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Canopy launches sustainable ads at LFW

Fashion advocate, Canopy, is airing a series of ads called ‘Solutions Are Sexy’ at London Fashion Week (LFW). The aim of the ads are to show a variety of sustainable solutions to clothes waste, Next Generation Solutions: fabrics can be made from discarded materials and packaging can be produced from waste straw. The results of this will save...

18 Sep 2020

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Kingpins24 Canada to take place in September

Kingpins has announced that Kingpins24 - its digital platform launched in April following the cancellation of physical trade shows - will return on 22 September, this time with a focus on Canada. Co-presented by Canada-based Ani Wells of Simply Suzette, Kingpins24 Canada will feature a two-hour livestream exploring ideas of circularity,...

2 Sep 2020

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Kingpins cancels September edition of China City Tour

Kingpins has cancelled the September edition of its China City Tour due to ongoing health concerns and travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The denim supply chain trade show was slated to take place between 2 and 4 September. “While some places in the world have begun to open and many of our mills and partners in China are...

27 Aug 2020

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Première Vision cancels physical September edition

The September edition of French textile trade show Première Vision has been cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. Organisers said the physical show was originally planned to go ahead in Paris between 15 and 16 September following encouraging signs across Europe of countries returning to post-lockdown normality and an increase in visitor...

27 Aug 2020

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French trade show Tranoï joins GL Events Group

French fashion trade show Tranoï has joined GL events Group, a 49 percent shareholder of textile trade show Première Vision. It means Tranoï and Première Vision, two leading French trade shows which focus on different parts of the fashion value chain, will be brought closer together , “creating a unique hub of physical and digital B2B events,...

26 Aug 2020

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Why luxury groups are betting on the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai

The first cases of Covid-19 were discovered in China, but ironically it is in China that the major fashion and luxury groups will seek their salvation. The reason is quite simple: on the one hand, the recovery has already taken place in China, even if the reality is mixed across the country. Beijing, for example, is at half mast, but Hong Kong...

5 Aug 2020

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CHIC restarts fair business with successful debut in Shenzhen

• Successful debut: More than 42,300 visitors at the first GREATER BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE & APPAREL EXPO including CHIC SHENZHEN • China's economy: Recovery and a growth forecast of 3.2 percent in the second quarter • Core topics of trade and industry: "Sustainable fashion", "Creative design", "Supply chain construction" • Service...

27 Jul 2020

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CHIC restarts fair business with successful debut in Shenzhen

• Successful debut: More than 42,300 visitors at the first GREATER BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE & APPAREL EXPO including CHIC SHENZHEN • China's economy: Recovery and a growth forecast of 3.2 percent in the second quarter • Core topics of trade and industry: "Sustainable fashion", "Creative design", "Supply chain construction" • Service...

27 Jul 2020

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Kingpins cancels Amsterdam show

The pandemic is bringing havoc to the global tradeshow circuit. The latest victim is beloved denim tradeshow Kingpins. Kingpins Amsterdam will not be holding their originally planned show for October. Although the Netherlands is allowing events with restrictions, and Kingpins had a large venue that would've easily allowed for social distancing,...

24 Jul 2020

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Trade fair LondonEdge cancels 2020 shows

LondonEdge, a UK trade fair focusing on lifestyle, youth and subculture fashion, has cancelled its 2020 editions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The shows were scheduled to take place in London and Las Vegas this year, but will now return in February, August & September 2021. A post on LondonEdge’s website said: “We hope that you and yours are...

22 Jul 2020

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CIFF steps away from traditional trade show format

Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) has confirmed that the fashion industry isn’t ready for a traditional trade show in August due to the coronavirus pandemic and has decided instead to launch a new format, ‘Elevated Order Days’ to be held on the same days, from August 9-12. In a statement, CIFF said: “The Danish Health Authorities...

7 Jul 2020

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Joor to power upcoming events in the Middle East and Japan

Fashion industry wholesale platform Joor announced on Wednesday that it would be partnering with the Arab Fashion Council and Japan Fashion Week Organization to power key events this fall. Tokyo Fashion Award, Arab Fashion Week Season 12 and Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo will all make use of Joor’s digital platform Passport to centralize their...

3 Jul 2020