180 lingerie experts together at Symposium of Intimate Apparel
19 Feb '08
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Concurrent with the Symposium, an exhibition of Lingerie Fashion was also staged from 17 to 18 January to showcase the creative and novel design by the students of both PolyU and DMU. The exhibits were displayed at the Fashion and Textiles Resource Centre (Room MN109) of PolyU.
The Ace Style Institute of Intimate Apparel under PolyU's ITC is the first lingerie institute in the Asian Pacific, which was established in 2004 based on its many achievements in lingerie research and substantial support from the industry. It offers training courses for the local and overseas lingerie industry, and the unique BA (Hons) programme in Intimate Apparel underpinned by original research.
The programme in intimate apparel sent forth its first batch of graduates in 2007. Starting from the 2008/09 academic year, it will become a government-funded articulation programme under the BA scheme in Fashion and Textiles of PolyU. This milestone not only signifies the quality of the programme, but also charts a new chapter in the development of local tertiary education in lingerie.