Premiere Vision Paris reconfirms September 2020 dates, incorporating digitalised content and specialised sister events.

The international fashion textile and materials show Première Vision confirms that its flagship Paris event dedicated to creative fashion will be held from 15 to 17 September at their habitual venue at Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte, provided that events of more than 5,000 people will be allowed to resume this September.

Organisers say the physical edition of the show, which has been revised and adapted to the current world health situation, will for the first time be bolstered by a complementary Digital Fair taking place over the same dates.  The aim of this virtual show - which will be hosted and relayed by a recently developed online dimension of the Première Vision called the Marketplace, a B-to-B e-commerce platform for the sector.
This will help boost the visibility of the exhibitors' offer to a broader target of international buyers, in case many will still not be ready to travel internationally, and is seen as an added effort to boost the industry’s recovery as economies around the world have been widely and deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.  

In the textiles and fashion industry, the Première Vision Paris show is an important bi-annual event and the September edition, if it is able to proceed as planned, will be dedicated to the autumn/winter 2021-22 collections.  
While fees to use the Marketplace has been waived, with the implementation of special Webcasts, PV has been able to provide seasonal information for autumn winter 2021-22 and share the forward-looking analyses of its fashion team. Translated into eight languages and sent to a wider audience of international exhibitors and professionals, the proposed fashion inspirations and directions will assist fashion manufacturers as they create the materials they will be exhibiting at the next show.
“For the next edition of PV Paris, we are evolving our tools and system to allow a broader digitisation of services and content, including: selecting products for the forums, the season’s fashion information, trend seminars and conferences to be found online,” says the organisers.

In addition to showcasing its usual fashion universes, the show is also intending to integrate those Denim Première Vision exhibitors who wish to do so, and to welcome the creative offer from Blossom Première Vision exhibitors.

Initially scheduled to take place 10 and 11 June in Milan, Denim PV will now be next held in Berlin this November, and will return to Milan on 26 and 27 May 2021.

Blossom Première Vision, originally scheduled for 1 and 2 July in Paris, will be able to unveil their creative materials for pre-collections - including fabrics, leathers, and accessories - alongside their collections targeting fashion houses’ main collections, at the September PV Paris event.

In order to best assist its exhibitors in this time of uncertainty, Première Vision has revised the registration and cancellation conditions for its Paris show to give companies as much flexibility as possible.

The registration timetable has been made more flexible over an extended period, say the organisers, to allow exhibitors who wish to do so to register as late as possible, and thus give them more time to adapt to an ever-changing situation.

In the event of the cancellation of the show due to force majeure, Première Vision will reimburse the exhibitors’ registration, and therefore bear the risk related to the show not taking place.
Furthermore, visitors will be able to register free of charge until 31^st August, and will enjoy free access to the show and the seminars.

Meanwhile PV organisers have announced new dates for Made in France Première Vision, Première Vision New York and Première Vision Sport.

The 2020 edition of the Made in France Première Vision show, dedicated to the know-how of the French fashion industry, has been postponed to Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September 2020 at the Carreau du Temple in Paris.

As for the American shows, Première Vision New York, originally scheduled for 21 and 22 July at the Center 415, will now take place 30 September and 1 October, thus providing a local service to buyers from the other side of the Atlantic only two weeks after the major Paris show.

Première Vision Sport, which was to be held on 29 and 30 July, will present its specialised offer for high-performance apparel and active sportswear on 19 and 20 August at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, alongside The Material Show, the US trade show specialised in footwear for high-performance sport.  

These latest dates remain subject to health and government authorisations.