The big winner at the 31st Hong Kong Young Fashion Designer's Contest (YDC) awards night, January 14, was Sherry Kwok, a student from the Institute of Textile and Clothing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Ms Kwok came away with the Overall Prize as well as the Contemporary Day Wear Group award.

More than 200 entries were submitted, with 18 finalists competing in three categories: Casual and Jeans Wear; Contemporary Day Wear; and Party and Evening Wear. This year's winners were:

Overall Winner - Sherry Kwok

Casual & Jeans-wear Group Winner - Vikki Yau

Contemporary Day-wear Group Winner - Sherry Kwok

Party & Evening-wear Group Winner - Michael Lau

City Magazine Prize - Kristy Tang

The Most Innovative Collection - Michael Lau