Hong Kong Fashion Jewellery By Women 88

Hong Kong Fashion Jewelry By Women.

By Aamir Mannan.

The 1960s was a decade when the Hong Kong economy took flight and industries grew in leaps

and bounds. Local textile manufacturers imported sophisticated machinery from overseas to

upgrade their production technology. Many renowned department stores and fashion buyers

from Europe and the US came to Hong Kong to purchase fabrics in bulk and to place orders for

finished garments. The international market soon felt under threat, and quota systems were

introduced by most overseas countries to restrict garment imports from Hong Kong. Seeing that

only cotton garments were restricted by quotas, however, Hong Kong entrepreneurs came up

with flexible alternatives: innovative garments made with artificial fibres like nylon and mixed

yarns soon emerged. The Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo organised by the Chinese

Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong attracted many garment manufacturers who had

established a presence in the local retail market, such as Crocodile, Goldlion and Oriental

Pacific.

The 1960s was a period of change for Hong Kong fashion. As demand for Western-style casual

wear grew, department stores such as Lane Crawford started selling imported fashions, while

shops such as Johnson Tailors, Black and White and Zeepha Couture created tailor-made

Back in the 1930s, the pillars of Hong Kong’s garment manufacturing industry were formed by

small family workshops, and the most common products were children’s wear and knitwear.

The first outside influences on Hong Kong fashions were brought by tailors from Shanghai

when they began setting up shops in the territory. This was a time when many customers

ordered bespoke garments based on trendy designs worn by models in calendar posters and

advertisements.

In the 1950s, Hong Kong gradually shifted its focus from the entrepôt trade to manufacturing.

In 1949, a large influx of refugees from Mainland China provided the local textile and garment

industries with abundant capital, technology and labour. The favourable circumstances

generated by this influx, coupled with the benefits of the preferential tariff treatment offered

and bounds. Local textile manufacturers imported sophisticated machinery from overseas to
upgrade their production technology. Many renowned department stores and fashion buyers
from Europe and the US came to Hong Kong to purchase fabrics in bulk and to place orders for
finished garments. The international market soon felt under threat, and quota systems were
introduced by most overseas countries to restrict garment imports from Hong Kong. Seeing that
only cotton garments were restricted by quotas, however, Hong Kong entrepreneurs came up
with flexible alternatives: innovative garments made with artificial fibres like nylon and mixed
yarns soon emerged. The Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo organised by the Chinese
Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong attracted many garment manufacturers who had
established a presence in the local retail market, such as Crocodile, Goldlion and Oriental
Pacific.

The 1960s was a period of change for Hong Kong fashion. As demand for Western-style casual
wear grew, department stores such as Lane Crawford started selling imported fashions, while
shops such as Johnson Tailors, Black and White and Zeepha Couture created tailor-made

Back in the 1930s, the pillars of Hong Kong’s garment manufacturing industry were formed by
small family workshops, and the most common products were children’s wear and knitwear.
The first outside influences on Hong Kong fashions were brought by tailors from Shanghai
when they began setting up shops in the territory. This was a time when many customers
ordered bespoke garments based on trendy designs worn by models in calendar posters and
advertisements.

In the 1950s, Hong Kong gradually shifted its focus from the entrepôt trade to manufacturing.
In 1949, a large influx of refugees from Mainland China provided the local textile and garment
industries with abundant capital, technology and labour. The favourable circumstances
generated by this influx, coupled with the benefits of the preferential tariff treatment offered