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Spring/summer 2027 trends seen at Milano Unica

The trends for the spring/summer 2027 season showcased at Milano Unica, a trade fair that recently concluded in Milan, are led by the Natural and Shadow concepts. The Sun theme stands out for a broader and more detailed selection. It maintains strong consistency with the imagery and needs of the summer season. The next edition of Milano Unica is...

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Milano Unica sees growth in international buyers

Milano Unica has concluded its 42nd edition with an increase in international buyer attendance. The Italian high-end textile and accessories trade show took place at Fiera Milano Rho from January 20 to 22. It presented the spring/summer 2027 collections and saw France (+8.5 percent) and the US (+13.5 percent) emerge as the two most represented...

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Siki Im and Title of Work announced as designer for Milano Unica's 2017 program

Milano Unica and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have launched the second season of The Fabric Program. The launch was marked on Wednesday, July 20 by announcing Siki Im and Title of Work as their men's wear and accessory designers for the 2017 season. The program aims to connect American designers in the menswear, women's...

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CFDA and Milano Unica set to connect American designers with Italian craftmanship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has teamed up with textile trade fair Milano Unica for The Fabric Program, which offers selected designers the chance to work with Italian mills to create their own unique textile. The aim of the collaboration is to introduce American designers to the techniques and methods which are used by...

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CFDA and Milano Unica partner on fabric program

The prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America along with Milano Unica are collaborating on an initiative to get select designers partnered with Italian mills to create exclusive textiles for their collections. The program will be called The Fabric Program, and the designers will begin incorporating the textiles into their designs...

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Ercolo Botto Poala tapped as new president of Milano Unica

New York - On Tuesday, September 8, Milano Unica, the Italian-based fashion trade show company, announced that Ercolo Botta Poala has been appointed their new president. Poala's most recent role was as CEO of vanguard Italian textile company Reda. Botto Poala's role will commence just in time for Milano Unica's February tradeshow. Silvio Albini,...

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Today in Milan...

Milano Unica, the international textile fair organized in Milan this week saw the best of Italian fabric mills show their Spring/Summer 2015 collections. While the ready-to-wear season has only started to show the AW14 collections, the world's major fabric shows take place at the same time as designers must order fabrics in advance to begin...