2015 W Taipei Fashion Next Award Winner Announced

W Taipei stepped up partnership with “Fashion In Taipei + ELLE Next Talent” up-and-coming fashion designer awards and co-held the fabulous fashion show of the top 10 Taiwan designers, the award ceremony, and the after party hosted by W Taipei Music Curator Sona Eyambe at Mega room on level 8 of W Taipei, the most fashionable venue in the city, on August 25th, 2015. More than 300 invited trendy and hip guests joined this event, including Taipei City Mayor Mr. Koh, the editors/judges by ELLE, the celebrities, models, and fashionista, to witness the birth of the most shining star in fashion. In the end of party, the hotel announced the first-ever winner of “2015 W Taipei Fashion Next Award” – Fabrizio Wang and his fashion brand Jean Pierre Maréchal's collection will be carried at W Taipei's W Hotels The store on level 10 and featured on the hotel's social media. In the future, this raising star will be seen globally through W Hotels Worldwide's platform and channels.

“Fashion is the stylish synonym of W Hotels.” shared W Taipei Hotel Manager Taieb TJ Joulak. “W Taipei is always looking for the emerging talents from Taiwan in music, design, and fashion. The partnership with Fashion In Taipei + ELLE Next Talent has shown that we share the same passion for fashion.”

This year “Fashion In Taipei + ELLE Next Talent” was organized by ELLE Taiwan and Taipei City Office of Commerce to integrate both parties' source and to promote the up-and-coming fashion talents from Taiwan. The top 10 designers whose ages are from 21 to 61 years old showcased 10 different attitudes in style. Among them, the winner Fabrizio Wang stood out with his men's voyage collection. "Seize the moment, enjoy life and surpass my limits" is his attitude and he brought a relaxing summer vocation vibe to his runway show. The highlight was the simple and neat casual detachable windbreaker which can be converted into a hidden cross-body bag for trendy travelers. This key piece echoed the attitude of enjoying the easy yet fashionable life. The designer also won several local and international fashion design awards, including the 3rd Prize of 2015 Mercedes Benz China Fashion Week - International Menswear Competition. In Sep., 2015, he will go to Italy to finish his master's degree and pursuit his dream in the kingdom of fashion.

For further information visit: www.wtaipei.com/fashion

About W Taipei

W Taipei, which opened to the world on Valentine's Day of 2011, is ideally situated in the midst of the buzzing Central Business District of Xinyi.  Destined to become a stylish meeting place for Taipei's trendsetters, business leaders and discerning world travelers, W Taipei is one of the city's largest luxury hotels, with 405 guestrooms showcasing spectacular urban views and views of the city's iconic Taipei 101 building. The hotel's design theme, “Nature Electrified” underscores all of its key features, from the signature restaurants and lounges to guestrooms that are each designed as private, quiet sanctuaries filled with natural materials, lush amenities and modern conveniences.  For reservations and more information, please visit www.wtaipei.com .

About W Hotels Worldwide

W Hotels is a contemporary, design-led lifestyle brand and the industry innovator with 46 hotels and retreats, including 15 W-branded residences, in the most vibrant cities and exotic destinations around the world. Inspiring, iconic, innovative and influential, W Hotels provides the ultimate in insider access, offering a unique mix of cutting-edge design and passions around fashion, music and entertainment. W Hotels offers a holistic lifestyle experience that is integrated into the brand's sensibility through contemporary restaurant concepts, glamorous entertainment experiences, stylish retail concepts, signature spas and inspiring residences. With more than 13 years of proven success, W Hotels is on track to reach 60 hotels by the end of 2015. W Hotels have been announced for Guangzhou, Milan, Shanghai, Beijing, Bogota, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Dubai, Jakarta, Panama, Muscat, and Sante Fe, Mexico, while upcoming W Retreats include Goa, and Mexico's Riviera Maya. For more information, visit www.whotels.com. To live the W Hotels lifestyle 24/7/365, visit www.wresidences.com. Follow @WHotels on Twitter.

About Fabrizio Wang
Fabrizio (Shao-yu) Wang has a different idea and outline of his fashion world. He is not just a fashion designer but also hopes to achieve his dream in the world of his brand. Although still young, his conversation was not jerky, and he has long been committed to creating his own fashion brand “Jean Pierre Maréchal.” What he preaches in his fashion kingdom is a life style of "quality", "taste", "happiness" and "enjoyment." The doctrine he proposes is "lead the crowd to fully enjoy the taste of life". To achieve "quality" and "taste", Fabrizio pays attention to every detail, even a small pocket, a small zipper, and the feeling of wearing the clothes. To provide "happiness", Fabrizio emphasizes "comfortableness, wearability, quality, and function." http://peter61808.wix.com/jeanpierremarechal

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