The label designed by Lucie and Luke Meier has been chosen as the guest of honour of the menswear show scheduled in Florence on January 7-10 2020.

In a move designed to address the growing demand for activewear and loungewear, fashion trade show Pure London is launching a new section called Pure Body at its February 2020 show.

150 international textile manufacturers are expected to descend on the Business Design Centre in London on 20-21 November for the tenth edition of Texfusion.

Parisian trade show Première Vision welcomed 56,154 visitors on September 17 to 19, at an edition centred on the issues of sustainability and innovation, and boosted by an intense conference programme.

ITE Group, the owner of leading fashion trade shows including Pure London, Moda and Jacket Required, is changing its name and brand identity to Hyve Group plc.

Paris Fashion Week opened on Monday 23 September, and the Première Classe, Woman, Tranoï and Splash trade shows will follow suit at the end of the week, attracting buyers who came to the French capital for the event.

While a trade war with the USA looms in the background, the Shanghai apparel show, scheduled on September 25-27, is chiefly designed to address the Chinese consumers’ growing demand for clothes.

Fashion trade show Moda will be putting an extra boost behind footwear for the edition that takes place from February 23 to 25 next year.

The international jewellery show’s latest edition ended on September 9 with a similar number of visitors as last year - approximately 12,000 – as the event announced it will move to a new venue in January 2020.

More than 1,000 exhibitors and over 2,000 collections were showcased at the latest edition of Munich Fabric Start on 3-5 September. The next edition will take place from 4-6 February 2020.

The Spanish fashion fair, now under the leadership of Ana Larrañaga, is set to open a new edition this Thursday, welcoming hundreds of exhibitors and buyers from all over the world. 

The French show organiser is putting an allegedly temporary stop to Première Vision Istanbul, five years after it was launched, in order to focus on its US and French events, whose numbers have recently increased.

Ispo Group has appointed Jeanette Loos to the newly-created role of global head. In this new position, Loos will be responsible for driving the strategic development of all aspects of the sports trade fair.

On Sunday, the Parisian trade show Who’s Next gave a platform to several change-makers for a conference on how brands can transition to become more eco-friendly which, it was agreed, requires a multipronged approach.

The international jewellery trade show Bijorhca is expecting nearly 12,000 visitors for its forthcoming edition, scheduled in Paris on September 6-9, and featuring a redesigned exhibition area with new sections.