Borneo Fashion Week | |
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Genre | Clothing and fashion exhibitions |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Kuching, Sarawak Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
Country | Malaysia |
Inaugurated | 2017 [1] |
Previous event | 4–6 October 2019 |
Next event | TBA |
Website | borneofashionweek |
Borneo Fashion Week (BFW) is a fashion event in Borneo which is held annually. [2] BFW is founded by Stephanie Alcantara. [3]
BFW is organised by Borneo Ads Management. The last edition of BFW was held for the first time in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah between 4 and 6 October 2019. [4]
Year | Venue | Host city |
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2017 | Borneo 744 Bintawa [1] | Kuching, Sarawak |
2018 | Pullman Hotel and Cove55 [2] | |
2019 | Oceanus Waterfront Mall [3] | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
BFW also incorporates award ceremony to acknowledge outstanding designers and models. The list of winners for previous editions are as following:
Category | Winner (s) | Notes |
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Emerging Fashion Designer | Yacub Taha (Yacutha) | Also recipient of Limkokwing Fashion Design Diploma Scholarship |
Azhar Zainal (AZ Brothers) | Also recipient of Limkokwing Fashion Design Degree Scholarship | |
Most Promising Sarawakian Designer | Datuk Raymond Jolly and Aaron G. Von Jolly (Von Jolly Couture) |
Category | Winner (s) | Notes |
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Designer in the Spotlight | Najla Shoes | |
Model of the Year – Male | Zachary Puung Li Xin | |
Model of the Year – Female | Vanizha Vasantha Nathan | |
Emerging Borneo Designer of the Year | Kumang & Co | |
Most Promising Designer of the Year | JK Homme | Also recipient of Limkokwing Fashion Design Diploma Scholarship |
Michael Ooi | Also recipient of Limkokwing Fashion Design Degree Scholarship | |
Designer of the Year | Rozie Khan Couture |
Category | Winner (s) | Notes |
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Designer Of The Year | Keith Sim | |
Emerging Borneo Designer Of The Year | Nasha Prive | |
Most Promising Designer | Abdul Latip Mohti (Latip’s Collections) |
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