Hong Kong's Cashmere World - window on luxury fashion and fibres. Next event October 7 - 9 2015.

The third annual Cashmere World trade fair and Forum held in Asia’s fashion hub of Hong Kong concluded on 27 September and was deemed a success by organisers at UBM Asia and China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce (CFNA).

The fair was held along side FASHION ACCESS, also organised by UBM Asia.

Among the international exhibitors at Cashmere World (representing Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, India and Indonesia) Indian and Chinese exhibitors were particularly satisfied with the exposure the fair had provided for them and their wide range of products.

Mr Tarrlochan Singh, Proprietor of Geetanjali International from New Delhi stated, “We made contacts from Mongolia and Italy and have developed clients from past shows.  Cashmere World is a business platform and allows the customers to get to know us – and us to know them.”

Another New Delhi exhibitor Parminar Singh, General Manager of Old Village Overseas noted, “We will return to Cashmere World next year and also we want to exhibit at Fashion Access in March 2015.”  Old Vilage displayed a wide range of cashmere and blended fashion scarves including some 200 designs, and had received visitors from Chile, Spain and Canada, 

Inna Lee, Sales Manager of Viction (Inner Mongolia) Cashmere Co., Ltd from Northern China, a returning exhibitor, said, “We are satisfied with the fair as it is a dedicated business platform for selling our products internationally”.

Katherine Jin, Business Executive of Ningxia St. Edelweiss Cashmere Products Co. Ltd., also from Inner Mongolia commented, “Hong Kong is an excellent place to meet our international customers as Cashmere World is a focused business platform. We offer contract manufacturing of all types such as cashmere accessories – gloves, hats, scarves, shawls, etc.”

Also pleased with the show was Batsalkhan Gankhuyog, Manager of Export Sales Department from Goyo LLC in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, who added, “We offer OEM and have received buyers mainly from Europe who require contract manufacturing.”

Present for the first time at Cashmere World was the Thailand Textile Institute which was promoting a unique project funded by the Thai Royal Family with an objective of reinvigorating the Thai silk industry by combing cashmere imported from Mongolia with Thai silk to create exclusively designed and luxury garments.

The Director of the Technology Department, Dr. Chanchai Sirikasemlert (pictured above speaking at the Forum) noted that most of the promotion to-date for this project has been carried out within Thailand and that Cashmere World was the only international business platform where it had been presented.

As the Moderator of the Cashmere World Forum, Alessandra Cocchi, had stated, “Cashmere World Forum is a window on to the latest information about the industry”.

Taking into account the wide range of styles, quality, designs and services offered by the trade fair participants, the Cashmere World trade fair was also to be considered a window on fashion products made in cashmere and other fine fibres.  

Perrine Ardouin, Event Director, said there was a steady but not overwhelming flow of international buyers who kept exhibitors on their toes and more importantly, it was the professional quality of the buyers that lent even more credibility to this already well-established event at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

It is the dedicated and exclusive nature of Cashmere World that attracts buyers and designers. For example – buyer Vivian Chang of Crush Collection based in Shanghai came to Cashmere World “looking for design and colours for the upcoming season as well as seeking a supplier so as to manufacture her designer garments.”

For participants more interested in the scientific and technical aspects of the cashmere industry a full report will soon be published on the Cashmere World Forum website. 

The next edition of Cashmere World will be held from 7- 9 October 2015 at the same venue, accompanied by the Cashmere World Forum.

For fair details, please contact:

Ms. Perrine Ardouin, Event Director

Email: perrine.ardouin@ubm.com

FASHION ACCESS trade fair attracted 11,800 international visitors to its 30th Anniversary edition.

Hong Kong trade fair FASHION ACCESS celebrated its 30^th Anniversary by playing host to more than 11,800 international trade visitors (including 8,697 buyers)  from 83 countries at its latest edition. The fair was held 31 March to 2nd April at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, and organised by APLF.

The focus of this edition of FASHION ACCESS (staged concurrently with the Materials, Manufacturing & Technology (MM&T) Fair) was on Fall-Winter 2014/2015 collections for leather and fashion accessories, footwear, bags and apparel presented by 482 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions. Among this year’s exhibitors were 104 first-time exhibitors from Bangladesh, China, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Madagascar, Netherlands, the Philippines, Taiwan and USA.  The Philippines and Turkey also set up special product display platforms to highlight their respective specialties and crafts.

The country that saw the largest increase in visitor numbers was China, as the country's transformation from a manufacturing to consumer-led economy continues.  Buyers  from China increased significantly by 7.78% this year in comparison to last year’s event, and many of them were representing established European and US retail brands with operations in China.

In its efforts to create business and trading opportunities between buyers and exhibitors, the organisers set up “Buyers Meet Sellers” breakfast meetings, and continued with its sponsored Hosted Buyer Programme that was participated by 23 buyers from 11 countries which included buyers from department stores Lotte form Korea and Franck Et Fils from France.

"If I could rate 1- 5 stars I will give Fashion Access a 10."

Buyers were impressed with the event as a resourceful fair for their business. From the US, Shiela Mae Rivera of Hardy Pink said “If I could rate 1- 5 stars I will give Fashion Access a 10. This is the best fashion fair I have attended in Asia so far. I was able to connect with high quality suppliers that could support my unique designs. Also, I am amazed with the organisers’ arrangement on networking events and information on the mobile app, which saved me a lot of time.”

According to Natalie Lacroix from Franck Et Fils of France, one of the companies that took part in the Hosted Buyer Programme, the fair has been useful for sourcing: “This is my first time to Fashion Access and I am impressed with the product designs which are suitable for our private labels.”

Vladimir Kvantaliani from Ketroy LLS of Russia concurred: “We are a Fashion brand in Russia with retail stores in London, Moscow and Ukraine. Fashion Access is full of opportunity and the scale is perfect. I attended the business matching and breakfast meetings. The exhibitors are all good quality. So far I have already found 7 contacts that I will further develop partnership with.”

A glamorous display of quality designs from Turkey. 

Fair exhibitors were equally pleased with the fair.

Nina Widaryatun from PT. Dowa Hanandy Utama in Indonesia, said: “I have been visiting APLF for more than 10 years and this is our first time to exhibit at Fashion Access. We believe this is the best place for us to promote our product to the global market and we have received orders from Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore on the first day of show! We definitely will come back for the next edition.”

Hong Kong's Irene Lai from A-Leader Luggage Manufacturing Co. Ltd. added: “We are very happy with Fashion Access this year. There are many new visitors who are interested in our men’s leather bags. I think business-matching meetings organised by Fashion Access are very helpful too.”

At the Fashion Trends Space at FASHION ACCESS - a platform provided the season's trends for shoes, bags and fashion products, featuring the best picks from exhibitors’ collections. "Cosmic" influences were projected as the key Spirit of the Season for innovative and fantastical themes, bold colours and materials.

Click HERE to take a look at the Fashion Trends Space photo gallery.

The next edition of FASHION ACCESS will take place from 25 – 27 September this year at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Click HERE  to find out more.  

Interested exhibitors and trade visitors in the UK, please contact myfashionconnect@gmail.com for more details.

FASHION ACCESS March 31 - April 2 - Pre-Registration Opens!

FASHION ACCESS to take place in Hong Kong March 31 - April 2, 2014, is the go-to international fashion trade fair that showcases a comprehensive range of mid-to-high-end products, from footwear to bags, fashion accessories, branded fashion collections, lifestyle, travel ware, apparel and sustainable products.
To be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, FASHION ACCESS is a must-see event for international trade visitors including department stores, private labels, fashion brands, retailers, boutique buyers, wholesalers, sourcing agents, buying offices and distributors.

For Pre-Registration - Click here for details.
If you're a buyer or sourcing director or agent, and interested in the Hosted Buyers' Programme, get in touch by e-mail:- myfashionconnect@gmail.com

Fashion Access due to take place in Hong Kong, March 31 - April 2 2014

My Fashion Connect has been appointed UK Representative (Sales and Marketing) of FASHION ACCESS, the international trade fair in Hong Kong for Mid to High-End products, including Bags and Travelware, Footwear, Lifestyle Accessories, Small Leather Goods, Apparels and sustainable products.

The next FASHION ACCESS will take place at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from 31 March to 2 April 2014.

International trade visitors include sourcing agents, buying offices, department stores, distributors, importers, private labels, representatives of fashion brands, retailers, e-tailers, boutique buyers and wholesalers, from all over Asia, China and the rest of the world.

FASHION ACCESS 2014 is co-located with APLF - Materials & Manufacturing Technology 2014.

It has been held since 1984 and is organised by APLF Ltd along with partners UBM Asia Ltd. (owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange) and the SIC Group.

UK buyers, retailers, importers and other trade and industry professional interested in attending FASHION ACCESS, as well as UK companies interested in exhibiting in the fair, please get in touch with My Fashion Connect for full details.