Hosted by the China Institute, the third annual gala honored designers, creatives and tastemakers of Chinese fashion.
“The evolution of fashion in China has been probably the most important source of inspiration in my work,” shared Massimiliano Giornetti, creative director of Shanghai Tang, before the dinner. He and Alessandro Bastagli accepted the Fashion Legacy Award for Shanghai Tang.
“Sometimes people ask me what’s the difference between the attitude of the Chinese people toward [Western] people and I have to say that there’s a freedom in approaching fashion as a language, as a translation [of] inner personality,” Giornetti continued. “That’s become the most interesting aspect in my daily work.”