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Shanghai on track to become world design capital

Shanghai Design Week (SHDW) announced during an event at London Fashion Week that by 2030 the Shanghai municipal government plans to develop the city into a world-class design capital. It estimates the total creative design industry’s output this year to be 1.6 trillion RMB (205.5 billion euros or 219.3 billion dollars) and has set a target to...

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Best of Bangladesh (BoB) tells positive stories of textile production, but not without controversy

The first edition of Best of Bangladesh (BoB) came to fruition this month. On September 4-5, the Gashouder Westergas in Amsterdam flooded with professionals from different sectors to celebrate five decades of trade between Europe and Bangladesh. The event, organized by the Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE), looked to revolutionize the image of...

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Who’s Next trade show: Will wholesale save fashion?

As the summer heat embraced Paris, Who's Next opened its doors to the fashion industry for a particularly lively edition, held from 2 to 4 September. FashionUnited shared its experience. At the entrance, security checked visitors' badges and identities several times. Not just anyone can enter this "temple of wholesale", as the organisers call...

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PI Apparel returns to Medellín this October

PI Apparel is returning to Colombia this October for the second edition of PI Apparel Medellín. This year will have a key focus on Production & Supply Chain and Innovation. Key players from Colombian and US brands will come together to explore which technologies and practices are changing the face of the Colombian fashion industry. Colombia is...

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Performance Days Launches New Formats for Upcoming October Fair in Munich

The PERFORMANCE DAYS team is excited to be welcoming exhibitors and visitors once again at Messe München exhibition center on October 4-5, 2023. Industry insiders can certainly look forward to a variety of innovation within the framework of the winter fair. The total exhibition space will be extended to accommodate the addition of the extended...

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CIFF x Revolver to host New York showroom during fashion week

Scandinavian trade event Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) x Revolver will be stepping into the new world of New York for the first time, as the organisation prepares to host a showroom during the city’s upcoming fashion week. Taking place from September 7 to 9, the firm will be collaborating with the Council of Fashion Designers of...

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Turkey asserts its position as global fashion leader at IFCO

Turkey's fashion industry has achieved a strong global position, ranking fifth in textile industry supply, and consolidating its position as as a key supplier to Europe, neck and neck with Bangladesh, beaten only by China. Thanks to its strategic geographical location, solid infrastructure, competitive pricing, diversified production capacity,...

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UK trade fairs Pure London and JATC to combine from February

British fashion trade fair Pure London and smaller competitor Just Around The Corner (JATC) are joining forces from February 2024 in a “milestone” move that will boost their offer and reach. The first Pure London x JATC will take place from February 11 to 13 at Pure London’s usual stomping ground of Olympia London, and will be run by Pure...

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When trade fairs unite: CIFF attracts more diverse crowd for SS24 show

The combining of two trade shows is not something one hears of often in the industry, however it was just that which occurred last week, as Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) took prior competitor Revolver under its wing. The former acquired its contemporary counterpart in early January 2023 in a bid to offer both exhibitors and...

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CIFF: Behind the infiltration of beauty brands in the fashion trade show landscape

Beauty is a market that, according to a study at McKinsey & Company, is expected to reach approximately 580 billion dollars by 2027. So it is not surprising that fashion has begun to take notice of this lucrative, yet stable industry, as it no longer simply tests the waters but instead makes a definitive splash in a bid to scoop up market share....

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Trend-less and naturalist: Four brands' takes on Spring/Summer 2024

Spring/Summer 2024 is nearly here, and the trend cycle is turning toward nature. As brands approach the upcoming season, a myriad of textural weaving, playful prints, and loose silhouettes are abundantly present throughout various collections; often equipped with individualised perspectives that signify an impact-focused future in fashion. In...

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Labels to Watch: Clothing brands attending CIFF for the first time

As the upcoming Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) prepares itself for next week, with it set to begin August 9, participating brands are also raring to go for what will be the trade fair’s first edition in which its rival Revolver will be fully integrated. As the event settles into this expansion, it has also begun to wave in a string...