From 3 to 5 July, 17,776 visitors came to ISPO Shanghai 2020 to find out about future developments and new products in the segments Outdoor, Snowsports, Sport Trends, Running, Health & Fitness, Water Sports and Manufacturing & Suppliers. ISPO Shanghai thus recorded a 14% increase in visitors and was able to maintain this trend for the third year in a row. Given the large number of people attending the show and the omni-channel marketing, ISPO Shanghai proved to be the sporting goods industry’s focal point to recover from the COVID 19 pandemic.

ISPO Shanghai 2020 featured a total of 350 brands as exhibitors, hosted more than 50 industry forums and events and attracted 17,776 visitors. “We are very pleased that ISPO Shanghai has returned even stronger with an increase in visitor numbers and better results. It marks the new start for the outdoor and sporting goods industry in China and thus gives the entire industry worldwide the confidence that the sporting lifestyle is reviving and will even gain in importance after the COVID 19 pandemic,” summarized Klaus Dittrich, Chairman of the Board of Management of Messe München.

“We’ve arrived! The doors of Pitti Connect open on Thursday 16 July”, says Agostino Poletto, General Manager of Pitti Immagine. “After months of hard work, we are presenting ourselves to the international fashion audience with a new online face. Until October 9th our special fairs are online, with the summer collections of brands and exhibiting companies – featuring key names on the international fashion scene – and with a program of digital projects to discover new points of view, to analyze and be inspired. We were looking for immediate solutions, we found long term opportunities: Pitti Connect has led to a great acceleration in the technological and virtual fields for our fairs and concretely represents the element of continuity that will carry us towards January 2021 when the physical and digital fairs will become completely integrated.”

“Pitti Connect will also have an editorial format that is rich in content and special events” adds Lapo Cianchi, Pitti Immagine’sCommunication & Special Events Director, which will render the atmosphere of the real fairs in the digital sphere, involving leading figures in fashion, artists and key people on the current cultural scene.  A multi-faceted web magazine that we have rechristened THE BILLBOARD, which we are also able to realize thanks to our close collaboration with the production agency of Highsnobiety, one of the international reference points in fashion publishing”.

Pitti Connect, the new digital platform that hosts the summer collections of the Pitti Immagine trade shows: Pitti Uomo 98, Pitti Bimbo 91 and Pitti Filati 87 debuts on Thursday 16 July.

Pitti Connect amplifies the connections between exhibitors, buyers and specialist press.  It does so over a time period that goes beyond and revolutionizes the traditional temporal confines of the physical fair and the buying campaigns.  In these three months, innovative networking and marketplace functions will be activated: it will be possible to visit the virtual showrooms, exchange information via chats, plan meetings, formulate orders and consult updated reports with data and trends; it will also be possible to carry out smart scouting in order to easily identify the brands and to cross-reference the characteristics of the collection with the buyer’s specific requirements using the matching function.

Pitti Fragranze and Super will go digital, again on Pitti Connect, between the end of July and the beginning of August, in line with the prevalent commercial and promotional timings for the two sectors.

From today, 13th July until 17th July 2020, experts from the fashion and digital industry will be discussing topics related to business, lifestyle and knowledge during ‘Neonyt on Air’ on the social media channels of Neonyt and Fashionsustain.

The new virtual format will run on the trade fair’s social media channels, in addition to the new digital ordering options in collaboration with the B2B online marketplaces The Brand Show Circular and Joor as preferred partners. No registration is required for participation in Neonyt on Air. The complete program is available on the Instagram channel @neonyt.berlin and website. 

Louis Vuitton is taking its men’s fashion collections on the road for the first time, the luxury brand said last week, with shows to take place in China and Japan instead of the usual destination of Paris.

The label’s American designer Virgil Abloh said the spring 2021 collection will be unveiled in Shanghai on August 6 and in Japan afterwards. Both will be open to the general public and will be live-streamed.

On Instagram Louis Vuitton posted: “To be continued… Stay tuned for “Message in a Bottle,” the upcoming #LVMenSS21 Collection presentation in Shanghai this August. Discover #VirgilAbloh’s film prologue “Adventures of Zoooom with Friends” on IGTV.”

Informa Markets Fashion announced that its flagship New York-based fashion trade show, COTERIE, which includes FAME, MODA, SOLE COMMERCE and previously rescheduled PROJECT and CHILDREN’S CLUB, will not take place September 22-24 at the Jacob Javits Center and the COTERIE team will instead focus its efforts on providing an opportunity for business continuity via its newly launched digital trade event, whose digital doors will open on September 1, 2020.

The COTERIE New York marketplace draws a large audience of both international and domestic brands, retailers, and key industry executives. Given continued uncertainty around international travel and border restrictions as well as the importance of health and safety for the entire community, COTERIE has decided to shift focus this fall towards their digital trade event in partnership with NuORDER. As announced earlier last month, the partnership is part of a longer-term plan to support a synergistic physical and digital future for the fashion wholesale industry. This season’s digital trade event, running from September 1st-November 1st, is an opportunity for continued commerce for the New York marketplace despite challenges around the physical event this year.

“Over recent weeks, we have been in discussion with key industry stakeholders, partners and visitors to determine the best path forward for our community,” said Nancy Walsh, President, Informa Markets Fashion. “Ultimately, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s physical event and focus our efforts on a dynamic return to the show floor in 2021 and on the opportunities that our digital marketplace can offer both our brand partners and retail buyers this season. We have a lot of great ideas to enhance the physical experience at our show in the new year, and solutions to use digital in a more compelling way to enhance the experience for all of our customers starting this September.”

COTERIE’s digital marketplace, hosted within a centralized digital platform alongside MAGIC, PROJECT, MICAM Americas, and CHILDREN’S CLUB digital marketplaces, will give both brands and retail buyers a convenient and efficient way to connect and do business anywhere and anytime with new and existing partners. Brands and retailers will have access to NuORDER’s market leading platform, using features such as digital catalogs, line sheets, orders, and the latest Virtual Showroom technology to connect and conduct commerce. Exhibiting brands also will have the opportunity for enhanced brand
storytelling and exposure to a global retail audience, while retail buyers can intuitively browse the digital marketplace discovering and identifying unique products more easily through fresh editorial content and of-the-moment insights. Bridging the gap of physical events this year, COTERIE’s digital trade event will serve as a powerful tool for business continuity for the fall 2020 season as well as pave the way for 2021, when COTERIE’s physical and digital events can robustly launch together, with even greater enhancements.

Today is the first day of ISPO Re.Start Days, a virtual conference platform organized by ISPO (the leading sports tradeshow by Messe München). In a series of conferences, the sports industry is discussed under the viewpoint of Covid-19 and how to re-start best.

The conference launched with an impressive tale by mountaineer Jost Kobusch and former cyclist Kristina Vogel who both underlined the importance of moving into a more sustainable period post-crisis. Brand panelists amongst others Dr. Oliver Pabst – Mammut, Martin Riebler – Deuter, Mark Held – EOG, and Michael Levi – Columbia Sportswear Company went on to discuss the industry and gave more vital insights.

Mark Held of Outdoor Group Survey (EOG) pointed out that the biggest sales impact was in March and April (83% for the latter), however that the speed of recovery in the outdoor industry is remarkable. This is underlined by Mark Riebel (Deuter): “People are now eager to go out, live a free life, enjoy nature whilst getting fitter and improving their health.”. His prediction is that both the online and offline retail is now in a position which it did not think it could be in back in April and that sales are up. Also Michael Levi (Columbia) said that their sales meeting delivered more than they expected and through the use of new technology it was not only at a fraction of the costs but also more sustainable. EOG included a survey whereby 69% of companies said they could survive for 12+ months in the dire situation of the crisis and 98% of respondents said they are confident their business will survive. Overall this points towards a healthier recovery of the outdoor and sportswear market.

Dr. Pabst started explaining Mammut’s response to the situation by outlining that they call it a ‘momentum’ – not a crisis. It was clear to him that his team embraced this time and liked to be challenged by the unknown to make something special out of it. Their latest campaign, The Local Adventure Challenge, focussed on motivating people to locally explore their environment and ultimately this encourages consumers to be more sustainable. This campaign has built a closer relationship with Mammut’s end-consumers.

To underpin this with the EOG’s research: 56% of companies want to change the delivery cycle of products and 51% committed to increasing sustainability KPIs as a result of the crisis.

Pabst pointed out: “This momentum is an accelerator of all megatrends we have seen before: digitalization (we all know it is the way forward), CSR (nature is hitting us back, we have to take care of the environment) and also topics like black life matters, gender equality came in an acceleration, which we wouldn’t have seen before. A special momentum full of challenges but also opportunities.”

The ISPO Re.Start Days will continue until the 1st of July and WeAr will continue to report.

Jeanologia, world leader in sustainable and efficient technology development, consolidates its internationalization process with the opening of its new innovative Hub in Hong Kong.

This Center reinforces the company’s ambitious international expansion plan by centralizing all its operations in Asia. This allows it to be close to clients and offer the best service, becoming their technological partner, working as a team, and providing added value.

Jeanologia, has Hubs in Turkey, Brazil, India, Bangladesh, the USA, and Mexico, with sales in 65 countries. It has gone from being a company that exports to a well-established, being present with offices and its own team in the countries where it operates.

For the director of the Asia Division, Jordi Juani “a few years ago we started a new expansion strategy, integrating ourselves into the industrial fabrics of the countries where our clients come from. It is no longer enough to export, to achieve the revolution we want in the textile industry, we need to establish ourselves in those countries”.

“By doing this,” he stressed, “we are increasing our connection with them and getting to know their needs first-hand, thus providing effective support to accelerate our goal of dehydration and detoxification of the textile industry.”

“BE UP TOMORROW IS NOW” is the SS 2021 Hanna Moore Milano collection by Gianfranco Unione which will be previewed during the evening event in Naples, on June 30 and then at Milano Digital Fashion Week on July 14/17, an event created by Carlo Capasa for the National Chamber for Italian Fashion, with the involvement of companies for the Italian fashion universe reorganized in a virtual edition, focused on image, multimedia content and webinars and workshops, while for September the hope is to return to classic fashion shows in addition to digital.

The objective of CNMI is to build an inclusive proposal of the great brands of Made in Italy and at the same time support the new generation of designers.

The fashion show will be divided into six outings that will include the presentation of the basic collection of clothes and beachwear SS 2021 created by designer Rosaria Ottaiano and illuminated by Silver jewelry by Tiziana Peruggi, the capsule collection of the totally eco-sustainable line Hanna Moore Milano Jeans, created by designer Ceres Ramos, the Luxury Shoes created by designer Giovanni Farriciello, Hanna Moore Milano Beauty which sees the beautiful Miriam Carino testimonial of the Bellezza product line and Nathaly Caldonazzo testimonial and designer of the capsule collection of the Fitness line Un Art by Hanna Moore Milano.

Milano Digital Fashion Week will be visible on the digital channels of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (cameramoda.it; Instagram; Twitter; Facebook; Linkedin; Weibo; Youtube).

The current climate has changed the way we all do business and, in response to feedback from Hyve Fashion’s visitors and exhibitors, the London events – Pure London, Pure Origin, Scoop and Jacket Required – will no longer take place for their SS21 editions.

“This decision has not been easy for us to make, and we will miss welcoming our community to our market leading shows as we have done for many years.

The teams behind the events are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new, digital-only forum, Fashion Together, on 1st and 2nd September 2020. This unique online forum will be open to buyers and brands, offering access to an exclusive seminar programme and practical advice designed to educate and inform delegates.”

Pure London, Pure Origin, Scoop and Jacket Required will be back to the UK capital in time for the AW21/22 editions on 14th – 16th February 2021. 

The show will go on for Burberry in September 2020, but outdoors. The brand announced it will present its Spring/Summer 2021 collection in an unnamed British fresh-air location on September 17. The show will be available to “experience” digitally for those unable to travel or visit.

Burberry is one of the first to announce solid plans for September.

G-STAR has joined forces with the Dutch National Ballet for a unique collaboration in which the ‘new reality’, social distancing, is visualized in an artistic way. Inspired by the empty theaters, artists without a stage, and the dance of each individual to find their way in the new normal. The socially distanced society is reflected in a special choreography with a 3-meter wide denim tutu as the centerpiece.

An unexpected yet beautiful merging of denim, dance, music and craftsmanship. DJ Joris Voorn, and the strings of the Dutch Ballet Orchestra created the fusion music piece for this project.

The CFDA and Vogue have announced the second round of recipients for the new A Common Thread grant. This round will distribute a total of 2,015,000 dollars. Slightly more than half of the total donation will be divided among 36 fashion industry companies, which include 18 brands, 13 retailers, three factories, and two other businesses or organizations.

In addition to this, the CFDA and Vogue have announced a contribution of 1 million dollars to ICON 360, a new non-profit launched by Brandice Daniel of Harlem’s Fashion Row. The organization will provide forgivable relief to designers of color who are pivoting their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund was originally established as a response to the tragedy that took place on 9/11. Now, as we are all faced with new challenges, it is being repurposed in addition to raising and distributing funds to those who have been most affected ”highlight designers and tell the stories of those who work tirelessly behind the scenes across the country in our incredibly strong and vibrant fashion industry.

The first edition of the international hybrid fashion project, Global Talents Digital has just closed its doors. Global Talents Digital, the off-season online project by Russian Fashion Council powered by Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia was joined by Digital artists and 6 digital models. On June 10 to 11, designers presented their new digital and real collections, demonstrated by virtual and human models.

In VK, Facebook and Instagram alone publications and streams from Global Talents Digital were viewed 2.5 mln times, with most of the views registered in the Russian VK social media. Streamed video presentations were watched throughout the world at 100 Russian and foreign websites, including online venues of popular Paris, Milan, and Berlin based concept stores and showrooms.

Virtual shows utilized interaction functions: thus, during live streams, viewers could use QR codes to explore the looks in more detail in Augmented Reality (AR).

#перезагружаюмоду (in english #rewiringfashion), a collaborative hashtag by TikTok and Global Talents Digital got almost 20 mln views. Most of the Global Talents Digital participants follow the sustainable fashion principles, and the challenge in TikTok was to bring the audience’s attention toward the overconsumption issue and the changes taking place in fashion, including the technology-based ones.

“One of the key advantages of online events is the opportunity to give chance to the emerging designers from across the globe to come out of the major brands’ shadow, present themselves both locally and globally. Global Talents Digital was streamed in 20 countries, and caught buzz everywhere. We’ve flared things up with Augmented Reality, digital clothing, and virtual models, and all of that made the event particularly attractive for the online audience,” said Alexander Shumsky, President of Russian Fashion Council and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia.

“Russian Fashion Council is already accepting entries from designers for the next Global Talents Digital, which is to take place on August-September and be totally dedicated to sustainable fashion against the rapidly transforming industry background. This will be a story about conscious consumption, advanced materials, recycling, and slow fashion. All of those rocketed back to the top of the trends because of the pandemics,” he added.

The Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS AG today appointed Daniel Grieder as future CEO of HUGO BOSS AG for a period of five years starting on June 1, 2021. He will be succeeding Mark Langer, who is leaving the Group on September 30, 2020. In the interim period, from October 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021, CFO Yves Müller will serve as the Managing Board’s spokesman.

Hermann Waldemer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS AG commented as follows: “Daniel Grieder was our top choice for the position of CEO at HUGO BOSS. His international expertise, charismatic personality and extensive global experience in brand management, product, distribution, marketing, and digitalization make him the ideal candidate. He possesses all the qualities required to steer HUGO BOSS back to sales and profit growth, and to increase the desirability of our brands for end-consumers.”

Casas De Apostas Com Depósito De €1 em Portugal: Comece Pequeno

Em um mercado de apostas cada vez mais diversificado, as casas de apostas com depósito de €1 em Portugal vêm ganhando destaque como uma opção acessível e atrativa para os apostadores. Essa tendência de começar pequeno e aproveitar os benefícios de depósitos mínimos está conquistando tanto os novatos quanto os jogadores mais experientes. Se você está pronto para explorar esse cenário e descobrir como dar os primeiros passos de forma econômica e divertida, este artigo é para você.

Ao longo deste texto, vamos explorar as vantagens de optar por casas de apostas com depósito mínimo de €1, discutir como essa prática pode ser benéfica para os jogadores, e apresentar algumas das principais opções disponíveis no mercado português. Se você já se perguntou se é possível se divertir e lucrar com apostas sem precisar investir grandes quantias, prepare-se para mergulhar nesse universo fascinante e descobrir como começar pequeno pode levar a grandes conquistas. Está preparado para apostar na sua sorte com um investimento mínimo? Vamos juntos explorar esse emocionante mundo das apostas esportivas!

Atraia Novos Jogadores com Depósitos Mínimos de €1

Procurando casas de apostas com depósito de €1 em Portugal? Começar com um depósito baixo pode ser uma ótima maneira de testar diferentes plataformas sem comprometer um grande investimento inicial. Em https://betzoid.com/pt/apostas-com-deposito-1-eur/, você encontrará uma seleção de sites que permitem depositar apenas €1 para começar a apostar.

Essas casas de apostas oferecem uma variedade de opções de apostas esportivas e jogos de cassino, permitindo que os jogadores desfrutem de uma experiência completa de apostas online com um investimento mínimo. Mesmo com um depósito baixo, você pode se envolver em apostas esportivas em vários eventos e competições populares, além de experimentar jogos de cassino emocionantes.

Comece sua jornada de apostas online com apenas €1 e descubra as emoções e possibilidades que essas casas de apostas têm a oferecer. Aproveite os bônus e promoções disponíveis para novos jogadores e divirta-se apostando de forma responsável em plataformas confiáveis e seguras. Visite https://betzoid.com/pt/apostas-com-deposito-1-eur/ para começar com um depósito mínimo e explorar o mundo das apostas online.

O Impacto do Acesso Facilitado às Casas de Apostas em Portugal

Em Portugal, existem várias casas de apostas que permitem depósitos mínimos de €1, o que é ideal para quem deseja começar com um investimento pequeno. Esta opção é perfeita para apostadores iniciantes que desejam testar as águas sem comprometer um grande valor.

Ao optar por casas de apostas com depósito de €1, os jogadores têm a oportunidade de explorar diferentes modalidades esportivas e eventos, ampliando sua experiência de apostas de forma acessível. Além disso, é uma maneira econômica de se envolver no mundo das apostas esportivas e de cassino online.

Com um depósito mínimo de €1, os novos apostadores podem aprender as regras, estratégias e dinâmicas dos jogos, desenvolvendo suas habilidades gradualmente. Essa abordagem permite uma abordagem mais segura e controlada ao apostar, garantindo uma experiência divertida e educativa para os entusiastas de apostas em Portugal.

Estratégias para Apostar de Forma Responsável com Depósitos Mínimos

Em Portugal, há uma crescente popularidade das casas de apostas online que permitem depósitos de apenas €1. Esta abordagem de “começar pequeno” tem atraído muitos apostadores que desejam experimentar o mundo das apostas esportivas sem comprometer grandes quantias de dinheiro logo de início.

A possibilidade de depositar apenas €1 em casas de apostas oferece uma oportunidade acessível para os iniciantes se familiarizarem com os diferentes tipos de apostas, odds e estratégias de apostas. Além disso, permite que os jogadores testem suas habilidades sem assumir grandes riscos financeiros, tornando a experiência de apostar mais divertida e menos intimidante.

Com um depósito mínimo de €1, os novos apostadores podem explorar os diversos mercados esportivos disponíveis, aprender como funcionam as apostas ao vivo e desfrutar de bônus de boas-vindas oferecidos pelas casas de apostas. Essa abordagem gradual e econômica é uma excelente maneira de iniciar a jornada nas apostas esportivas com responsabilidade e diversão.

Benefícios de Começar Pequeno em Casas de Apostas em Portugal

Em Portugal, as casas de apostas online oferecem a possibilidade de iniciar a sua jornada com depósitos de apenas €1. Esta opção é ideal para quem deseja começar de forma mais conservadora e testar as águas das apostas esportivas ou de cassino. Mesmo com um investimento mínimo, os jogadores têm a oportunidade de desfrutar de uma ampla variedade de jogos e eventos esportivos.

Ao optar por casas de apostas com depósito de €1, os jogadores podem explorar diferentes modalidades de apostas sem comprometer um alto valor inicial. Isso permite que os novatos no mundo das apostas desenvolvam suas estratégias e se familiarizem com o funcionamento das plataformas. Além disso, com um depósito baixo, é possível experimentar diversos jogos e descobrir qual modalidade mais se adequa ao seu perfil de jogador.

Portanto, se você está pensando em ingressar no universo das apostas online em Portugal, começar com um depósito de €1 em casas de apostas é uma excelente maneira de iniciar sua jornada de forma acessível e divertida. Aproveite essa oportunidade para explorar as diversas opções disponíveis e descobrir o mundo emocionante das apostas esportivas e de cassino.

Em resumo, as casas de apostas com depósito de €1 em Portugal oferecem uma excelente oportunidade para os apostadores iniciantes ou para aqueles que preferem começar com investimentos menores. Com uma ampla variedade de opções disponíveis, desde apostas esportivas até jogos de casino, os jogadores podem explorar diferentes modalidades sem comprometer um grande valor. Além disso, os bônus e promoções oferecidos por essas casas de apostas podem ajudar a impulsionar sua experiência de jogo. Portanto, se você está pensando em começar a apostar online, não hesite em experimentar as opções com depósito de €1 e aproveitar a diversão e potenciais ganhos que elas proporcionam.

Daniel Grieder has been at home in the fashion industry for over 30 years, most of which he spent in various positions within the TOMMY HILFIGER brand. Since 2014 he has been CEO of Tommy Hilfiger Global & PVH Europe, where he made a significant contribution to the company’s positive sales and earnings development. While maintaining a strong focus on product, Daniel Grieder has driven digitalization and other innovative projects; he also put a number of key sustainability initiatives into practice at Tommy Hilfiger.

 

Matthew Williams, the American designer behind the Alyx label, has been named Givenchy’s new Creative Director. The role becomes effective on June 16th, 2020 and he is expected to present his first designs for Givenchy in October 2020.

In his new role as creative director, Williams will oversee the brand’s womenswear and menswear collections. He will also continue to operate his five-year-old brand Alyx.

Sidney TOLEDANO, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group, declares:
“I am very happy to see Matthew M. WILLIAMS join the LVMH Group. Since he took part in the LVMH Prize, we have had the pleasure of watching him develop into the great talent he is today. I believe his singular vision of modernity will be a great opportunity for GIVENCHY to write its new chapter with strength and success.”

Matthew M. WILLIAMS states: “I am extremely honored to join the House of GIVENCHY. The Maison’s unique position and timeless aura make it an undeniable icon and I am looking forward to working together with its ateliers and teams, to move it into a new era, based on modernity and inclusivity. I am grateful to the LVMH group for trusting me with the opportunity to fulfil my lifelong dream. In these unprecedented times for the world, I want to send a message of hope, together with my community and colleagues, and intend to contribute towards positive change.”

The show format Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, which is organized by the creative agency Nowadays, is constantly being further developed to achieve an even stronger multimedia orientation in the future. The next edition of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin is planned for January 2021, again at the Kraftwerk in Berlin Mitte. The focus will continue to be on high-end fashion labels from German-speaking countries and the promotion of young talent, a mix of catwalk presentations and installation concepts, and the involvement of the fashion-interested public. In addition, the platform will be dedicated to future-relevant topics such as sustainability, fashion technology and digitalisation.

“We were surprised to hear the news that the Premium and Neonyt fairs will move from Berlin to Frankfurt from summer 2021. In recent years, Berlin has established itself as a fashion metropolis and offers ideal conditions for staging and emotionalizing fashion in a highly creative environment – and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has made a significant contribution to this development,” says Marcus Kurz, Managing Director of Nowadays.

“The Berlin Fashion Week will continue to take place. The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, as a successful marketing platform, is next scheduled for January 2021 in Berlin. Without the trade fairs, the fashion shows can be held at a later date from summer 2021 onwards, which does not overlap with the fashion shows in Paris. We are in contact with stakeholders and organizers to find out which additional formats can be used to strengthen the fashion location and the Berlin Fashion Week,” confirms Ramona Pop, Senator for Economics, Energy and Business.

The fashion online shop About You also continues to rely on Berlin as the venue for its B2C concept, About You Fashion Week (AYFW), which will take place twice a year again under the motto “Exclusive For Everyone” as part of Berlin Fashion Week starting in January 2021.

PROJECT New York & PROJECT Las Vegas’ summer editions have been postponed to September 2020. The new schedule is as follows:

Project New York
Men’s Contemporary, Classic, Lifestyle, Footwear, and Accessories
September 22-24, 2020 | Jacob Javits Center

Project Las Vegas
Men’s and Dual-Gender Contemporary, Classic, Lifestyle, Footwear, Accessories.
September 30 – October 2, 2020 | Las Vegas Convention Center

Project Womens Las Vegas
Contemporary Lifestyle Fashion Brands for Women
September 30 – October 2, 2020 | Las Vegas Convention Center

PROJECT has also expanded internationally, with its PROJECT TOKYO edition. This bi-annual fashion trade event is a high-profile platform connecting men’s and women’s advanced contemporary, denim and accessory brands, to the leading retail buyers in Japan, Asia, and around the globe. The next edition will take place on September 17 & 18, 2020 in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Set for June 23/24, KINGPINS24 will target the US-based denim industry and expand on the features introduced for the first online event.

It will not take the place of the cancelled Kingpins New York event originally scheduled for June 2/3, but the next edition of KINGPINS24 will target the US denim market specifically.

“It will never replace a Kingpins Show, but KINGPINS24 has proven to be an idea that the denim industry responded to and found valuable,” said Andrew Olah, founder of Kingpins Show and Transformers Foundation. “We’re incredibly humbled by the success of KINGPINS24 and have identified ways in which we can improve on our concept. Our goal remains to be the platform – whether IRL, as the kids say, or online – where the denim industry gathers to share information, ideas, innovation and inspiration. We’re excited for what comes next.”

One key change that will be made to the June KINGPINS24 event will be that members of the denim supply chain that are not Kingpins New York exhibitors will be allowed to apply to join the online event as exhibitors.

The updated KINGPINS24 concept will also include a more streamlined livestream, with a focus on webinars, interviews, panels and conversations. The livestream will go live at 9AM EDT on both days of Kingins24. The livestream will once again be hosted by Olah and Vivian Wang, Kingpins’ managing director and head of global sales, but will include a larger cast of co-hosts and interviewers.

The MIXAGE group, in Campobasso, Italy, since 1975, has always been the exclusive agent of the most luxurious international clothing, footwear and accessories brands (CANADA GOOSE, GCDS, GOLDEN GOOSE, HERON PRESTON, MARCELO BURLON, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, MARGIELA, MSGM, n21, KENZO, Y3 YAMAMOTO), convinced that customers desire experiences and not just products.

The success of MIXAGE, is built with the entrepreneurial spirit of a family, inspired by the sensitivity for stylistic research, trying to feel the changes and to anticipate their effects.

MIXAGE, will be the protagonist, once again, with the opening of the third concept store, dedicated to men, which is directed at a luxury sportswear world, items of clothing with a sports DNA, interpreted with an “urban social” spirit. FIORINA REALE, the owner, decides to entrust the design project to the architect PAOLO BANDIELLO, already designer of the other two stores. Two spaces exclusively dedicated to women…

Changing the world of fashion together – through collaboration, communication and entrepreneurship. That is not an empty promise, but the vision of Neonyt. And in these current times, it is more important than ever. In view of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the management of Messe Frankfurt made the decision not to hold Neonyt as a physical event this year. And developing their own digital platform to showcase Neonyt and its exhibitors in virtual showrooms is not something that the team behind the event see as being constructive. Instead, Neonyt is focusing on a collaboration with two existing B2B online marketplaces.

“There are already countless approaches to hosting virtual events and showrooms right now. Following an in-depth review of the situation, we therefore decided that it makes more sense not to develop yet another solution for that ourselves, but to trust the expertise of well-known industry partners instead,” says Thimo Schwenzfeier, Show Director of Neonyt. “With The Brand Show Circular and Joor as our preferred partners for summer 2020, we are making it possible for Neonyt exhibitors to use all digital services of these B2B order platforms.”

However, as face-to-face interaction forms the basis of every human relationship, virtual platforms can never replace physical events, so the aim is to schedule the upcoming winter edition of Neonyt at the beginning of next year as usual. And in the meantime – thanks to partnerships with the two B2B marketplaces – Neonyt is offering its exhibitors the opportunity to position themselves in an international order context and look ahead to the time after the coronavirus.

The Brand Show Circular is a B2B marketing and order platform on which, in addition to digital showrooms and ordering opportunities for brands, it is also possible to publish video content. Sustainable fashion is at the focus here and many Neonyt exhibitors are already represented with digital showrooms.

And the cooperation with Joor, the world’s leading B2B platform for brands and retailers, and the Premium Group, the organiser of Premium, Seek and the Fashiontech conference, offers Neonyt exhibitors a number of digital services, which will be presented to interested exhibitors soon.

For the Fashionsustain conference, a digital solution using existing channels has been found: in the week from 13-17 July 2020, speakers from the sustainable and digital fashion industry will be discussing topics related to innovation, sustainability and technology in live talks and various audio and video formats on the Neonyt and Fashionsustain social media channels. The full line-up of all talks, participants and dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Unveiling The Unexpected: Frankfurt Fashion Week will be making its debut in summer 2021. Joining forces to get the event off the ground are the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds – Messe Frankfurt – and the organiser of Europe’s biggest fashion fair – the Premium Group – as the initiators, as well as the City of Frankfurt am Main and the German state of Hesse as hosts. Together they aim to create a brand-new ecosystem for tradeshows, conferences, runway shows and events for professionals and consumers in Frankfurt am Main. 

“This will transform the financial centre of Frankfurt into a new hotspot for the international fashion and lifestyle scene and create a new, international fashion metropolis. Organising a Fashion Week in Frankfurt presents a unique economic opportunity for the City of Frankfurt am Main. We are expecting positive knock-on effects with the generation of more than 200 million euros per year for our hometown and the region,” emphasised the Senior Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main at today’s press conference. “It will bring a huge boost to the local hotel, hospitality and transportation sectors. Frankfurt is renowned for its style-defining impact on art, architecture and design and its unique club, bar and restaurant scene. Frankfurt Fashion Week will now also increase our appeal as an international fashion hotspot. We will be conveying the fashion and design theme to the rest of the city and complementing it with our own exciting events. It makes me proud that we have been able to attract these three prominent tradeshows with no less than 2,000 exhibitors from Berlin to Frankfurt,” concludes Feldmann.

“Securing this unique event for Frankfurt am Main is a huge opportunity to strengthen our image both nationally and internationally. In the next few years, the city is prepared to provide the necessary funds to show people from near and far that creative Frankfurt has what it takes to host a Fashion Week. Together with the State of Hesse and Messe Frankfurt, we, the City of Frankfurt, really want Frankfurt Fashion Week to get off to a flying start and make the city the fashion hotspot of Germany. And we will play our part in that,” adds Mayor and City Treasurer Uwe Becker, who together with the Councillor for Economic Affairs Markus Frank highlighted the development opportunities of Fashion Week in Frankfurt am Main. “From a fashion show on the Zeil – our profitable shopping street –, or a catwalk on the Eiserner Steg footbridge to streetwear in the Hafenpark so popular with skaters – the innovative, dynamic and cosmopolitan Main metropolis is welcoming Fashion Week with open arms,” adds Markus Frank.

A core component of Frankfurt Fashion Week are Europe’s biggest fashion fairs: PREMIUM, Europe’s most relevant business platform for advanced women’s and menswear, SEEK, one of the most progressive tradeshows for contemporary fashion, and NEONYT, the leading hub for sustainable fashion. Together with the Fashionsustain and Fashiontech conferences, they are all moving from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main. 

Anita Tillmann, Managing Partner of the Premium:

“We have worked since many years with Messe Frankfurt’s Neonyt and the conferences Fashiontech- and fashion sustain. We were looking for a place which holds all synergies. Why Frankfurt? Fashion has not as of yet been in Frankfurt. The trade show area is in the middle of the town and combining the shows has been demanded by the industry. We will all be now in one area which will facilitate it for our visitors.

One of our challenges is Covid-19. It is now important to collaborate. The challenges for the market are the same: ditigalisation, sustainability, collections.
We will show men’s and women’s collection at the same show as the aspect of sustainability welcomes this and we will have an advantage over Milan and Paris in point of data. We will not have two separate appointments but men’s, women’s accessories will be shown at the same time, which will benefit the environment and it will be the pulse of time.

We will also re-think the system of Fashion Week. So it will be a digitally oriented fashion- and lifestyle community. Design innovation, fashion and lifestyle will be combined and the people of Frnakfurt will be included in the event.
We plan that you arrive at the airport and the train station and you will be in Fashion Frankfurt. Frankfurt fashion week won’t compare to other German cities. And we are competing with the other big fashion weeks ‘in it to win it.”

The Fashion Week will be a big and important party: topics like sustainability and digitalisation will be the topics that we are looking forward to. Markus Frank, Responsible of city Frankfurt am Main for Economic affairs, sports, security: “Premium Group decided for Frankfurt am Main and this will encourage people to have a look at this wonderful city. In autumn we will continue to communicate what the content and concept will contain. ‘Expect the unexpected’.”

Following a lengthy discussion during a video conference with the Board of Directors of Pitti Immagine, based on the information provided by the CEO, Raffaello Napoleone, and by the General Manager, Agostino Poletto, the Board acknowledged the insufficient number of confirmations of attendance as well as the ongoing state of difficulty of the companies, and decided to postpone the physical fairs until January 2021. Encouraged by the work and investment carried out in order to launch the Pitti Connect platform, as well as the approval and interest that this initiative is registering among members of the trade, the organisers will concentrate all their energy this summer onto the entirely digital version of the above fairs which will be open to all exhibitors.

“This was a very painful yet inevitable decision” says Claudio Marenzi, President of Pitti Immagine “dictated by the conditions of operational and economic difficulty in which the majority of the manufacturing companies and retailers – shops, department stores- find themselves and by the uncertainties that continue to persist regarding the modalities of traveling from one country to another, including quarantine restrictions, which have obviously heavily conditioned the plans of international buyers. I should add that the prolonged absence of any certainties regarding non-repayable government and European economic support for taking part in the fairs, greatly affected the exhibitors’ decisions. The very recent approval of the Italian decree referred to the 394/81 fund is a good sign at last, even though the effects will mostly be felt from next fall. From our side, we deeply believed in and are fully convinced about maintaining the role of the Pitti fairs as an essential instrument of commercial promotion at the service of Italian fashion and, in particular, of the fabric of preeminent small and medium sized businesses, together with the artisan companies that we have always represented. Therefore the regret that this situation signifies for the industrial fashion system is combined with the disappointment of not being able to contribute, through the attraction capacity of the fairs, already this summer, to the relaunch of Florence which, in the meantime, despite all the many difficulties, is responding with strength and solidarity in order to build the foundations for a safe new start”.

“We will now be putting all our resources into the Pitti Connect digital fairs” adds Raffaello Napoleone, Ceo of Pitti Immagine “ for which we will be receiving decisive help from the Italian Trade Agency (Agenzia ICE). We are very confident in our ability to offer companies the real Pitti service which is capable of meeting their business, promotion and communication requirements, especially in this part of the season. Their opinion on the new functions of the platform in these last few weeks and months has been decidedly positive.  With regard to the physical fairs, these have been three months of enthusiastic and tireless work by everyone at Pitti Immagine, with the full awareness of not having neglected anything: from the investment into sanitizing and making safe the exhibition spaces to the planning of high-quality but also very economical new layout formulas, to the facilitation agreements with the city’s hotel structures.  In any case, we do not exclude the possibility of being able to make a contribution, between July and September, to getting the city started again with autonomous projects or events that are coherent with our policy.  In parallel we will immediately start to program the next winter edition in order to consolidate and support the much hoped for recovery of production and commercial trade in the fall and at the beginning of 2021”.

“First and foremost, I would like to thank those exhibitors” concludes Agostino Poletto, Pitti Immagine General Manager “that, in the midst of this unpredictable crisis, had decided in any case to take part and renewed their faith in the fairs. For them, as for everyone else, the rendezvous, for the meantime, is on Pitti Connect, and then in January. The new digital platform will be active and can be visited from the end of June, first week of July, in order to help companies comply with the traditional timings of the sales campaign, and it will be extended to the whole of September. Pitti Connect is an advanced networking and marketplace tool that will allow exhibitors to increase their visibility with tens of thousands of qualified buyers, activating selected and certified commercial contacts, supporting them in the management of orders and holding events and live presentations.

WeAr will keep you updated on any news you need to know about the digital event and the revised edition of January 2021.

Recent times highlight the importance to incorporate news events into the fashion industry in order to respond to customer demand. Today’s consumers are more informed, connected and savvy. They want to identify with brands. In order to do so, brands need to depict values. Inclusivity is a vital value. Whether that is about gender, color or religion, fashion should, and already widely is, include these topics to reflect the current time and stay relevant.

Calvin Klein’s new campaign #PROUDINMYCALVINS highlights the LGBTQIA+ community and focusses on topics like identity, self love and self expression. Tommy Hilfiger has just released an adaptive line, which helps people with disability to dress easier. Amongst many other the following brands and designers are promoting equality and diversity throughout: Gender Free World, Prabal Gurung, Anniesa Hasibuan, Christian Siriano, Yeezy, Kintsugi Clothing, just to name a few.

Inclusiveness is not just a PR topic, but must be incorporated into a brand’s DNA. Only then a brand is truly authentic and can generate a loyal and long-term following.

APUJAN is a London-based womenswear label founded by designer Apu Jan, debuting in Autumn/Winter 2013 London Fashion Week. The designs are renowned for integrating patterns and knitwear techniques to illustrate themes inspired by fantasy and literature. The juxtaposition of traditional and oriental elements with a contemporary twist, and the interweaving of bold and casual elements are at the heart of APUJAN’s unique style, and have become the hallmarks of the label.

The new collaboration that launched on 6th May 2020 includes package designs for burgers, drinks and McFlurry’s with highly stylised wrapping that makes extensive use of the colour black with some of the burgers, made of cuttlefish juice also with a black appearance.

McDonalds and APUJAN collaborated for the first time in 2019. For the new collaboration the brand has also incorporated stars and spaceships to convey a child-like wonder.

Outside of runway collection, APUJAN has also collaborated with various industries by utilises the storytelling method to connect with different audiences: such as In-flight loungewear for EVA airline, branding for Kuo Yuan Ye, a traditional oriental pastry company, the costumes for the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan and the series of package design for McDonald’s.

The organizers of the trade fair Modefabriek have announced the launch of a new online platform featuring a B2B marketplace. Scheduled for early July, it is intended to connect the fashion industry and boost business.

“For almost 25 years, Modefabriek has been organizing the fashion trade event of the Benelux as a physical B2B marketplace. Now, we utilize our experience to also, virtually, bring all together ‘under one roof’ and connect professionals. On this new platform, supply and demand meet their match in the B2B marketplace. You will find the newest collections and best solutions, make mutual contact, can share your latest news, and follow each other.

More exposure, greater connection; before, during and after the event and sales season. For everyone who is already active in the Dutch and Belgian fashion industry, or is looking to make their first move, and is after closer contact with their fashion peers. For labels, agents, retailers, buyers, stylists, designers, store staff, visual merchandisers, trainers, educators, starters, jobseekers, employers, developers, advisors, media, policy makers and all other fashion professionals who want to be stronger together.

In addition to the B2B marketplace, Modefabriek.nl will also offer business opportunities, news, vacancies, workshops, education, trends of the last hour, and everything about the online and offline Modefabriek event. In other words, Modefabriek.nl will be the online epicentre of and for the fashion community.”

Diesel has launched Moon, an omni-channel operating model designed to significantly upgrade the company’s digital operations and make e-commerce more seamless. As e-commerce becomes more vital to companies’ businesses in a post-lockdown world where customers are still hesitant to return to shopping at physical stores, Diesel saw this as an opportune time to strengthen their e-commerce and omnichannel approach to business.

For consumers, Moon offers a smooth, easy and all-in-one shopping experience. Shopping options are unlimited, in that all of Diesel’s current global stock will be integrated and buyable through this model. Shopping itself becomes frictionless: increased service levels, easy returns in-store, same day pickup in all stores, same day delivery in key cities, pre-ordering and more are all available. In the near future, the act of shopping will also become highly personalized in the digital space; data-driven approaches will elevate and edit user-specific interfaces as more purchases are made.

In a series of posts on Instagram, Gucci’s Creative Director Alessandro Michele has announced the fashion house’s overhaul of its catwalk and seasonal programme as it embarks on a “new path, away from deadlines that the industry consolidated.” and “abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows to regain a new cadence”, away from “an excessive performativity that today really has no raison d’être”.

“For me, in my own small way, I feel the urgent need to change a lot of things in the way I work. I have always been professionally inclined to change, after all, bringing with me a natural and joyful creative restlessness. But this crisis has somehow amplified such transformative urgency, which can’t be deferred anymore”.

Zalora, Asia’s online fashion brand part of the Global Fashion Group, has announced a partnership with Vestiaire Collective to offer a sustainable fashion ecosystem in Asia.

The partnership will allow Zalora’s Hong Kong customers to access over 5,000 of Vestiaire Collective’s authenticated pre-loved items across its women’s and men’s categories directly on Zalora’s website and apps.

The trial will be for Hong Kong initially, with plans to extend to its other markets, which includes Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Taiwan, as it looks to promote the adoption of circular fashion to encourage its consumers to be “more conscious about their consumption habits”.

Facebook has announced the launch of its new shopping feature allowing businesses of all sizes to set up a free online store on Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook Shops allows businesses to set up customized online stores which can be found by people through the business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile and targeted ads. Shoppers can then browse items and purchase them either through the company’s website or directly through the app.

After 10 successful editions and while fully prepared for the 11th edition of Ventura Projects during Milan Design Week 2020, Ventura Projects is no longer feasible. Both Ventura Centrale and Ventura Future had to be cancelled due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, these cancellations have had a massive and irreversible impact on the company. Margriet Vollenberg, founder and art director of Ventura Projects, sadly had to make the impossible and heartbreaking decision to stop all Ventura Projects activities, leaving a massive gap in the entire design world. This means that after many successful editions the Ventura Projects events, organised by Organisation in Design, will no longer be on show during Milan Design Week and other international design events in the future.

“It is with great sorrow that I’ve had to witness how the corona crisis has hit the entire world and event and design industry, and thus my company. I spent many sleepless nights worrying about whether and how I could save or transform my company to adjust to a new normal to still be able to serve the design world and enable the talent as we have always done. It is therefore with great pain in my heart that I came to the conclusion that it is no longer feasible to build my dream, and therefore the dreams of many designers and design studios. The current circumstances leave me no other choice but to endVentura Projects,” says Margriet Vollenberg.

For twenty-one years Vollenberg took a role as an organiser, coordinator, and matchmaker during Milan Design Week and over the past eleven years, as art director of Ventura Projects, she focused on giving a forum for international creatives launching their projects. With the support of two dedicated teams in the Netherlands and Italy, Ventura Projects exhibitors were offered guidance and promotion to give them the attention and exposure they deserved.”

Vollenberg continues: “Over the last few days my team and I have personally called individual designers, relations and exhibitors of Ventura Projects. It was one of the most difficult tasks we have ever had to accomplish as a team. It was deeply sorrowing as well as heartwarming to talk to all our trusted friends and design lovers. For now, I look back with tremendous pride and gratitude on what my team and I have been able to accomplish in the international design world. With more than 7000 exhibitors, we have presented countless ground-breaking and incredible solutions to the world. We sincerely hope that the energised atmosphere of global design events will return soon. More than ever, to cope with this crisis and the aftermath the world is in need of the creativity, playfulness and ingenuity that design can offer.”

Scotch & Soda presents two new fragrances just in time for the Launch of the new Spring/Summer 2020 collections. Inspired by tropical scents, “Island Waters“ comes in 2 variations and is available from this month onwards.

In line with Scotch & Sodas DNA, the perfumes embody the brands values of free spirited creativity growing out of a passion for the unknown. Precious finds from all corners of the world, combined with classic, contemporary elements, define the eclectic collections of apparel, accessories and perfumes.

Island Waters along with the entire Spring/Summer 2020 apparel collection is inspired by the free spirited Musa-Shiya, also called „The Shirtmaker“ and creator of the original „Hawaiian Shirt. Driven by his insatiable creativity and teamed with a strong sense of business, the entrepreneur moved from his birthplace Japan to the island of Hawaii in the 30ties where he created the foundation of his business together with a team of loyal supporters of local craftspeople and surfers, who came to love the now iconic fashion item.

“Musa-Shiyas story of team spirit, fortunate timing and new interpretations of a classic style had us inspired and taught us, that anything is possible, if we wander through our world with open hearts & eyes.” – Marlou van Engelen, Creative Director Scotch & Soda

Effective immediately, Patrick Valeo has been named as Diesel North America’s new CEO. Reporting to global CEO Massimo Piombini, he will lead the brand forward focusing on growth throughout.

Most recently Valeo was president of the Americas and global head of commercial sales at MCM. Prior to that, he was president and COO of SMCP, vice president retail at Dolce & Gabbana and vice president retail at Gucci Americas.

Missoni has appointed Livio Proli as their new CEO. Proli had a lengthy tenure at Giorgio Armani where he held the positions general manager and managing director. He departed from all of his Giorgio Armani affiliated roles last year.

Proli will be the first ever CEO of Missoni. In addition to being a family owned company, Italian fund FSI also has a 41.2 percent stake in Missoni.