Despite a scenario that is not exactly favourable for kidswear, Pitti Bimbo gets ready for its 89th edition with a wide array of new names, including Emporio Armani, along with important re-entries and projects aimed at exalting children’s lifestyle and research.

The show organised by Pitti Immagine and dedicated to prêt-à-porter and accessories for women announced two important changes for its next edition: the duration has been extended to 4 days, starting on Thursday, and will run from 19 to 22 September 2019 at the Visconti Pavilion in via Tortona, Milan.

The Moscow fair ends with a +3.75% rise in visitors coming from every part of Russia and the neighbouring CSI region, who came to browse the selection of around 700 brands.

Made in Italy met up with greater difficulty at Almaty than in Kiev, which is currently on the road to recovery. This is how the La Moda Italiana@Almaty and La Moda Italiana@Kiev fairs did in these two markets.

The latest edition of Obuv comes to an end with unexciting results for Made in Italy footwear in the Russian markets, thus reconfirming the negative forecasts made on the eve of the event.

This past 12 March, Gallery Shoes ended with the participation of 9,800 professional visitors and 550 brands on show, for the fourth edition of the event dedicated to footwear, which is organised by the Igedo Company in Dusseldorf. The next edition will be held from 1 to 3 September 2019, with the unveiling of the summer 2020 collections.

In a market that has always been strategic for Italian exports, Assocalzaturifici accompanies 130 brands to the Moscow Exhibition that showcases the very best in Italian footwear and leather goods from 19 to 22 March.

Rendezvous with the 14th edition of Super, the Pitti Immagine fair dedicated to experimental and quality accessories and prêt-à-porter for women, will be at the Visconti Pavilion in via Tortona, Milan from 19 to 22 September 2019, with more than 5,700 professional visitors expected to attend.

The new event organised by IFEMA in collaboration with FICE this past 1 to 3 March, attracted more than 2,700 industry professionals, who were given the opportunity to learn more about Spanish and international quality footwear in the striking ex-industrial complex of La Nave in Madrid.

Sustainability, new areas, and an attentive brand mix resulted in a turnout of 25,256 visitors, with foreign buyers on the rise by +6.8% and Italians up +1.4% over the February 2018 edition.

An innovative concept welcomed 12 young designers to Micam, who were selected by a jury of experts headed by stylist Ernesto Esposito, with the intention of offering an overview of emerging talents on the international panorama and a look at new trends in the world of fashion footwear.

The Riva del Garda volume footwear fair announces an important change for the next edition to be held from 15 to 18 June 2019: a single location for Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags, to the full benefit of Italian and international buyers, who will find the combined offering of footwear and leathers goods in a unique and complete location.

Fashion Access returns to enliven the Hong Kong Exhibition Center in conjunction with APLF, from 13 to 15 March 2019, while highlighting the very best in fashion accessories and the world of cashmere.

For the fourth time in a row, Gallery Shoes gets ready to kick off its spring edition, from 10 to 12 March 2019 at the Areal Böler in Düsseldorf, with all spaces fully booked and a greater number of Italian brands.

From 1 to 3 March 2019, the exhibition complex in the striking post-industrial area of La Nave will host 80 or so footwear companies, including a number of prestigious Made in Spain brands.

An increase in Italian visitors and decrease in foreign numbers: the 87th edition of MICAM ends with over 43 thousands visitors, for results in line with the February 2018 edition.

T Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice (Event Pavillion, 4th Floor). Up to 13 March 2019

By now presenting itself as an established event on the international calendar, the fourth edition of the Dusseldorf Show will be held from 10 to 12 March 2019 in the post-industrial area of Areal Bohler. Almost 10 thousand professional operators for over 500 brands of footwear will participate.

At the 91th Expo Riva Schuh more than 1,400 exhibitors presented their new collections for AW 2019-2020 and ready-to-wear SS 2019.
The full report of Expo Riva Schuh edition of January 2019 it’s now available

The 46th edition of Couromoda was held from 14 to 17 January in São Paulo’s Expo Center Norte trade fair […]

At the next edition of Micam in February, Spanish footwear brands will once again be among the leading protagonists of the Show, with a strong, quality representation of brands and collections for the Fall/Winter 2019-20 that are sure to capture the interest of international buyers (shoesfromspain.com/micam-milano).

Scheduled one month earlier on the calendar than in past years, the new dates are from 3 to 5 June for the 51st edition of FRANCAL, the Brazilian event that proposes the very best collections for spring-summer to the world.

Despite the climate of uncertainty surrounding children’s fashion, Pitti Bimbo ends with the positive feedback of buyers, while holding steady with its results.

The world of volume footwear once again met up in Riva del Garda, confirming the forecasts made on the eve of the event.

From 10 to 13 September, in the “Crocus Expo” International Exhibition Centre in Moscow, the appointment was renewed with Mos Shoes, the most important event for the Russian leather and footwear industry for the last 20-plus years. The next edition will be held from 12 to 15 March 2019.