Taipei Fashion Week A/W25: Regenerative

Taipei Fashion Week A/W25 commenced on March 27th, unveiling its official theme of “Regenerative - Circular Fashion” with an opening show at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. Backed by a world-leading textile sector and a legacy of technological advancements, this small city is proving that the future of fashion is not only sustainable, but also deeply rooted in innovation and fabric technology.

A stage for Taiwan’s emerging designers, Taipei Fashion Week also acts as a showcase for the country’s renowned textile and semiconductor industries. Known as ‘Silicon Island,’ Taiwan plays a pivotal role in the manufacturing and global supply chain of semiconductor chips, an industry that drives much of the country’s economy - including the fashion sector. This season’s showcase in particular, highlights the intersections of fashion and advanced material innovation.

Taipei Fashion Week is supported by local tech companies, reflecting the growing convergence of fashion and tech. From environmentally friendly yarns to digital pattern making and 3D prototyping, Taipei is offering a window into the future of what we wear. This season, designers are working in close collaboration with mills, ensuring that the collections on the runway are not only visually striking, but also exemplary of Taiwan’s leading innovation in fabric development and commitment to regenerative design practices.

This season’s theme, focused on regenerative fashion, speaks to the event's continuous commitment to sustainability. The visual identity for A/W25 hones in on the symbol of circularity, with the slogan ‘Fashion: An Endless Relay Race.’ Traditionally a linear industry, Taiwan exemplifies how fashion can be transformed into a closed-loop system which focuses on endless renewal. The journey of a garment is represented through this season's promotional video, bringing us from conception to use. Yet, its life does not end in disposal, but in reintegration into a circular fashion economy. The baton is passed from textile production, to designer, to wearer, and back again to be reused - engaged in an endless relay race of creation.

The opening show on March 27th will centre on the core concept of circularity, and be led by six Taiwanese designers who have each collaborated with a textile company; Claudia Wang X Lealea Group, DYCTEAM X Far Eastern New Century Corporation, GIOIA PAN X King Whale Corporation, oqliq X Shin Kong Textile Co, UUIN X New Wide Enterprise, WEAVISM X Hermin Textile co With technology driving both aesthetic and material innovation globally, Taipei fashion week is offering an alternative to the traditional dominance of Paris, Milan, and London. The city is paving the way for a future in which fashion is smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable.

From March 27th to 30th, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park hosts Taipei Fashion Week, featuring catwalk shows (March 28-29), the Apparel International Buyer Fair (Warehouse No.3), and the "Fashion Forum: FASHION THE NEXT" (March 28). As a new addition this season there will be a public-access fashion market and sustainability workshop on March 30.

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