What is YKDC?

Founded in 2018, Knitwear Innovation and Design Society (KIDS) has successfully held many editions of “Hong Kong Young Knitwear Designers’ Contest”. In the past, the Contests only opened to young designers from Hong Kong. Due to increasing interactions between Hong Kong and other cities in the Greater Bay Area in recent years, along with gradual implementation of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) integration policies by our Government, KIDS decided to widen the participation scope from Hong Kong to other cities in the Greater Bay Area, whereas the Contest is renamed as “Young Knitwear Designers’ Contest” (YKDC).

SINCE 2024 …

The first edition of “Young Knitwear Designers’ Contest” (YKDC) was successfully held in 2024, fashion shows and exhibitions were hold at “CENTRESTAGE 2024” in Hong Kong and at “Shenzhen Fashion Week AW2024”, while a 2-month pop-up store was launched at D2 Place to sell and promote the knitwear collections from YKDC 2024 finalists, along with online shops on “Taobao” and “lifestyo.com”.

2025 THEME : Knit Your Dreams‧Link the Reality

In 2025, KIDS continues the journey to support young knitwear designers from GBA and organise the second edition of the Contest, “Young Knitwear Designers’ Contest 2025” (YKDC 2025). By organising the Contest and showcasing knitwear designs in fashion shows and exhibitions in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, KIDS aims to enhance the recognition of creative knitwear design, attract young talents to join the local knitwear industry, and promote the development of the knitwear industry in Hong Kong. The theme for this year is “Knit Your Dreams‧Link the Reality”, we would like to actively nourish the creative young talents by providing them a platform to work with the knitwear manufacturers and yarn suppliers, promoting their creative knitwear collections to the market, and enable the emergence of a new generation of young knitwear designers.