All Trade fairs & conferences articles – Page 34

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    The Bata Shoe Museum of Toronto is displaying some of...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The Bata Shoe Museum of Toronto is displaying some of the creations of Roger Vivier

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    Euroshoes, the new up-and-coming shoe fair in Moscow, has decided...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Euroshoes, the new up-and-coming shoe fair in Moscow, has decided to stage a special new session on Sept. 25-27 for about 30 brands, led by Wortmann and Rieker, which have sponsored the fair from the beginning. This is in addition to the dates of its main show on Aug. 22-25. ...

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    Messe Düsseldorf, which organizes the simultaneous GDS and Global Shoes...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Messe Düsseldorf, which organizes the simultaneous GDS and Global Shoes fairs in its hometown, is said to be polling potential candidates for a Chinese shoe show, competing with the Chinese project of Micam (see previous issue). If Messe Düsseldorf gets enough support, the show will likely be held in the ...

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    Honegger Gaspare, the representative of Messe Düsseldorf in Italy, is...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Honegger Gaspare, the representative of Messe Düsseldorf in Italy, is organizing a so-called “Temporary Shoeroom Suite 9” for 40 exclusive Italian shoe brands during the Order Days for the fashion sector in Düsseldorf next July 28-30. Area Forte, Attilio Giusti Leombruni, Norma J. Baker, Kallisté, Kartell and Voile Blanche will ...

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    The second edition of Expo Riva Schuh India, which ran...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The second edition of Expo Riva Schuh India, which ran on July 5-7 in New Delhi, showed a highly encouraging 16.2 percent increase in attendance to a total of 3,795 dealers. A press release attributed the success to promotion efforts in India's key regions for retailing, but it also noted ...

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    For the first time, Groupe Royer will be presenting its...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    For the first time, Groupe Royer will be presenting its children's collections at the Mess Around show in Paris. The spring/summer 2013 collections will be on display at a reconstituted Kids & Kickers store in Hall 3 at Porte de Versailles from June 30 to July 3. The first Kids ...

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    The organizers of Panorama, a new trade show for medium-priced...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of Panorama, a new trade show for medium-priced clothing, footwear and other accessories, announced the cancellation of its first edition, which was scheduled to be held in Berlin on July 4-6, simultaneously with Bread & Butter, Premium and other established and new fashion fairs such as The Gallery ...

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    Anci, Italy's national footwear association, headed to South Africa last...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Anci, Italy's national footwear association, headed to South Africa last week with several companies in collaboration with ICE of Johannesburg. The visit was part of a lab promoting Asia and emerging countries, and was to allow Anci and its members to gain a wider understanding of the Johannesburg and the ...

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    More than 8,000 visitors attended the most recent edition of...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    More than 8,000 visitors attended the most recent edition of Obuv Mir Kozi, the Russian shoe show sponsored by Anci in Moscow, which featured 195 companies including 165 from Italy. The amenities included a dining area serving Italian food. The event was accompanied by videos advertising Italian-made footwear on the ...

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    The next Expo Riva Schuh show, scheduled for June 16-19...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The next Expo Riva Schuh show, scheduled for June 16-19 in the pleasant Italian town of Riva del Garda, will host about 1,200 companies on 32,000 square meters of net exhibition space. Of those, more than 800 will come from 40 countries outside Italy. According to the organizers, the fair ...

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    A 16.4 percent increase in the number of visitors from...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    A 16.4 percent increase in the number of visitors from China and Hong Kong helped to limit at 7.1 percent the decline in attendance at the recent Micam show in Milan. Double-digit drops were recorded from Spain, the U.K. and the Netherlands. The details are in the table below. We ...

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    After a relatively successful show in March, Mosshoes has decided...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    After a relatively successful show in March, Mosshoes has decided to move its September session to earlier dates, in response to the demands of many exhibitors and visitors. The Moscow fair will take place on Sept. 10-13 – in between GDS and Micam – instead of the previously scheduled timing ...

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    Ifema is said to be considering grouping its Modacalzado+Iberpiel fair...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Ifema is said to be considering grouping its Modacalzado+Iberpiel fair for shoes and leathergoods in Madrid with its fashion fair, SIM, starting in September 2013, under the management of Francesco Malatesta, who is in charge of both exhibitions. The move resembles the recent grouping of Mess Around in Paris with ...

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    Moda Made in Italy will move to later dates next...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Moda Made in Italy will move to later dates next October – from Oct. 7-9 to a new Oct. 12-14 schedule – taking place from Friday to Sunday instead of Sunday to Tuesday. The organizers say that this is because hotel occupancy in Munich will be reaching its limits due ...

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    Lineapelle reports a drop of 10 percent in Italian visitors...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Lineapelle reports a drop of 10 percent in Italian visitors and an increase of 4 percent in foreign visitors at its last show. The total of 18,000 visitors given by the organizers compares with 18,700 a year ago, and 40 percent of them came from abroad. Higher attendance was noted ...

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    A size-36.5 pair of ivory silk mules believed to have...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A size-36.5 pair of ivory silk mules believed to have been worn by Marie Antoinette to La Fête de la Fédération in 1790 have been sold at auction for $57,000

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    Bread & Butter is raising stand rental rates by 5.5...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Bread & Butter is raising stand rental rates by 5.5 percent to a reported level of €360 per square meter. Without confirming the new price, the management of the Berlin show says the increase is justified by a similar inflation rate since the last exhibition fees were set three years ...

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    A total of about 7,500 visitors attended last month's Modacalzado,...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A total of about 7,500 visitors attended last month's Modacalzado, slightly down from 8,000 a year ago. The organizers report that foreign buyers came from 62 different countries, led by Portugal and followed by France, Italy and Russia. They note that there was an increase in attendance from Scandinavia. The ...

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    Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, is sounding out Italian...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, is sounding out Italian shoemakers to check whether they may be interested in a preview of their collections in Munich, at earlier dates than Moda Made in Italy. Possible dates for the event would be July 29-30 and Feb. 20-21, 2013. The next Moda ...

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    The organizers of Who's Next, Première Classe, Mess Around and...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of Who's Next, Première Classe, Mess Around and other fashion-related shows In Paris, have hired a Berlin-based studio to concot an advertising campaign designed to attract more international visitors to these simultaneous exhibitions, due to take place for the first time at the end of June, just before ...