NEONYT January 2021 edition to demonstrate collaboration during times of social distancing

How does collaboration work in the fashion industry and particularly in times of social distancing? When tried-and-tested solutions and established yearly plans no longer fit the bill, it’s time to start setting new priorities. And the winter edition of Neonyt from 19-21 January 2021 in Berlin will aim to demonstrate what this can look like.

Together. Now and here. – it is under this motto that the Neonyt community will be getting together in the German capital this coming January. With this event, the global hub for fashion, sustainability and innovation is fulfilling the industry’s need to move closer together and cooperate more closely. The agenda at Neonyt will be defined by the hottest topics from the fashion scene: glocalisation and collaboration, as well as diversity and digitalisation.

“For many, the transformation happened virtually overnight – and made it clear just how interlinked yet also fragile the entire system is,” says Thimo Schwenzfeier, Show Director of Neonyt. “We need to show how serious we really are about sustainability through our actions – here and now. The global coronavirus pandemic has exposed a number of injustices in the textile supply chain – and also ignited an international discussion about equality and fairness at the same time. Bricks-and- mortar retailers were ordered to shut their doors to customers. Brands cancelled their orders in producing countries and workers were laid off from one day to the next – without pay and social security. But that wasn’t the case in the fair fashion industry, where, wherever possible, solidarity was shown. A rethink is happening in the entire textile and clothing industry, with more and more people advocating glocal cooperation and calling for an end to short-sighted competitiveness. Synergies are forming between competitors, which can benefit everyone.