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The 2026 Keqiao Fashion Week (Spring) kicked off at the Oriental Milan International Fashion Release Center in Shaoxing's Keqiao district on May 6. The event will run until May 12.

Runway models showcase the new children's clothing collection on a forest-themed stage during the opening show. [Photo/Tide News]

The opening show, themed "Playful Wilderness: Boundless Creativity", featured a children's fashion runway organized by Anta Kids and Keqiao Fashion Week. The show blended outdoor inspirations, functional designs, and children's aesthetics.

The theme of this year's fashion week is "Photosynthesis", symbolizing the power of light, cooperation and the conversion of energy.

Light reflects Keqiao's industrial advantages as an international textile capital, and its technological strength as an innovation-driven city, while cooperation and conversion of energy represent the collaboration between industry and ecology, as well as the deep integration of the entire fashion value chain.

Young models showcase Anta Kids' outdoor clothing collection as they walk the runway. [Photo/Tide News]

Over 80 fabric and clothing brands are exhibiting during the event, more than 200 designers have joined in to compete, and an estimated 2,000 industry professionals are expected to attend in person.

The fashion week features five major segments and 30 activities, including runway shows, exhibitions, competitions, workshops, and fashion markets. Its goal is to bring together creative talents, steer the fashion direction of the textile industry, and enhance Keqiao's influence as an international textile capital.