Pop up shop

Spring Pop-up Shop (2015.2.13 – 5.10)

“Pop Up Shop” is a branding activity, which is organised by Macao Fashion Gallery (MFG). This is a platform to boost Macao designers’ talent to scale their business and enable the customers getting to know about the Macao Labels.MFG has been hunting for original fashion and accessories items designed by Macao local designers unceasingly. “Spring Pop Up Shop” event is launching the new lines and the four participants for this season include “Design by Karus Lei”, “POURQUOI”, “ZICS” & “Anonymous”. Refreshment and replenishment time for both male and female fashionistas.

“Anonymous” brand design style is concise; attend to details and exquisite, which sheds the qualities of low-profile, energy, staunchness and femininity. It also possesses with a sense of  independence and uniqueness of beauty, which shows the downtown pretty temperament.

“Design by Karus Lei” brand established in 2011. It’s selling custom-made high-end evening gown, which inspired by fashion & life-style trends and details, in order to resonating with the modern ladies. The directional design is with a strong focus on curvaceous, maturity and mysterious.

“POURQUOI” means “why” in French. The design concept is answering the questions for. Innovative, playful and meaningful design, just like a cheerful child wandering around the playground.

“ZICS” brand established in 2009. The design is experimenting among black, grey and white, by finding the level of layering and asymmetry. This is a boyfriend smart style collection, and has once exhibited at Macau Fashion Festival and Hong Kong Fashion Week. It is expanding to different fashion area, such as theatrical costumes and accessories.

Winter Pop-Up Shop (2014.9.16 – 12.31)

To further develop the fashion design industry in Macao and, Macao Fashion Gallery sets up a pop up store for a limited period to sell local designs over the summer in 2014. Its aim is to open up commercial opportunities for local fashion designers and different distribution channels for their original designs. This time around, the pop up store is adopting the theme of autumn and winter with four local brands participating.

The brand “Anonymous”, its design being simple and neat, is determined in maintaining and balancing great quality in every details on their designs. The brand sells a low-profile, energetic, strong yet sweet femininity; this unique beautifulness is like a little wandering around the city.

The brand ‘DARE TO DREAM’, fittingly, is renowned for its creative and characteristic casual fashion, using handpicked fabrics and stitches as well as practicing unique dyeing and washing techniques in garment manufacturing. The women’s lines under this brand are characterized with romantic, cute, trendy, cool and adventurous themes.

L.A.C.Y. Boutique’s has 20 years of experiences in fashion design and manufacture; L.A.C.Y. Boutique’s business area includes bridal wear, ball gown, uniform and more. Throughout the years L.A.C.Y. Boutique have been working with local fashion designers and artists, lately L.A.C.Y. Boutique have started producing their own bridal and ball gown labels, together they are working hand in hand to promote the local creative scene. L.A.C.Y. Boutiquealso provide all kinds of design, tailoring and manufacture services; from jean amendment, to tailor made items and mass-produced products.

The brand ‘ZICS’ was established in 2009. The designer, in a black-and-white world, discovered and experimented with fashion themes to create unisex clothing collections and to explore the possibilities of asymmetry and layers. The collections was exhibited in Macau Fashion Festival, Hong Kong Fashion Festival, and so on. ‘ZICS’ also attempts to create in other fashion areas including theatrical costumes and accessories.

Summer Pop-up Shop (2014.5.20 – 9.14)

To further develop the fashion design industry in Macao and, Macao Fashion Gallery sets up a pop up store for a limited period to sell local designs over the summer in 2014. Its aim is to open up commercial opportunities for local fashion designers and different distribution channels for their original designs. On this occasion, the summer pop up store, adopting the theme of summer, has five local brands participating.

The brand ‘DARE TO DREAM’, fittingly, is renowned for its creative and characteristic casual fashion, using handpicked fabrics and stitches as well as practicing unique dyeing and washing techniques in garment manufacturing. The women’s lines under this brand are characterized with romantic, cute, trendy, cool and adventurous themes.

The brand ‘Ribs Clothing’ was launched in 2009, with the aim to enrich the elements used for designing in Macao and to exhibit the ideas of the youth in Macao. Apart from selling fashionable clothing, Ribs Clothing is also actively encouraging the local creations. It has since held two ‘T-Shirt Pattern Design Competitions’ and used the awarded pieces for product sales, in order to encourage young designers to hold onto their creative dreams.

The brand ‘NEGA.C’ is fashionable and cool, as its designer has the wildest dreams of the world. NEGA.C has sought great inspirations from street cultures, i.e. music, architectures, art and fashion; its creation is styled like a cute and mischievous girl. By presenting design elements and popular information in different forms, it is hoping to blend creativity into every day’s life and to experience creativity with sensibility.

The brand ‘ZICS’ was established in 2009. The designer, in a black-and-white world, discovered and experimented with fashion themes to create unisex clothing collections and to explore the possibilities of asymmetry and layers. The collections was exhibited in Macau Fashion Festival, Hong Kong Fashion Festival, and so on. ‘ZICS’ also attempts to create in other fashion areas including theatrical costumes and accessories.

The brand ‘Salut, ça va?’ means ‘Hello, how are you?’ in French. Like an every day’s warm greeting, the brand aims to deliver the light and modest sense of life. The brand dedicates to feminine and romantic vintage women’s fashion, with French nostalgic aura emanating from the designs. In addition, both clothes for everyday and for special occasions are provided in each line.

Spring Pop-up Shop (2014.1.29 – 5.18)

Macao Fashion Gallery, with the aim to promote the fashion industry in Macau, hold on “Pop up shop”of local fashion brands to 2014. Its aim is to open up commercial opportunities for local fashion designers and different distribution channels for their original designs.

The brand Worker Playground was established in 2012, inspired by the Macao Worker Playground. The playground provided the public with an open space for sport, as well as a large-scale event venue. Hence, it was well-loved by the locals and is now part of the collective memory of the people in Macao.

Designer Cheang Chi Tat was born and bred in Macao. His designs are based on American traditional pop couture and are mixed heavily with elements of motorcars and rock n’ roll.

The brand Placed by Gideon was established in 2006. Its focal point is men’s knitwear which is available for sale in countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Japan, etc.

Gideon Tam was born in Macau, received the fashion design student award presented by RCA (Royal College of Art) in London (United Kingdom) in 2000, and graduated in fashion design from Kingston University London with first honour in 2001. He won the men’s wear designer award in the Berlin Fashion Week in 2010 with his original designs and technical skills, well-recognized internationally.