China : 8th int’l fashion fair gets overwhelming response

The two-day Eighth International Fashion Fabrics Fair, held in Shanghai International Trade City, attracted more than 500 fabrics exhibitors, 100 designers, 50 international and 10,000 local buyers.

Some industry-related associations like Dallas Market Management Center (DMC) from US, Technical Committee of China Dyeing Printing Industry Association, Shanghai Garment Trade Association and Korea Textile Center (KTC) attended the fair.

The fabric range exhibited here was cotton, linen, silk, wool, chemical fabrics, knitted fabrics and woven fabrics. In addition to this, accessories like lace embroidery, buttons, zippers, trademark tag lines, band ribbon, apparel accessories, lining, racks and other props were also on display.

During the Eighth International Fashion Fabrics Fair, activities like showcasing China's outstanding collection of printed fabrics, public survey of best-selling fabrics in 2008 and Chinese textile fabrics fashion trend release for 08/09 autumn and winter were also organised.

This expo proved to be a unique source for designers, garment enterprises and international buyers to meet their needs. Fashion shows were also arranged in the expo. This fair was one of the biggest expositions in Shanghai and witnessed one of the biggest footfalls.
 
Fibre2fashion News Desk - China