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Source Fashion to double in size for July return

The UK-based textile sourcing show Source Fashion returns to London Olympia in July, expanding its size by more than double. The fair supports decision-makers in the areas of buying, sourcing and procurement with audited exhibitors that ensure “sustainability and transparency”, as stated in the official press release. Offered are products like...

Fashion

Eli Russell Linnetz to be next guest designer at Pitti Uomo

ERL, the California label founded by Eli Russell Linnetz, will be the next guest designer at Pitti Uomo’s 104th edition. The multihyphenate artist, who began his career in screenwriting and film-making, has previously collaborated with Dior, Kanye West and Lady Gaga. A look from his 2021 menswear collection was featured at the Metropolitan...

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A “strong start” as in-person trade shows resume in New York

Despite Omicron upending holiday travel, New Years plans, and the Paris edition of the trade show the week before, Man/Woman carried on with their New York men’s event at the end of January, shuffling exhibitors around at the last minute to accommodate what the variant had planned for all involved. On the third and final day of the event, the...

Fashion

MOSSHOES 2021 returns

International B2B Exhibition of Footwear, Bags, Leather and Components MosShoes will be held from March 01 till March 04, 2021 in Crocus Expo, Moscow. We are pleased to invite you to the key event of the leather and footwear industry in 2021 - the international specialized B2B exhibition of footwear, bags, accessories, leather and components -...

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1st Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo 2020 commences

IAF’s Global Apparel Sourcing Expo will open its virtual doors on Wednesday. Buyers, resuming their sourcing operations but often unable to visit factories due to global travel restrictions, will find the Expo an excellent destination for a virtual sourcing trip. The virtual Expo, accessible through www.globalapparelsourcing.com, will feature...

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European Bridal Week declared a triumph

Within hours of opening up the doors at Messe Essen to the very first live international bridal exhibition of 2020, exhibitors and show visitors alike were in celebratory moods. For the past four months the bridal industry, as so many others, has stagnated during lockdown. Designers have been unable to see their customers and present their...

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IAF Launches 1st Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo 2020

The International Apparel Federation (IAF), with its mission to unite all stakeholders of the fashion and apparel industry globally to enable and promote smarter, stronger, more sustainable supply chains, is launching the 1st Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo 2020 for the ready-made garment industry together with Sourcing Journal as media...

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IAF launches CO₂ Improve Initiative

IAF is launching its ‘CO₂ improve’ initiative today, aiming to help the worldwide fashion & lifestyle community to do better when it comes to CO₂ emissions through fashion logistics. Han Bekke, IAF chairman explains: ‘Fashion supply chains cover the globe so the logistical operations in the fashion industry almost by definition add up to a very...

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Bringing back the “new normal” for bridal, European Bridal Week 2020 organised with true passion

European Bridal Week will be the first trade show within the international bridal industry that is able to open their doors for all professionals in the world of fashion. Here, all the precautions, safety guidelines and requirements regarding health protection in relation to COVID-19 have been put first. Each and every one can feel safe in every...

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German content platform Fashion Cloud presents digital fair concept

Tech company Fashion Cloud will launch a digital trade fair from July 14 to 16. Created to support fashion brands and retailers with their wholesale orders during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ‘Digital Fashion Week - Summer Edition’ will likely consist of two to three main live streams available to everybody, said the Hamburg-based company in a...

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SAPICA, Business and Fashion

SAPICA is the most important international trade fair for footwear and leather goods in Latin America and the second most important in the Americas. It is the largest commercial showcase in the Mexican footwear and leather goods industry, with over 97,000 products exhibited across 10 pavilions. This prestigious trade fair, which is the pride of...

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Kingpins 2018: 'Sustainability is more than just a buzzword'

Amsterdam - Kingpins is one of the largest denim trade fairs in the world, and so - quite unsurprisingly - the most innovative and forward-thinking players in the denim game are there. This year, amid the sea of indigo blue denim and excited industry professionals, one word dominated the display booth fronts: sustainability. The issue of...