The China Cultural Center in Brussels in cooperation with the Mission of China to the EU hosted on October 21, in Brussels: a “Chinese Fashion Night” in the framework of celebrations for the 40th jubilee of Sino-EU diplomatic relations.
The two featured designers were Grace Chen and Tiffany Pattinson.
Grace Chen brand marries western glamour with oriental authenticity. Indeed she was awarded “Best Female Entrepreneur of the Year” by the China Textile Association in 2014 and dresses prominent people such as Oprah Winfrey, Sharon Stone and PRC Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying.
Ms Tiffany Pattinson is a designer from Hong Kong pioneering “sustainable” fashion. Her brand matches sustainable fashion with futuristic elegance.
The China Cultural Center (Centre Culturel Chinois à Bruxelles) was officially opened on 16 September 2015 by the PRC Vice-Premier Ms Liu Yandong and the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders in the company of HE Ambassador Yang Yangyi, Head of Mission of the PRC to the EU and the centre’s director, Mr Yan Zhenquan. The PRC has 22 cultural centres globally.
HM King Philippus of the Belgians paid a state visit to the PRC in June 2015, the first one of his reign after an earlier visit of President XI Jinping to Brussels.
HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on his part just wrapped up a state visit to the PRC which took place from 25-29 October 2015.
For more information:
Chinese Fashion Night: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129701717@N05/sets/72157660207857502/with/21792844093/
Centre Culturel Chinois à Bruxelles (Director Mr YAN Zehnquan): www.cccbrussels.com/
Embassy of China to Belgium: http://be.china-embassy.org/fra/
Mission of China to the EU: www.chinamission.be/eng/
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Pictures to Mission of the PRC to the EU
