Fairs
- Marjorie van Elven |
The 95th edition of menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo was held in Florence, Italy, between January 8-11. Here are the main facts and figures about last week’s event: Pitti Uomo in numbers: 1,230 brands participated in the event, 568 from abroad (46 percent) 30,000 visitors, of which 25,000 were buyers […]
- Huw Hughes |
Creative Director at Y/Project, Glenn Martens, has unveiled the brand’s AW19 menswear collection at Pitti Uomo. True to his style of bending the norms, Martens delivered a high-concept show aimed at transporting his guests outside of time and space, with the dark cloister lit only by handheld lights […]
- Huw Hughes |
British menswear brand Ben Sherman returns to Pitti Uomo this week with a special exhibition celebrating over five decades of shirt-making. The exhibition - called "The Decades" - showcases a selection of vintage pieces from the brand's archive alongside key items from the AW19 collection. "We are extremely […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
International fashion trade show Gallery Düsseldorf is introducing a new Modest Fashion section as part of its next event, which will take place from January 26 to 28. In a statement, organisers said that the introduction of the section was due to modest fashion being a global trend for “quite some […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
Baselworld and SIHH, two major trade fairs in the watch industry, are joining forces -- something that would be unthinkable years ago. The two events announced they will synchronize their calendars from 2020: SIHH will be held from April 26-29 in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld from April […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
Revolver Copenhagen is strengthening its focus on Scandinavian fashion for its autumn/winter 2019 show, kicking off on January 30, 2019, by adding more brands from Nordic cities. The move comes as event organisers states the that increasing numbers of International buyers and press travel to Copenhagen […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
Organisers of Denim Première Vision, which took place in London from December 5 to 6, has claimed that it was a “resounding success” with visitor numbers up 17 percent on November 2017. The denim trade show was visited by 2,344 visitors stated organisers, of which, 53 percent were international, coming […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
Denim Première Vision, which took place for the first time outside Paris in London earlier this month, is on the move once again, heading to Milan for its next edition in June, before returning to London next December. The move is part of the show’s new strategy to position itself as an “itinerant international […]
- Huw Hughes |
Pure Origin, the section of Pure London dedicated to fashion sourcing and manufacturing, will be launching a new ‘country focus’ this year, which will shine a spotlight on design and craftsmanship from different countries each season. The new feature will be kicking off with Italy, and will showcase […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
Magic Japan, the fashion trade show launched last year in the Japanese capital, has changed its name and location. Now called Project Tokyo, the event is set to take place on March 27-28 at the Tokyo International Forum, one of the city’s landmark exhibition spaces. In addition, the event will no longer […]