A charity is promoting a greener fashion industry to make inroads into the 253 tonnes of textile waste that are dumped daily in landfills.
And what better way to do this than with a catwalk competition?
Dr Christina Dean, CEO of Redress, which is devoted to encouraging people to live in a more sustainable way, said: 'The fashion industry literally refashioned itself in the mid-1990s with the emergence of 'fast fashion': cheap and low-quality clothing. As a result, the issue of increased textile waste has reared a new, uglier head.'
Dean and Redress created the Eco Chic Fashion awards in collaboration with industry partners such as Esprit, Esthetica and John Hardy.
The finals on Friday culminated in a glamorous event and sustainable-fashion show 'Redress on the Runway' at the W Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The overall winner of the design award was Janko Lam Chun-kuk (right), who will get the chance of work experience with Esthetica in London and John Hardy in Bali and have her capsule collection produced and sold in Esprit Hong Kong stores in October.