A press article published in ‘Le Journal du Textile’ dated 22/06/2010, introduces 4 emergent countries which present good potentialities for fashion exports.
First, China : clothing Chinese market increased from 50 thousand million Euros in 2005 to 70 thousand million Euros in 2008. A large part is dedicated to women clothing (30 thousand million Euros): foreign brands are well appreciated by Chinese women.
India is a smaller market, it is more complex but it’s growing little by little. Fashion brands must keep an eye on this market; especially South India.
Brazil market has already come to maturity. Fashion is very important in Brazil, the clothing market is estimated to 30 thousand million Euros, and local designers started to develop their brands in Europe and in the USA.
South Korea market has also come to maturity. This country has less suffered from the economic crisis than other countries. The good development of the women clothing market is interesting (estimated to 10 thousand million Euros).

www.journaldutextile.com

In the order to expand on the European market, Designers & Agents has decided to organise a new session in France during Paris fashion week, next autumn.
The event will take place from October 1st to October 4th , Place des Vosges.
The organisers, Barbara Kramer, Meryl & Ed Mandelbaum, benefit from their experience (13 years in Los Angeles, 8 years in NY). They don’t want to compete directly with the other fashion trade shows occurring in Paris, that’s why they will invite American designers who never exhibited in Europe before.
For the moment, 40 American brands are registered, among them are Calleen Cordero (jewels brand), Tracy Watts (hats brand) and Rozae Nichols (high-end apparel brand).

>> For more information, read the article published on www.fashion-dailynews.com
>> Visit D&A website : www.designersandagents.com

According to a press article published in the French economic magazine “Le Moci” dated 27 May 2010, payment delays have decreased in the retail distribution these last months.
Globally, in Europe, average payment delays registered in the retail trade are around 15 days. But notable differences can be observed. The average payment delays in Germany are 7.3 days, 10.8 days in France and it rises to 23 days in Portugal, 22.4 days in the UK and 19.8 days in Italy.

According to an article published in the French magazine ‘Le Journal du Textile’ dated 11 May 2010, the French footwear market suffered less than the French clothing market in 2009.
France remains the first European market concerning shoes consumption.
The French footwear market was estimated at € 6.9 billion in 2008.
Sales decreased by 1% in 2009 and increased by 2% during the first quarter of 2010, according to Jean-Pierre Renaudin, President of the ‘Federation Française de la Chaussure’ – the French Federation of Footwear.
Jean-Pierre Renaudin notes that the distribution market of footwear has evolved these last years: in fact the weight of clothing stores among all the stores selling shoes is more and more important: it represents now 8% in France (compared to only 3% 15 years ago), not far from the weight of clothing distributors in the total shoes market in Italy (8-10%) and in Germany (more than 10%).
Among the most famous French brands of shoes, some of them going on manufacturing their product in France, such as Weston, Heschung, Arche, Paraboot, Royer, Robert Clergerie, Repetto, Parallèle…

Read more on page 20&21 of Journal du Textile N°2043 : www.journaldutextile.com

From 13th to 15th August 2010, for the first time in Munich, national and international designers will be showing their spring/summer trends for the coming year.
Around 25 shows will take place on the catwalk in the BMW Welt auditorium in the Olympiapark. On the first two show days, hip and famous designers will be presenting their new spring/summer creations to invited guests, VIPs, and members of the press.The last day will be dedicated to young up-and-coming designers and graduates from international and local fashion schools, who will be presenting their collections to a wide public. 

BMW Welt in Munich

The organisers declare that their intention is not to compete with Berlin but rather to further strengthen the fashion industry in Germany. Munich is proud of its fashion designers, its three fashion design schools, and its internationally reowned shopping streets.

More information in the press on Journal du Textile (4 May 2010), on Fashion Mag www.fashionmag.com

 
About the organisers:
The organiser is Fashion Week Munich GmbH, whose managing partners are Katja Hornuf and Walter Klein.
E-Mail contact : FWM@agenturstadtgespraech.de