China Fashion Week closes

The 2008 China Fashion Week came to a close in Beijing on Monday. The event drew fifty designers from over twenty countries to show their newest collections. It also featured a fashion design competition for young designers from around the globe. The event was a breath of fresh air for China's burgeoning fashion industry.

Chinese elements are chic in the recent fashion scene around the globe. And domestic designers, obviously have a natural advantage in interpreting the theme.

Wang Qing, president of China Fashion Week, said, "Currently, ideas about China are favored by the whole industry. Many world renowned fashion designers have come up with their own China series."

Eleven years running, China Fashion Week has evolved from a small-scale occasion, with just three shows, to an influential event, hosting thirty fashion shows in total.