non profit corporation industry fashion founded 2013 founder frank cintamani area served singapore china south korea japan indonesia philippines thailand australia mongolia and vietnam key people frank cintamani founding president ; kenzo takada honorary president ; emily hwang vice president website http www.asiancouturefederation.com the asian couture federation acf founded in 2013 by frank cintamani is a non profit public company which is the first organisation in asia to recognise support and promote asian couturiers who have exhibited exceptional artistry in fashion design . currently kenzo takada serves alongside frank cintamani as the federation s honorary president . the federation s mission is to inspire support and promote the highest levels of asia based fashion design artistry to the asian and global markets . 1 contents 1 history 2 objectives 3 the organisation 4 accolades 5 executive board 6 governors 7 members 8 references history edit the asian couture federation was inaugurated in october 2013 2 in singapore . its formation was the result of the need for an industry recognised body to oversee promote and protect the interests of asian couture designers . prior to this designers may have been members of or been represented by fashion organisations or federations at a national level . the asian couture federation was the first in asia to provide a regional body that specifically recognised fashion designers whose work and collections represented a couture level in terms of creativity technique and workmanship who have achieved commercial success and for whom couture is a large or significant proportion of their work . 3 objectives edit the objectives of the acf are to 4 establish relationships with acf counterparts in major fashion markets alta roma council of fashion designers of america cnmi and la chambre syndicale to promote federated designers abroad collaborate with fashion show and fashion event organisers and promoters to present member designers in asian markets outside of their home countries create and implement programs with corporate sponsors to support and promote acf members design talents and products to a global market work with the top international fashion schools to organise annual design competitions to identify and support the next generation of top asia based couturiers organise fundraising campaigns to finance and sustain the acf and its activities from now into the future the organisation edit the organisation of the asian couture federation is divided into three distinct structures the executive board the governors committee and designer members . the executive board led by founding president frank cintamani vice president emily hwang and its honorary president kenzo takada regulates the day to day governance of the acf and the implementation of its programs and activities . this in turn is supported by the board of governors made up of asia s top fashion creative and business luminaries . the governors role is to create and direct major policy decisions to guide the acf s mission and its activities . the designer members are the collective grouping of individual designers whom the federation supports . the designer members fall into two categories established senior designers are inducted as asian couturiers extraordinaire and designers who exhibit exceptional potential are federated as invited members . 5 accolades edit the asian couture federation has had its efforts endorsed by heads of state including prime minister shinzo abe of japan 6 and queen sirikit of thailand . 7 the acf has partnered with notable fashion design schools such as atelier chardon savard 8 in paris and the bunka fashion college in japan . designer members work have been showcased across the globe on prestigious platforms and are frequently seen on celebrities such as lady gaga 9 beyonc 10 and li bingbing 11 amongst countless others . although still a young organization the federation has already been elevated onto the world fashion stage . it has received support and recognition from the world s most influential media outlets such as the wall street journal and the new york times . fashion editors such as suzy menkes the vogue international editor have expressed support of the federation . executive board edit the executive board consists of 12 kenzo takada world renowned designer and founder of kenzo paris frank cintamani chairman and founder of fid fashion weeks 13 chevalier knight de l ordre des arts et des lettres 14 doctor honoris causa atelier chardon savard 15 president of the jury atelier chardon savard 2013 president of the singapore magazine publishers association 2010 2011 2012 16 emily hwang coo of uncharted group 17 vice chairman of fid fashion weeks and director of enow 18 governors edit kim sung joo entrepreneur founder of the sungjoo group chairwoman and ceo of mcm holding ag 19 who has been selected as one of the top 50 women to watch by the wall street journal and recognized as one of the new century leaders by cnn sunao onuma chairman of bunka fashion college and bunka gakuen university right honourable lisa scaffidi the first female lord mayor of perth western australia and an ambassador of the telstra perth fashion festival dian mulajdi one of indonesia s most influential women founder of fimela.com and former managing director of the pt mra media group which under her leadership pioneered indonesian editions of countless foreign magazines such as cosmopolitan and harpers bazaar towako kimijima creative director of felice towako cosme japanese best selling author and renowned model 20 yuki sakaguchi country head of fid fashion weeks japan 21 president of the japanese womens association of singapore and judge of the japan creative centre sustainable fashion contest 2013 daniel boey creative director of fid fashion weeks 22 and is often referred to as the godfather of singapore fashion 23 georgia lee ceo of drgl an award winning skin care and hair care line 24 kenny kim key business advisor to the mcm group 25 zio song chairman ceo and creative director of songzio one of korea s most prolific designers 26 cerrut taveechaiwattana khun kidd founder of bangkok powerhouse and one of thailand s most recognisable fashion figures 27 kullawit laosuksri khun ford editor in chief of vogue thailand and the world s only male editor of vogue magazine 28 tinakorn asvarak khun kookie known as thailand s event organiser extraordinaire having hosted some of the most prestigious brands and celebrities in the world 29 l th qu nh trang ceo and founder of multimedia jsc executive director of vietnam s next top model and project runway vietnam members edit designer web page guo pei www.guopei.fr sebastian gunawan www.sebastiangunawan.com junko koshino www.junkokoshino.com keita maruyama www.keitamaruyama.com yumi katsura www.yumikatsura.com furne one www.amatohautecouture.com michael cinco www.michaelcinco.com frederick lee www.frederickbridal.com lie sang bong www.liesangbong.com nguyen cong tri www.kinbycongtri.com alvin fernandez www.aelkemi.com tex saverio www.texsaverio.com tamae hirokawa www.somarta.jp tsolmandakh munkhuu www.tsolomunkh.com roj singhakul www.issue.co.th vatit itthi hoang minh ha asian couturier extraordinaire guo pei china sebastian gunawan indonesia junko koshino japan keita maruyama japan yumi katsura japan furne one philippines michael cinco philippines frederick lee singapore lie sang bong south korea nguyen cong tri vietnam 30 invited members alvin fernandez australia tex saverio indonesia tamae hirokawa japan tsolmandakh munkhuu mongolia roj singhakul thailand vatit itthi thailand hoang minh ha vietnam 31 references edit about . asiancouturefederation.com . the asian couture federation . retrieved 11 july 2014 . lilyth compostella lilyth . the asian couture federation is born . marie france asia . retrieved 14 july 2014 . young robb february 3 2014 . a couture stage beyond 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