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BIRD: New womenswear trade fair in China

China is getting a new trade fair specialising in womenswear with the BIRD Fashion Fair. The China National Garment Association (CNGA) is hosting the first edition of BIRD in June. It is the first “international trade fair dedicated exclusively to innovations in womenswear,” the Chinese apparel association announced on Wednesday. The acronym...

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CIFF Kids 2.0: New approach for children’s fashion trade fair in Copenhagen

Danish children's fashion trade fair CIFF Kids is preparing for a fresh start. The trade fair will take place from August 5 to 7, 2025, at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, at the same time as CIFF and Copenhagen Fashion Week. This time, it will have a completely new set-up: CIFF Kids 2.0. With this new edition, the organisation wants to respond...

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British Textile Biennial 2025 to explore past, present and future eras of textile production

The British Textile Biennial (BTB) has outlined the programme for its 2025 edition. The event, set to take place October 2 to November 2, will explore the invention and innovation of textile production, giving visitors insight into the past, present and future of the industry. Dubbed ‘The Future Was Always There’, the event will dive into “the...

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Pitti Uomo: Niccolò Pasqualetti to guest at June edition

Niccolò Pasqualetti is the next guest designer at Pitti Uomo. The Tuscan designer will present his SS26 collection during the 108th edition of the Florentine menswear trade fair, Pitti Immagine announced on Thursday. For this edition, he joins Korean brand Post Archive Faction and Japanese label Homme Plissé Issey Miyake, the guest of honour of...

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Post Archive Faction named guest designer of Pitti Uomo

Florentine trade show Pitti Uomo has announced that South Korean menswear brand Post Archive Faction (PAF) will be a guest designer for the upcoming 108th edition, which will take place from June 17 to 20. The South Korean avant-garde sportswear and outerwear brand, founded by young Korean designers Dongjoon Lim and Sookyo Jeong, will stage a...

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In Hong Kong, Fashion InStyle aims to make ‘Made in Asia’ rhyme with sustainability

As the global economy was disrupted by rising US tariffs, many Asian fashion players met in Hong Kong from April 27 to 30 to attend the Fashion InStyle trade show and the first edition of the Next@Fashion InStyle space. FashionUnited was on site to gauge the pulse of ‘Made in Asia’. It was crowded in late April at the huge Convention and...

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Première Vision Montreal plans another edition in 2026

“We are already setting the date for 2026,” announced Thierry Langlais, Première Vision vice president of operations, with enthusiasm, following the first edition of the Première Vision Montreal trade fair on April 22 and 23. In a statement given to FashionUnited, Langlais welcomed the success of this new event, which exceeded all expectations....

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Change Now 2025: LVMH engages its partners towards circularity

From Thursday, April 24 to Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Change Now trade fair was held at the Grand Palais in Paris. To mark its report on the first day of the trade fair, FashionUnited chose to focus on the speech by Hélène Valade (LVMH) about strategic partnerships with suppliers and on the presence of a Native American chief, who came to...

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Plant-based colourant manufacturer Sparxell wins ChangeNow ‘Coups de Cœur’

Sparxell, an LVMH-backed, plant-based colourant tech firm, has won ChangeNow’s ‘Coups de Cœur’ recognition award in the fashion category, and has further been named among the organisation’s Change100 winners for 2025. The list, a round up of the top sustainability startups to watch this year, evaluates solutions based on their positive impact...

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Source Fashion to move into larger venue for July 2025 show

Hyve Group’s Source Fashion is set to return from July 8 to 10 this year, at what will be a larger venue for the sourcing trade show. The event is moving to The Grand Hall at Olympia London, aligning with what organisers say is “season-on-season growth”. According to Hyve, the show, now only in its third year, has grown by 30 percent each...

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Kingpins Amsterdam renews: From sourcing to knowledge sharing

The fashion sector is in motion, and Kingpins is moving with it. Under the leadership of the new chief executive officer, Vivian Wang, the trade fair showed on April 16 and 17 in the Sugarfactory in Halfweg (near Amsterdam) that the denim platform is more than a sourcing event. During the second day, it became clear that knowledge and technology...

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Kingpins Amsterdam returns with new CEO: Five questions about what to expect

Denim fair Kingpins returns to the Amsterdam region for a new edition on 16 and 17 of April. Amongst the changes are a new Made in Japan section, a Jeanius Hub and a new CEO. Fashion United speaks to CEO Vivian Wang about all the newness. Kingpins is getting some new features this april. Why was it important to implement Newness? We want both...