asia Fashion Collection (AFC) NYFW FW23
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ASATO by Asato Kitamura | Photography Fernando Colon
The purpose of the Asia Fashion Collection is to discover and nurture young, talented designers who are from Asia. Organized by Vantan and PARCO. Co. Ltd., AFC FW23 debuted February 13th 2023 at NYFW Spring Studios and featured both menswear and womenswear runway collections.
Five brands revealed their collections during the runway show. All of the brands and designers are from Asian countries. The collections ranged in aesthetics from modern, classic and avant-garde.
désir by Jun Nakamura - Japan
ASATO by Asato Kitamura - US/Japan
FromWhere by Lee Young Eun - South Korea
CHIAHUNG SU by Chia Hung Su - Taiwan
SAIKA by Saika Sekita - Japan
Asia Fashion Collection is an incubation project produced and sponsored by Vantan and PARCO CO., LTD, in partnership with other Asian affiliates. AFC provides a platform for emerging talents throughout East Asia to compete for a chance of global debut. Each Fall/Winter season six brands who won Tokuo preliminary, debut their collections as annual AFC's final stage at NY Fashion Week. AFC is passionate about discovering and nurturing new talents, while widening the reach in the fashion industry by fostering the growth of the continent’s most promising up-and-coming designers.
AFC’s Judges include: Kaname Murakami (Editor in Chief of WWD Japan), Keishu Abe (Tokyo Base Co., Ltd. Studious Men's Buyer), Fumiya Yoshinouchi (Reco Orlando Co., Ltd. FASHIONSNAP.COM Editor/Director), Shota Kamiya (Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. Isetan Shinjuku Restyle Buyer), Yumi Nagao (Representative of Sister), Yoshiro Kawasaki (CEO of Aout Co., Ltd.), Honoka Ayabe (LITMUS Buyer Team), and Nakamu (Fashion Creator and Lieu Buyer)
