FASHION INDUSTRY 2011

The general information: The "Fashion Industry" trade fair is one of the largest fashion exhibitions in Russia. It continually goes since 1993 twice a year. The trade fair  is included in the list of prior events supported by the Ministry of Trade and Commerce of Russia, St Petersburg City Administration and the Government of Leningrad Region. The trade fair cooperates with St Petersburg Chamber of Trade and Commerce and other Russian Regional Chambers of Trade and Commerce and local Governments.
The trade fair is a part of the Russian national project on development of Russian market of textiles and clothes industry “Russian fashion” (organizers “Roslegprom” / “RLP-Yarmarka”) and “Russian weeks of fashion and textiles” (organizers “Concern “Rostextil” / “Textilexpo”).  Since 2004 “Fashion Industry” is an approved event of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI).

The aim of the trade fair: is to create best conditions for B2B meetings between clothes and textiles manufactures as well as fashion exporters and local distributors, importers and retailers. The trade fair is a perfect place to establish new business contacts, conclude long time treaties, order new collections for the up-coming season, exchange with a professional experience in the sector of sewing technologies, professional business event organization and marketing researches,
Exhibition area:  net space is over 3500 sqm, total area is over 15 000 sqm

Exhibitors: over 300 companies from Russia and 10 foreign countries

Visitors: over 12 000 people, including over 5500 fashion specialists: fashion shop owners and retailers, fashion wholesalers, importers and distributors of fashion garments, fashion mass media agents, designers, public and municipality authorities

Business programme:  During the trade fair the Economic Forum of the Industry of Fashion is organized at the same venue. It is usually par