Drapers Show Calendar Autumn 2018
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DRAPERS SHOW CALENDAR AUTUMN 18 Drapers brings you the definitive guide to the autumn 18 buying season, the shows to know and who is going where THE SEASON STARTS 6-8 JANUARY JW Anderson at London Fashion Week Men’s Graeme Moran Pitti Uomo Drapers head of content – Store Studios, 180 Strand, fashion and features London 020 7759 1999 londonfashionweekmens.com s we near the start of the autumn 18 buying Butter in its heyday are over, trade shows – whether Menswear calendar, the trade show debate rumbles on they be large or small – remain a vital part of the for another season. Are they outdated, unin- industry, and a missed opportunity for those who 7-9 JANUARY spiring and irrelevant? Or are they still the totally dismiss them. Children’s Club best one-stop-shop to connect with brands They offer a place for both established brands Javits Center, New York A +1 218 740 6873 and network with the industry, while getting busi- and, more importantly, newer labels to showcase ness done? their collections in a central, convenient location. ubmfashion.com For some, such as Bethany Rowntree, director of There is also no better place to understand the Kidswear womenswear etailer Studio B, trade shows are no product direction of a new season than browsing a longer important. trade show’s aisles, whether it be for order writing Fame Rowntree does not see the need for or simply research. Javits Center, New York them, and has discovered and con- And it is almost impossible to +1 218 740 6873 nected with most of the brands she There is no find another occasion hw ere so many ubmfashion.com stocks via the internet: “I think trade industry insiders, from brands Womenswear shows seem a little outdated in both better place to through to buying teams, come their aesthetic and agenda – I find understand a together in one place, offering endless 9-12 JANUARY them pretty generic and soulless.” new season networking opportunities. Pitti Immagine Uomo She also feels exhibitions have than in a trade Events such as Pitti Uomo are a Fortezza da Basso, Florence lost their industry focus and show’s aisles shining example of this. The city +39 055 36931 “exclusivity”, and, of Florence is taken over by the pittimmagine.com by opening up menswear industry twice a year (see Menswear, footwear to more people, the sold-out flights and booked-up have diluted their impact. hotels for proof), as the entire market – from luxury 10-11 JANUARY For others, such as Kyle tailoring through to sportswear names, and global The London Textile Fair Stewart, co-founder of megabrands to artisanal newcomers – descend on Business Design Centre, London London independent Good- one location. 020 8347 8145 hood, trade shows “will The most important thing nowadays is quality. thelondontextilefair.co.uk never be dead”. As Goodhood’s Stewart says: “Trade shows are Textiles, accessories, Stewart argues that relevant through the curation of the brands that are prints, vintage hunting for gems at multi- showing at them. If the brands aren’t good, then 13-15 JANUARY London Fashion ple international events is the trade show is not good.” Trade shows need to Week Men’s still vital to his buying strat- maintain a curated offering to make any visit worth- White egy, and, even if Goodhood while. Some would benefit from editing, and Via Tortona, Milan only discovers one new focusing on quality over quantity. +39 02 3459 2785 brand a season, trade shows And the shows themselves need to remain fresh, whiteshow.it are still worthwhile: “We’re whether it be through new concepts or simply reor- Menswear, womenswear product people – we need to ganising layouts to keep both exhibitors and visitors see the product. We need to engaged. Copenhagen’s CIFF, which continues to 13-16 JANUARY get out there and go through reinvent itself with new formats, layouts and offer- Expo Riva Schuh every single rail.” ings, is an example of a show that does this well. Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, The reality is different for Here you will find more views and opinions on Trentino each brand, buyer and busi- trade shows, plus a list of the key dates to know for +39 0464 570 153 ness. While the days of blockbuster the coming buying season. exporivaschuh.it events such as Berlin’s Bread & I hope to see you there. Footwear DRAPERS SHOW CALENDAR AUTUMN 18 13-16 JANUARY Milan Men’s Fashion Week Venues across the city +39 02 7771081 milanomodauomo.it Menswear 14-16 JANUARY Coterie Top Drawer Olympia London 020 7384 7734 16-17 JANUARY Seek BUYER’S VIEW topdrawer.co.uk Première Vision New York Arena Berlin, HAZEL CATTERALL Accessories, jewellery Pier 94, New York Berlin HEAD OF +1 646 351 1942 +49 30 2088 913 400 WOMENSWEAR, 15-17 JANUARY premierevision-newyork.com seekexhibitions.com HARVEY NICHOLS Transit Yarns, fibres Womenswear, California Market Center, and textiles menswear We will be visiting the London Los Angeles Fashion Week Designer +1 213 630 3618 16-18 JANUARY Show & Order Showrooms, Scoop, CIFF in cmcdtla.com/transit Bright Kühlhaus Berlin, Berlin Copenhagen, Coterie in New Footwear and accessories Arena Berlin, +49 30 208 891 330 York, and Tranoï and Who’s Berlin showandorder.de Next in Paris. We’ll also go to 15-18 JANUARY +49 30 208 891 36 00 Womenswear, Splash and Salon in Paris for Hong Kong Fashion Week brighttradeshow.com menswear lingerie and swimwear. Hong Kong Convention Casualwear, footwear We go to these to get a and Exhibition Centre 16-19 JANUARY good snapshot of newer and +852 1830 668 Panorama Berlin Fashion Week up-and-coming brands. With hktdc.com Messe Berlin, Berlin Venues across the city the exception of lingerie and Womenswear +49 30 27595 6040 fashion-week-berlin.com swimwear shows, we rarely panorama-berlin.com Womenswear place orders at shows – they 16-17 JANUARY Menswear, womenswear, are purely for research. Fashion SVP accessories 17-21 JANUARY We don’t plan to stop going. Olympia London Paris Men’s Trade shows are a good place 020 8771 3555 Premium Fashion Week to start conversations and fashionsvp.com Station exhibition halls, Berlin Venues across the city build relationships with smaller Womenswear, menswear, +49 30 629 0850 +33 1 42 66 64 44 brands – it’s why international kidswear, lingerie, footwear, premiumexhibitions.com fhcm.paris shows are still important. accessories, homeware Womenswear, menswear Menswear DRAPERS SHOW CALENDAR AUTUMN 18 18-20 JANUARY 19-21 JANUARY 20-22 JANUARY 21-23 JANUARY Pitti Immagine Bimbo Tranoï Paris: Men’s Interfilière Paris MRket Fortezza da Basso, Florence Carreau du Temple, Paris Expo, Javits Center, +39 055 369 3238 Palais de la Bourse, Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris New York pittimmagine.com +33 1 53 01 84 90 +331 47 56 32 74 +1 218 740 6873 Kidswear tranoi.com lingerie-swimwear-paris.com ubmfashion.com Menswear Lingerie, swimwear Menswear 18-23 JANUARY London Showrooms Tranoï Paris: Womenswear Salon International 21-23 JANUARY Paris, men’s and Pre-Collections de la Lingerie Project pre collections Carreau du Temple, Paris Expo, Javits Center, VNH Gallery, Palais de la Bourse, Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris New York Paris +33 1 53 01 84 90 +331 47 56 32 70 +1 218 740 6873 020 7759 1992 tranoi.com lingerie-swimwear-paris.com ubmfashion.com britishfashioncouncil.co.uk Womenswear Lingerie, swimwear Menswear Menswear, womenswear 19-22 JANUARY 21-22 JANUARY 21-23 JANUARY 19-21 JANUARY Premiere Classe Modefabriek Printwear and Capsule Paris Men’s Porte de Versailles, Paris Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam Promotion Live 14 rue Vertbois, Paris +33 1 40 13 74 74 +31 2 0442 1960 NEC Birmingham +1 212 206 8310 premiere-classe.com modefabriek.nl printwearandpromotionlive.co.uk capsuleshow.com Fashion accessories Womenswear, Accessories, womenswear, Menswear menswear, streetwear menswear 19-22 JANUARY 19-21 JANUARY Who’s Next 21-23 JANUARY 21-23 JANUARY Man Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris Beta International Stockholm Place Vendôme, +33 1 40 13 74 74 NEC, Birmingham Fashion Week Paris whosnext-tradeshow.com 01937 582147 Venues TBC manwomanshows.com Womenswear, beta-int.com +46 70 752 49 58 Menswear urbanwear Outdoorwear, equestrian clothing fashionweek.se Womenswear 21-24 JANUARY MRket Showcase Ireland RDS, Dublin +353 1 295 8185 showcaseireland.com Jewellery, lifestyle, home, accessories 22-25 JANUARY Paris Haute Couture Venues across the city +33 1 42 66 64 44 fhcm.paris Womenswear 23-25 JANUARY Capsule New York Men’s Pier 94, New York +1 212 206 8310 capsuleshow.com Menswear 23-25 JANUARY Liberty New York Pier 94, New York +1 212 473 4523 libertyfairs.com Menswear DRAPERS SHOW CALENDAR AUTUMN 18 CIFF Kids 23-25 JANUARY Man New York Spring Studios, New York manwomanshows.com Menswear 24-25 JANUARY Jacket Required 28-30 JANUARY 31 JANUARY-2 FEBRUARY CIFF Kids Old Truman Brewery, INDX Menswear CIFF Bella Center, London Cranmore Park,Solihull Bella Center, Copenhagen Copenhagen 01484 848313 0121 683 1417 +45 5060 4527 ciff.dk +45 5060 4527 jacket-required.com indxshow.co.uk Womenswear, ciff.dk Menswear, womenswear Menswear menswear, footwear Kidswear 24-26 JANUARY 28-30 JANUARY Pitti Immagine Filati Scoop Fortezza da Basso, Saatchi Gallery, London Florence 020 7596 5154 +39 055 369 3238 scoop-international.com pittimmagine.com Womenswear, accessories, Yarns lifestyle, fragrance 27-29 JANUARY 30 JANUARY-1 FEBRUARY Gallery Munich Fabric Start Areal Böhler, Düsseldorf Munich Order Center, Munich +49 211 43 96 01 +49 89 45 22 47 0 gallery-duesseldorf.com munichfabricstart.com Eveningwear, occasionwear Textiles 28-29 JANUARY 30 JANUARY-2 FEBRUARY Bubble London