On August 30th, the three-day CHIC2023 (Autumn/Winter) came to a perfect end. With the theme of "Infinite Opportunities, More than Just Orders", it gathered a large number of professional domestic audience resources and high-quality buyers from 19 countries and regions around the world, including online buyers, professional buyers, brands, wholesalers, retailers, and cross-border e-commerce. It has sparked more possibilities for business! This CHIC event was divided into 9 exhibition areas, covering 2.1 Halls for ultimate single products, extraordinary denim, fashion customization, high-quality products, resource platforms, and digital collaboration, 3 Halls for emerging design forces, accessories and bags, and the newly established North Hall with 3 major exhibition halls for CHIC SELECTED. Commerce was the main theme of CHIC2023 (Autumn), and CHIC MATCHING held nearly 20 targeted professional business negotiation meetings. CHIC SHOW, CHIC TALK, and a series of fashion shows, business forums, award ceremonies, and other activities fully demonstrate the industry value, business value, and cultural value of CHIC in the Chinese clothing industry.

From June 13th to 16th, the 104th edition of Pitti Uomo, the Florence Men's Fashion Exhibition, took place at the Fortezza da Basso exhibition center! A total of 825 men's fashion and lifestyle brands participated in this edition of Pitti Uomo, surpassing the previous 789 brands, with 43% of the brands coming from countries other than Italy. The theme of this year's exhibition was "Pitti Games", referring to a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere that is full of challenges and creativity, synonymous with energy, commitment, and the desire for success. The Pitti Immagine organizing committee imagined the Florence exhibition center as a "big gambling table" where people can enjoy themselves and experience the thrill of taking risks.

After the first OutDoor by ISPO last year, this year's exhibition has added Berghaus, Devold of Norway and J. Lindeberg as exhibitors. The total number of exhibitors has increased from 310 in 2022 to 661 this year. Similar to its winter counterpart, ISPO Munich, the exhibition is based on celebrating innovation and sustainability, conveyed through the ISPO awards. In addition to sustainability, leisure camping and adventure holidays have also been increased. This report analyzes from the dimensions of functionality, fabrics, details, and style.

A huge shout out to all who helped make the recent Kingpins Show in Amsterdam a success. The denim fair welcomed more than 1100 visitors representing more than 500 companies from more than 40 countries to SugarCity (which has been renamed SugarFactory), where nearly 100 exhibitors showcased their latest collections. This season, the fair debuted Kingpins’ new inspiration concept, The Boxes, where we challenged visitors to explore new ways to be creative.

The 103rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo ended in Florence (10-13 January 2023) with almost 800 men's fashion, lifestyle and genderless collections at the Fortezza da Basso, an increasingly evolved exhibition layout and new sections like PITTIPETS and The SIGN. Plus the special events in other venues around the city: from the Martine Rose catwalk show at the Loggia del Porcellino to the Jan-Jan Van Essche show in the Santa Maria Novella Complex, together with all the other scheduled presentations and events that met with great approval from the press, buyers and guests who traveled specially to Florence.

The 102nd edition of Pitti Uomo taook place in Fortezza da Basso from June 14, 2022 to June 17, displaying Spring/Summer 2023 collections. This historic menswear trade fair has returned to the right track. Compared with the edition in last June(338 exhibitors) and this January(540 exhibitors), the latest edition was an exhibition of 671 brands, including 100 new comers.

Founded in 1972, the world-leading fashion event Pitti Uomo is not only a menswear show, but it is also a more all-around clothing exhibition and trade show. Other fashion weeks may pay more attention to the runway, however, Pitti Uomo focuses on the exhibition and trading of new-emerged brands. Meanwhile, Pitti Uomo can also be regarded as the best interpretation of global fashion trend for menswear. From June 30 to July 2, Pitti Uomo successfully held its 100th exhibition in Florence. Except for those famous menswear brands and latest products all over world, there were multiple special events as well. According to the official data, over 6000 people attended the exhibition, including 4000 buyers(30% of them came from foreign countries). The exhibition was mainly based on three topics: "Fantastic Classic"(contemporary classic menswear), "Dynamic Attitude"(outdoor wear, sportwear and streetwear), and "Superstyling"(niche avant-garde design). Thus, the exhibition has attracted people from all the industries and with different fashion preferences.

The virtual A/W 21/22 ISPO Munich exhibition covers 545 exhibitors and over 150 product presentations, workshops and conferences. There are over 31000 participants from 110 countries. Sustainability and creative designs are still the key this season. Functional outdoor clothes pay attention to the comfort and open a new mode for customized products. 3IN1 and multi-functional items are more valuable. Environmental acid yellow and neutral colors bring new safety signals. The attention to women's sports requirements is also improved a lot.

A/W 21/22 Outdoor Retailer Market pays more attention to the consumer group expansion and outdoor sports requirements. And it accepts more people through designs with better inclusiveness. Since the environmental concept is more and more important, sustainable development has also been the fashion trend. Therefore, the application of natural fibers becomes the key point. Except for the functionality, comfort and versatility are also essential for design. Multi-occasional dressing with high cost efficiency is more popular among consumers.

The 35th secession A/W SPINEXPO Shanghai is held as scheduled. Although the flow of visitors is limited, the atmosphere is still animated. This report makes a detailed analysis on diversified stitches. Cables get innovated, and yarns are not restricted to the panel. Geometric shapes remain classic and display more stitches. The mottled eroded effect displays time traces. Regular and orderly stitches form granular textures. Panels are stacked to add depth. 3D textures appear on placements, lively and free.

Affected by the COVID-19, the suspended SPINEXPO is held as scheduled. Safe, comfortable and anti-bacterial products prevail, including anti-odour treatment and washable wool. Sustainable, traceable and responsible yarns are key, which drives manufacturers to pay more attention to product indicators. Sustainable yarns are widely applied, and sporty functional yarns also gain much attention. A/W 20/21 continues delicacy, innovation and creativity, and aims to employ the best yarns for the most creative, fashionable and comfortable clothes. This report makes a detailed analysis on yarns to elaborate composition of blended yarns, applications and trends.

Pitti Filati is the largest fair of melange yarns in the world. This fair emphasizes sustainability is the first priority. Recyclable waste, natural bast fiber and light thin materials for summer are main development directions. More than 4,000 buyers from more than 50 countries are exploring the sustainable production of yarn and share the visual feast of knitting.

The A/W 20/21 Première Vision affirms the desire for profound change, and offers fashion solutions that promise protection. The theme emphasizes the connection between imagination and sustainability. Nature incarnates the ecological guide line. Novel textures are extracted from luxuriant styles inspired by mixed vegetation. safety, environmental protection and functionality are integrated to strengthen ecological and digital awareness. Noctilucence, functionality and flowers are decorated in charming night woods and jungles full of playing animals, which brings wonderful, dreamlike and dazzling recycled fabrics. Abstract geometry glints in the fantastic metallic sheen. Light texture reshapes the ecological responsibility. Natural textures create soft and simple new nature, and bring five themes: material resistance, transformation, fantasy of the night, decoration and new nature. These will be displayed in fabrics below.

The Premiere Vision Paris is still the top large-scale textile fabrics exhibition in the world. The A/W 20/21 Designs exhibition is open in September. The pattern area in the Premiere Vision Designs breaks the limits of seasons, changes the previous color tones of the bright summer color palette, releases the gloomy and dark sense of autumn, and stresses the relations between imagination and the nature. The shadows and flowers from mixing plants wake up the soft female style. The natural texture, marbling and dots explore the sustainable and innovative application. The creative designs like the new wax print, folk pattern and oil paints can be the innovation advantages to overcome the industry adversity in the future.

Following on from what was regarded as a challenging year for Intertextile, a renewed positivity rang out across the first of 2017's shows for S/S 18. Playing host to over 3,300 exhibitors, representatives from some 26 countries and regions gathered in the show's International Hall, which included a Milano Unica showcase of Italian mills, French- and German-specific zones, as well as the Asian Pavilions that brought together those from Korea, Taiwan, India and Pakistan, and Chinese exhibitors, all grouped together by the nature of their offering. Within the show itself, distinguishable zones made sourcing more focused for show-goers, with areas that included Premium Wool Zone, Beyond Denim, Verve for Design, All About Sustainability, Functional Lab and Accessories Vision. Meanwhile, S/S 18's Trend Forum was curated by Ornella Bignami of Elementi Moda.

The CBME exhibition continues to upsurge, bringing together domestic famous brands, Hong Kong brands and foreign brands such as Spain Mayoral, Boboli. Children's clothing accounts for 60% of infants, 30% of young children, and fewer for big children. Sweet and playful styles take a large proportion ,the stick figure are simple and stylish from the aspect of patterns. In the term of technique details, applique and three-dimensional decoration area key design elements.

There were plenty of kids fashion highlights at Pitti Bimbo 85, the trade fair held in Florence every season which seems to just keep on growing. This season there were 548 exhibitors, and the number of buyers from countries such as Russia (207), China (181), Ukraine, Netherlands and Austria increased whilst total visitors stayed at around 10,000.

17/18 A/W Tokyo Playtime Exhibition