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Pitti Immagine reports strong buyer attendance at Filati and Bimbo fairs

Pitti Filati and Pitti Bimbo have concluded with over 4,000 visitors. This figure includes at least 3,100 buyers, with international attendees making up over 40 percent. “It has been a very intense and equally interesting three days here at the Fortezza da Basso,” commented Raffaello Napoleone, chief executive officer of Pitti Immagine. “The...

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Summer 2025 edition of Pitti Uomo postponed

Pitti Immagine has announced that the summer edition of menswear fair Pitti Uomo will be postponed by one week next year. The Florentine trade show will now take place from June 17 to 20, 2025, at the Fortezza da Basso exhibition centre. It had previously been scheduled to take place from June 10 to 13. Pitti Immagine made the decision in...

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Pitti Filati visitor numbers back to pre-covid levels

Pitti Filati, the bi-annual trade event showcasing yarns for the knitting sector, saw visitor numbers return to pre-covid levels. The 92nd edition, which finished on 27th January, welcomed nearly three thousand buyers according to initial attendance data. Of the 2,850 buyers in attendance, over 1,100 were international visitors. The trade show...

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New Academy of Fine Arts collaborates with Shima Seiki Italia

New Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) has collaborated with knitwear manufacturer Shima Seiki Italia to create the first Made in NABA jersey, an eco-cashmere sweater. The jersey was designed by a third-year BA Fashion Design student Marta Reparaz Lipperheide and it will be presented at the next edition of Pitti Filati from 2-4 February 2022, an...

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Pitti Uomo: Summer dates revealed for physical show

Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo is set to return this summer. The event’s organiser Pitti Immagine announced Tuesday the physical event will take place between 15 and 17 June at its usual location, the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. It comes after the event was cancelled several times in the past year due to the pandemic, with a digital...

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Pitti Uomo trade show to go online due to pandemic

Physical fashion events continue to be cancelled with the winter editions of Pitti Uomo, Pitti Bimbo and Pitti Filati to be held as a digital format on the Pitti Connect platform. The men’s trade show, Pitti Uomo was supposed to run February 21 to 23 in Florence, however, organisers have announced a statement to cancel all physical events due to...