Raffles & Wendy Yu open Paris Fashion Week with YU

The New Wave of Chinese Fashion heralds a new generation of
Chinese designers stepping into the international fashion spotlight

Wendy Yu, Founder of the YU PRIZE, President of Yu Holdings (middle at
the back row), Madame Lyu Xiaolei, Secretary General of Shanghai Fashion Week
(5th from right at the back row), Pascal Morand,
Executive President of FHCM (4th from left at the back row), Renzo Rosso, Founder and Chairman of OTB Group（5th from
left at the back row）, Jeannette Ho, Vice President of Raffles Hotels &
Resorts（4th from right at the back row）and Chinese Designers
at Paris Fashion Week

Raffles
Hotels & Resorts, together with Wendy Yu, Founder of the YU PRIZE, President
of Yu Holdings, and Brand Ambassador of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, proudly kicked-off
Paris Fashion Week on the evening of September 25 with The
New Wave of Chinese Fashion. As
part of the official fashion week calendar, the celebratory cocktail event showcased
the work of 11 Chinese designers, providing them with the opportunity to engage
with fashion industry leaders and media from around the world.

“Wendy
Yu is a powerful force of creativity, leading the way in bringing Chinese
artistic talent to the world stage; and we are honored to count her as a Raffles brand ambassador,” said Gary Rosen, CEO, Accor Greater
China.  “As a global leader in luxury hospitality, the Raffles brand has long been synonymous with legendary service, glamour, art, culture,
and storied destinations, all of which are inextricably linked to the world of
fashion. We are proud to have supported the first YU PRIZE event at Paris
Fashion Week, which was an outstanding opportunity to showcase the best of Chinese
fashion and artistry as well as promote
cultural exchange between China and France. We look forward to following the success of the YU PRIZE designers as they continue
to forge their careers.”

1st row: Artist Yu Yan and Designer Di Du; Super models
Estelle Chen and Cici Xiang; 2nd row: Super model Pritika Swarup; Designer Louis Shengtao
Chen, Raffles Vice President Jeannette Ho and super model Cici Xiang

With
a prime spot on the Paris Fashion Week calendar, The New Wave of Chinese Fashion was hosted by Wendy Yu in
the luxurious and elegant setting of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, in partnership
with Shanghai Fashion Week and Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
(FHCM). Wendy Yu was joined by numerous high-profile fashion industry executives,
leaders, influencers, celebrities, and media, as well as
representatives of the event’s official partners – OTB Group, Raffles Hotels
& Resorts, Harrods and Xiaohongshu.

The most iconic recent works of the 11 designers

The talented YU PRIZE designers attending The New Wave of Chinese Fashion included Louis Shengtao Chen of LOUIS SHENGTAO CHEN; Di Du of
DIDU; Li Gong of 8ON8; Wanbing Huang of AT-ONE-MENT; Haoran Li & Siying Qu of
PRIVATE POLICY; Sensen Li of WINDOWSEN; Ming Ma of MING MA; Ruohan Nie of RUOHAN;
Yueqi Qi of YUEQI QI; Shuting Qiu of SHUTING QIU; and Mark Wang
& Tim Shi of MARRKNULL – each of whom exhibited the most iconic recent
works of their brands.

Wendy Yu at Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris

“I have
always been passionate about scouting and empowering young talent. I founded
the YU PRIZE with the aim to support local creatives globally and really
accelerate their careers effectively. I am beyond humbled and grateful that we
are able to be part of the official Paris Fashion Week calendar this season, in
association with Shanghai Fashion Week and Fédération de la Haute Couture et de
la Mode, along with our long-term partners – OTB Group, Raffles, Harrods and
Xiaohongshu,” said Wendy
Yu, Founder of the YU PRIZE, President of Yu Holdings, and Brand Ambassador of Raffles Hotels
& Resorts. “As a patron of the
creative industry, I see fashion as an art form that enables the celebration of
ourselves everyday. These young minds are here to bring newness at all stages
of designing, and for this, they should be celebrated.”

Since its inception in 2020, the YU PRIZE has received top-level recognition from
media and the fashion industry as a whole. The jury, consisting of industry leaders
such as Mary Katrantzou, Madame Lyu, Pascal Morand, Sarah Mower, and Renzo
Rosso amongst others, has scouted and empowered 36 groups of Chinese designers
to date. The award brings together East and West perspectives to celebrate the
power and potential of Chinese design, with the shared vision to discover
unparalleled creativity, provide critical support for the domestic fashion
industry in China, and offer a platform for international exposure and
collaboration.

Raffles is world-renowned for its legacy of supporting art and design – encouraging
artists to transcend their craft, while creating places of authentic culture
where ideas, inspiration, and imagination lift the soul. Le Royal Monceau –
Raffles Paris is the only hotel in Paris with its own in-house art concierge, providing
guests with access to cultural and artistic news, Parisian exhibitions,
auctions, live performances, concerts, artist workshops and activities for
children as well as personalized tours of the hotel’s private collection of
more than 350 distinct works of art.

Raffles & Wendy Yu Open Paris Fashion Week with YU
PRIZE Event at Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris

“Raffles is where its century-old
legacy meets avant-garde inspirations, where we seek to curate innovative ideas
and extraordinary experiences, with haute couture and extravagant beauty in our repertoire,” said Omer Acar, CEO of Raffles & Orient Express. “With The New Wave of Chinese Fashion at Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, we were
delighted to play a role in connecting new talents with established traditions,inspiring the creative spirit for generations to come.”

With landmark addresses around the world, including London, Boston,
Macau, Singapore, Istanbul, Dubai, Doha, and more, Raffles anticipates
opportunities to feature cross-collaborations between the promising YU PRIZE
designers with local creatives already connected to Raffles hotels in other fields,
such as visual art, gastronomy, and other cultural forms, bringing richer and
multi-layered experiences to guests and local communities.