From 11-13 September, a new trade show opened its doors at Berlin, Germany. The organisers of Apparel Textile Sourcing Germany were satisfied with the first edition, but exhibitors would have liked to see more footfall.

The swimwear fashion week, a leading event for the European industry, is committed to becoming more international. The next edition, taking place on 3-5 October, will count with the support of Ifema as its organiser.

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 B2B wholesale platform has announced a strategic partnership with Germany’s Premium Group, the trade fair organiser behind the likes of Premium and Seek, and a key acquisition.

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.

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.

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.

This weekend, at Who's Next in Paris, the French show organiser and Istituto Marangoni are launching a call for applications to Lab Scene, a mentoring programme that will support three emerging designers for a year.

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.