Our History

The first cohort of Higher Diploma students in Wool Technology

The Department of Textiles Industries of the Hong Kong Technical College is renamed as the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of the Hong Kong Polytechnic

The 9^th Fashion Show at Kenswick Hall

Graduation dinner of first cohort of BSc (Hons) in Textiles graduates

Prof. Poon Chung-kwong, President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1991-2008) and Prof. Edward Newton, Head of ITC greet Mrs Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping, wife of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR at the Millennium Feast organised by The Textiles and Clothing Alumni Association (TCAA)

Introduction of the MA programme for Fashion and Textile Design with a $5 million scholarship sponsored by Dr Lam Tai Fai to support 20 academics annually from mainland China to study in Hong Kong during academic years 2000/01 to 2004/05

ITC academics create the  world’s first “sweating” manikin – Walter, which can simulate human perspiration and be used to test the thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance of functional clothing

Mr Zeng Qinghong, Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China from 2003 to 2008, sets foot on PolyU campus for the first time and visits ITC

ITC researchers develop a high security anti-counterfeiting system for use with premium fashion products and accessories with advanced radio frequency identification (RFID) technology

Opening of Fashion Design Studio

Jointly organised with the Lane Crawford Hong Kong, "Future Fashion" is an exhibition held at the different stores, every year until 2010, with the aims to honour and support up-and-coming fashion design talents from ITC.

ITC celebrates its 50^th Anniversary

ITC holds the “Washed Out” Denim Exhibition, to present the audience with a visual journey in textured jeans wear. The exhibition is first held at PolyU, and then in Kowloon Tong, and ends with an exhibition at the London College of Fashion, UK.

First Knitwear Fashion Show is held on PolyU campus, with generous support from numerous yarn suppliers and knitwear manufacturers

ITC and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of HKSAR jointly stage "The Evergreen Classic - Transformation of the Qipao" fashion exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History, presenting ten pieces of contemporary qipao which are designed by a group of seven fashion design academics

ITC participates in the “ZED Fashion Show” at World Expo Shanghai, eleven graduating students showcase their creative designs at the show.

ITC students’ first victory at the Future Retail Challenge of World Retail Congress, one of the largest conferences in the world that focuses on challenges, opportunities and the future of global retail. The teams were Champions in the 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019 Future Retail Challenges

ITC co-organizes “Discovering Qing – Fashion Design Competition” with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, The Palace Museum and the Hong Kong Design Centre, to cultivate the creativity of the local young fashion design students and enhance their understanding of the royal attire of the Qing dynasty

The first Intimate Fashion Show takes place at Hong Kong Fashion Week, greatly supported by intimate apparel manufacturers and suppliers

A set of “Blossom Garden” themed costumes for Mickey and Minnie are co-created by Hong Kong Disneyland and Lois Li (BA, 2015) for the first time ever to celebrate spring with Disney guests

Co-organised with the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, ITC organises the “Fashion for a Better Future” event to encourage students and service recipients to show their creativity, enhance their self-confidence and rebuild their identity

X-ray shielding textiles, a potential solution for replacing lead-rubber protective clothing, are developed for healthcare professionals and border crossing officers

ITC presents “Self-Organisation: Junichi Arai’s Textile Anthology”, a retrospective exhibition of world renowned Japanese textile master Mr Junichi Arai

First collaboration with Moleskine Asia Limited and Mattel Asia Limited, to organise a design competition named “You can be anything Creativity Inspiring Journey” exclusively for ITC students. The campaign calls for the designing of a collection for a well-known fashion doll, Barbie

ITC organises the first of its kind academic conference, “Artificial Intelligence on Fashion and Textile Conference 2018" in a partnership with Alibaba Group and The Textile Institute, UK. Concurrently, the FashionAI concept store opens on PolyU campus and a global competition "FashionAI Global Challenge 2018” is held. More than 6,000 researchers and engineers forming over 5000 teams from 42 countries have participated

Establishment of Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab), the region’s first research platform that focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence with design

ITC holds Hong Kong’s first event on design-led technology for social good, the “Designing Future Techstyle” International Symposium, International Competition and workshop series

New far infrared fibre with great potential for functional and healthcare textiles is developed

Launching ceremony for PolyU-DRRC Novel Material Science and Technology Innovation Centre, an innovation centre for conducting research and developing cutting-edge technologies for novel materials and their related products, health care and functional care products, and smart wearable products