New area - Wearable Lab - launching at Premiere Vision Paris in February

The February 2017 edition of Premiere Vision Paris, the prestigious trade fair for professionals in the textile and fashion industries, will be launching a new section called Wearable Lab - an area dedicated to exploring creative developments interlinking fashion and technology.

Innovation and technology among the highlights of Premiere Vision Paris.
Picture above:© Lucia Carpio. - February 2016 PV Paris 

The programme features participation of leaders in the fashion and technology field from around the world, an exhibition of experimental works from the fashion-tech scene and presentations on related topics.

Photo above: © Lucia Carpio, Premiere Vision Paris September 2016.

Besides the new Wearable Lab area, Premiere Vision Paris will continue to offer the industries' best and most innovative developments featured under specialised industry segments, from fabrics and yarns to leather, accessories, garment manufacturing and textile designs.

During the three-day trade show which will take place between February 7 and 9 at the Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte, the focus will be primarily on the Spring/Summer 2018 season.  Among notable events will be a series of special programmes including a showcase in the Fashiontech area for 10 experimental works that exemplify fast-moving developments  over the past 10 years. There will be a conference entitled "Fashiontech future – scene or utopia?", highlighting the issues concerning fashion and technology such as trends, market factors and materials.  In the Leather section, a range of Smart Creation roundtable discussions among experts and professionals will take place to examine the opportunities for a more responsible leather industry and the issues concerning those committed to creativity and sustainability.