The 23rd Playtime Paris trade show, held on 27th-29th January, saw a rise in the number of international visitors, who accounted for 57.7% of the total, compared to 55.3% a year ago.

From February 11 to 14, the textile and apparel events will be joined by Texworld Denim, the former dedicated space, which is now becoming its own event with some 80 exhibitors, pending the arrival of Leatherworld.

The Parisian textile trade show will be held at the Villepinte exhibition centre on 13th-15th February, welcoming 113 new exhibitors and a host of innovations.

Fransa, B.Young, Blend, Casual Friday and Gant are gearing up for their first appearance at Birmingham trade show Moda this February. 

The Japanese brand has announced the launch, February 15, of a new ready-to-wear collection from Ines de la Fressange and Uniqlo special projects design director Naoki Takizawa.

The 26th edition of the Italian textile trade show will open on Tuesday 6th February in Milan, and sets out to target Millennials and emphasise the need for sustainability. 

The recently ended Copenhagen Fashion Week was a pleasant mix of commercially dynamic trade shows and young designers in search of a launchpad towards international markets.

The event, which takes place from April 23 to 29, is preparing its most international edition yet. With 300 exhibitors and 25 runway shows, the Lebanese designer joins a line-up headed by Pronovias and Rosa Clará. 

Pure London has announced a diverse line-up of womenswear, footwear and accessories brands for its forthcoming show, taking place from 11-13 February at London Olympia.

The Messe Frankfurt-run trade shows attracted a record 371 exhibitors from 14 countries and more than 4,000 visitors for their three-day Winter 2018 edition in New York this January.

There will soon be a new entry among Paris shows: CIFF is about to launch an event planned for 20th-26th June, joining the ranks of Tranoï, Man/Woman and the new incarnation of Who's Next.

The French trade show specialising in denim has a new formula and management team. Paris-based in summer, it will travel across Europe in winter, with London its first destination.

International B2B beauty trade show Cosmoprof has partnered with LA Fashion Week to offer VIPs an exclusive curated beauty box introducing influencers, celebrities and tastemakers to up-and-coming beauty brands.

​Lineapelle New York opens tomorrow, following its London counterpart in the run-up to the leather trade fair’s 94th edition in Milan, and promising seminars, a workshop and over 100 exhibitors.

Picaflor, the organiser of the Playtime shows dedicated to the world of children, will launch Playtime Online, the shows’ online offshoot, next June, in response to the global transformation of the trade show formula.