By Nadine Kam

Associated press photos
Designs by China’s Jiang Zhuo were shown during a competition to name the winner of the 17th Hempel Award as the best International Young Fashion Designer.

China was the stage for the 17th annual Hempel Award in an International Young Fashion Designer competition that opened China Fashion Week in Beijing, China on March 24. Here’s a look at some of the pieces shown.

Norway’s Marianne Stabel Thorstensen showed a collection themed, “Chicks with Balls.”

A model presents a creation designed by Germany’s Jasmin Heiderich during the Hempel Award.

Models show a design by France’s Pascal Romme

A model presents a creation designed by Indonesia’s Kumiawan Yosafat Dwi.

The winner of the competition was, coincidentally, Chinese. Chen Jiawei, second from left, from Guandong, celebrates with models wearing her designs after learning of her win.

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