China Fashion Week wraps up in Beijing with award winners unveiled

The Spring/Summer 2025 (SS25) China Fashion Week wrapped up in Beijing on Friday night with multiple award winners unveiled at the closing ceremony.

The Top Award for the 28th China Fashion Week, the Best Menswear Fashion Designer, the Best Womenswear Fashion Designer, and the 30th Top Ten Fashion Designers in China were announced at the closing ceremony.

The fashion week, which started on Sept 3, has attracted around 260 brands and more than 400 designers from several countries including the United States, Russia, Austria and Vietnam.

Over 160 fashion events were held during the fashion week, with the latest trends in menswear, womenswear, and a whole catalog of other eye-catching items on display at a series of special shows, fashion contests, and business exhibitions.

China Fashion Week is an important platform for designers from China and abroad to showcase their latest innovations and engage in a range of cultural and artistic exchanges.

Since its launch in 1997, it has moved in tandem with the development of China's fashion industry, bridging gaps between local designers and international markets for well over two decades.

China Fashion Week wraps up in Beijing with award winners unveiled

China urged the European Union (EU) to be clearly aware of the harm of imposing additional tariffs, as it will not solve any problems, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday at the ASEAN summit that China must adapt its behavior to solve the escalating trade row with Europe.

When asked to respond to Michel's statements, Mao said that on the economic and trade disputes between China and the EU, China made clear its position more than once.

"The EU needs to see clearly that higher tariffs solve no problem and will only undermine the EU’s business environment, weaken Chinese companies’ confidence in investment and cooperation in Europe, reduce the competitiveness of the EU’s relevant industry, and destabilize global industrial and supply chains. This will backfire and do no one good. We urge the EU to take concrete actions and work with China to find solutions through consultation and avoid further escalation of the trade frictions," she said.

EU needs to see clearly higher tariffs solve no problem: spokeswoman