Top 10 Famous Fashion Weeks in Asia To Showcase Your Collection: 2025 Report

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Article Published on: 21ST AUGUST 2025 | www.demodemagazine.com

Behind every deal, every pitch, and every cosmopolitan ambition lies one cultural phenomenon that continues to capture the imagination of style-conscious travelers season after season: fashion. More specifically, the global fashion weeks that twice a year set the tone for what the world will wear.

Unlike single shows or isolated exhibitions, fashion weeks elevate the concept of the runway into a comprehensive introduction to trends and creativity. They command international attention—drawing editors, influencers, and buyers—while media outlets flood their pages and feeds with striking images of the season’s most captivating collections.

Traditionally, fashion weeks are held twice a year. From January through March, the industry unveils Fall-Winter collections for the coming year. By June and July—or in some cases September and October—the spotlight shifts to Spring-Summer collections, offering a preview of the styles poised to dominate wardrobes worldwide.

Asia, with its dynamic blend of heritage and innovation, has emerged as a powerhouse on the fashion map. From Tokyo’s avant-garde runways to Bangkok’s rising global influence, the continent’s fashion weeks are no longer regional showcases—they are international stages where creativity meets commerce.

In this feature, DE MODE highlights the Top 10 Fashion Weeks in Asia, events that every fashion enthusiast and industry insider should add to their bucket list in 2025. Whether you’re a designer seeking exposure, a buyer scouting fresh talent, or a traveler eager to experience the cultural pulse of style, these fashion weeks promise to deliver the ultimate fusion of artistry and glamour.

1. Rakuten Fashion Week (Tokyo, Japan)

Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo is a fashion festival held twice a year in the world's fashion cities during which the trends for the next season are born from the latest collections that are unveiled at fashion shows and exhibitions. Out of the world’s fashion weeks, those held in Paris, Milan, London, New York and Tokyo are regarded as having the most potential for disseminating information due to their history and the amount of buzz surrounding them. These five fashion weeks are the most known fashion weeks in the world and have much influence of the fashion world. The fashion week held in Tokyo is the "Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO". It is hosted by the Japan Fashion Week Organization (JFW Organization) and held twice a year in March and October. Japan's latest creations are showcased to the world at Shibuya Hikarie and Omotesando Hills as well as other locations in Tokyo.

Learn more about designer registration, model registration and upcoming show dates of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo on https://rakutenfashionweektokyo.com/en/ 

2. Thailand Fashion Week (Bangkok, Thailand)

Thailand Fashion Week is the biggest & most promising fashion week in Asia. It is a bi-annual event organized in Bangkok, Autumn/Winter in June and Spring/Summer in November. Thailand Fashion Week is owned and organized by Kings Federation International Group, the group who are also the prime organizers of Europe Fashion Week in Paris. The fashion week is focused to promote world-class designs of International & Thai designers in the Asian fashion industry.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Thailand Fashion Week on www.thailandfashionweek.org

3. Lakme Fashion Week (Mumbai, India)

Lakme Fashion Week is the first-ever fashion show taking place in India. LFW is a bi-annual fashion event organised in Mumbai. Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort, the first show, takes place in February, and the second fashion event, LFW Winter Festive show is held in August. Lakme Fashion Week is plausibly India’s most outstanding fashion event, controlled by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and sponsored by Lakme.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Lakme Fashion Week on http://lakmefashionweek.co.in/

4. Seoul Fashion Week (Seoul, Korea)

The Seoul Fashion Week is a global fashion event held twice a year in the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. It is sponsored by the city of Seoul and conducted by Inotion World Wide. The Fashion Weeks are held in March and October in South Korea, and are followed by shows in New York City, Paris, London and Milan.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Seoul Fashion Week on https://www.seoulfashionweek.org/

5. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week, held in August, is a biannual series of events (generally lasting 5 days) when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press and the general public. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week was created in 2013 as a platform for Malaysian designers to present and showcase their Ready to Wear collections with the hopes of highlighting the strengths and creativity of Malaysia's Fashion Industry to local and international consumers. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week is held at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia for the past 6 years in August and attracts more than 150,000 people.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week on https://www.klfashionweek.com/

6. Shanghai Fashion Week (Shanghai, China)

Shanghai Fashion Week is a fashion event held two times every year in Shanghai, each time lasting for seven days which is a part of Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival which usually lasts for a month. The event first began in 2001.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Shanghai Fashion Week on http://www.shanghaifashionweek.com/en/

7. Philippine Fashion Week (Manilla, Philippines)

Philippine Fashion Week, (PhFW) is a bi-annual fashion week event held in Manila, Philippines. Dates are determined during the month of May, to showcase Holiday collections (instead of the autumn-winter which does not apply in the country) and again, during the month of October, to showcase Spring and Summer collections. It is the longest running fashion event in the country, and the largest fashion event held in Manila known as the "Olympics" of Fashion. The Philippine Fashion Week was founded by Joey A. Espino Jr and Audie Espino in 1997. They continue to lead the project as Executive Producers along with Espino brothers protege Conchitina (Tina) Herrera.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Philippine Fashion Week on https://www.philippinefashionweeklive.com/

8. Colombo Fashion Week (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Colombo Fashion Week was conceived in 2003 by Ajai Vir Singh, as a project that was focused on uplifting Sri Lanka's fashion design industry. Today it is firmly established as the backbone of Sri Lanka's fashion design industry and in its journey of over a decade it has taken Sri Lanka's fashion design industry from strength to strength. CFW as its popularly known is probably one of 4 fashion weeks in Asia that is over ten years. It is developmental in its nature, which covers every aspect of a fashion design industry from grooming young designer at college level, to guiding senior and established designers through commercial opportunities. CFW showcases two seasons - Spring Summer (February–March) and Resort annually (September–October).

Learn more about designer registration, model registration and upcoming show dates of Colombo Fashion Week on https://colombofashionweek.com/

9. Indonesia Fashion Week (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Indonesia Fashion Week or IFW is the biggest fashion week in Indonesia that being held annually since 2011 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta. The event is arranged by Indonesian Fashion Entrepreneurs and Designers Association, reflecting and promoting Indonesian culture in fashion.

Learn more about designer registration or model registration and upcoming show dates of Indonesia Fashion Week on https://indonesiafashionweek.id/

10. Vietnam International Fashion Week (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW), produced by Multimedia JSC, will showcase the most extensive fashion line up to have been presented in Vietnam. Over the course of the week, leading Vietnamese design talents will present alongside the very best in Asian and international fashion world. With a focus on edgy, avant-garde and progressive designers, this will be a unique program of some of the most exciting and innovative designers from Vietnam and across the world.

Learn more about designer registration, model registration and upcoming show dates of Vietnam International Fashion Week on https://www.facebook.com/VNIFW/