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Centrestage Hong Kong to return with Robert Wun headlining

The ninth edition of Centrestage Hong Kong is almost underway. This year, the annual trade show, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), spans September 4 to 7 and will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Here, a slew of fashion shows, parades and seminars will be held alongside what is to be a “...

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Emerging trends and future tech: Key highlights from CHIC Shanghai

CHIC Shanghai has emerged a must-attend event for fashion creators, where innovation, sustainability, and Chinese design converge to shape the future of the industry. From August 27 to 29, exhibitors and participants from over 20 countries gathered at Shanghai Convention Center to discover the country’s latest creations and innovations. As Jiao...

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Tranoï positions itself on Asian market with first Tokyo edition

In the midst of Tokyo Fashion Week, the Tranoï fashion trade show will set up shop from September 4 to 5 at Bellesalle Shibuya First. Tranoï Tokyo aims to establish itself in the national market and attract buyers from the Asian continent, a move that hopes to compensate for the decline in Japanese buyers in Paris. It is not only Japan that is...

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IFCO: Turkish fashion world sees Europe as a market with many opportunities and challenges

Istanbul - The Turkish fashion industry has been competing with major producing players like Bangladesh and China for years. Turkey has managed to defend its position, however, in a time when this is not an easy task. The country does not do this by compromising on prices, because quality comes before quantity in the Turkish fashion world, and...

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CIFF: European buyers make their presence known as brands eye expansions

Last week, Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) demonstrated the continued relevance of fashion trade shows – physical interaction being crucial. Next to the usual Danish and English attendance, German and Dutch could increasingly be heard among the aisles, reflecting an expanded presence of markets where trade shows are becoming less...

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Fairs from Amsterdam to Copenhagen are vying for the German fashion industry

The end of the big fashion fairs in Berlin left a void in the fashion calendar. The capital used to be the place for the German-speaking industry to gather, preview collections and discover new brands. Now, fairs from Florence to Amsterdam are targeting brands and buyers from Europe’s biggest fashion market. The stand of fashion label Lara Lauré...

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‘Footfall down, quality up’: Pure London x JATC settles into merger, prepares for future plans

Still finding its footing as a newly merged entity, meaning wider plans are just falling into place, Pure London x JATC returned to Olympia London for the trade fair’s second joint edition. Once again spanning three days, this season was mostly about evolving and settling into the show’s new form, while taking the initial steps into what is to...

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Resort wear, adaptation and homeware: Scoop brings the French seaside to London

It’s not everyday you enter a trade show to the sound of melodic harp music, yet Scoop is not like every other trade show. In fact, each season, the event’s organiser, Karen Radley, reaffirms that the event is actually intended to be a “showroom”, a sentiment that is reflective in the highly curated selection of exhibitors and Radley’s more...

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Redefining femininity, craft and comfort: SS25 trends at Pure London x JATC

The second edition of the combined Pure London x JATC trade show is currently underway, once again housing a combination of exhibitors – some returning, others new to the formerly separated format. As had previously been a consistent fixture at Pure, however, a seminar programme has been continued into this freshly merged show, during which the...

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Pure London x JATC announces winners of trade show’s first awards

The first day of Pure London x JATC has wrapped, and with it the winners of the trade show’s first awards have also been named. Seven retailers were recognised during a small ceremony at the end of day one of the event, which is once again taking place at convention centre Olympia London, this time running until July 16. “It is an opportunity to...

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The themes of Modefabriek SS25: Change, modest stands and confusion about visitors

The summer edition of the Dutch trade fair Modefabriek took place, as always, in the first weekend of July at the Rai Amsterdam. Now in its 28th year of operation, the fair has undergone various changes, the most recent being a renewed focus on women’s fashion and internationalisation, both of which it has zoned in on in the past year. Now with...

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Seek settles into solo presence while looking ahead to new plans

German event organiser Premium Group presented its last remaining trade show, Seek, parallel to Berlin Fashion Week last week. The trade show, which specialises in streetwear labels and sustainably oriented brands, showcased a selection of well-known names such as Lyle & Scott and Veja as well as some newcomers over its two day span. In addition...