Paris textile and apparel trade fair group PREMIÈRE VISION launches a new event in the Chinese market

With so much negative news lately on the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, it is interesting to learn that a well-established trade fair group headquartered in Paris is looking beyond the current health concerns and announces the launch of a new event in China scheduled for November 2020.

Première Vision on the opening day of their February 2020 edition of PV Paris (from February 11^th to 13^{th in}) has announced that a side-by-side show will be held in the heart of Fashion Source, one of the leading textile and fashion trade shows in Asia, which takes place twice a year in Shenzhen, in the South of China, an area which is now fast becoming an international hub for the region’s textile and fashion industry (due to its proximity to Hong Kong and GuangZhou) and technological developments.

This new event - to take place November 27, 28 and 29 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre - will bring together a creative range of materials  – yarns, fabrics, accessories, leathers, textile designs – from a broad selection of Asian and European producers, according to PV, saying it will enable the PV group to establish a position in China in this market that is expected to become the world’s largest in terms of clothing and luxury goods as of 2025.

Première Vision’s intention is to help companies develop their activity in this major fashion market, which is rapidly growing more sophisticated and upscale, particularly in southern China, which is seeing an extremely rapid development of industry players.

Première Vision is not just relying on its trade fair Chinese partner to deliver as it has had a local presence in China since 2004 through a promotional office and events held in Shanghai and Beijing, allowing it to develop an expertise in the Chinese fashion sector and its specific characteristics.

On the other hand being part of Fashion Source, which since 2018 has been a subsidiary of the GL events group, the PV Group aims to introduce a high-quality and complementary offer, along with its unique knowhow regarding fashion forecasts and information.

What economic implications the Coronavirus crisis will have on China as the world’s engine for manufacturing and supplier of parts and materials, remain to be seen.  As with whether its growth and buying power as a  market for luxury goods may be derailed by the current health-concerned crisis.

FASHION SOURCE was founded in 2001, dedicated to materials and manufacturers as well as clothing and accessories brands, which brings together the entire Chinese fashion industry. The fair welcomes at each of its editions (in May and November) more than 1,500 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors from some 20 Asian, European and American countries.

Photos Premiere Vision Paris February 2020.

Premiere Vision Paris takes over the reins of TexSelect to support textile creation and design

Premiere Vision Paris takes over the reins of TexSelect to support textile creation and design

Première Vision Paris attracts some 60,000 trade visitors, fashion and textile professionals from around the world and international members press and media to each of their bi-annual seasonal events.
The next PV Paris will take place 17 - 19 September 2019 in Parc des Expositions, Paris.
Photo by Lucia Carpio.

A couple of  months ago news got out that the not-for-profit organisation TexSelect (previously known as TexPrint) was to  wind up after more than 40 years of nurturing, mentoring and supporting British-trained textile and design talents due to funding challenges and the retirement of long-standing management executives. 

Now industry professionals can feel a sense of relieve with the announcement that the Paris-based Premiere Vision Group, organiser of the world's leading sourcing events for fashion professionals, will continue its support for emerging textile designers through an agreement with TexSelect that will build on the talent search programme's legacy with an international perspective from 2020.

The P.V. Group will take over as champion of new graduate talent when TexSelect completes its voluntary winding up at the end of the year.  Further announcements will be made about the future structure of the talent selection scheme under Premiere Vision's auspices during the September 2019 edition at Premiere Vision Paris in Parc des Expositions.  The two organisations have run in parallel for nearly 50 years, share a common objective of supporting creativity in textile design.

"Both Premiere Vision and TexSelect view knit, print, weave and mixed media innovators as being a vital, creative force in the advancement of textile and apparel design, "says Gilles Lasbordes,  (at left) managing director of Premiere Vision Group.  "Premiere Vision is committed to giving new designers space and support between university and the launch of their professional practice."

Barbara Kennington, TexSelect's honorary chairman (at right) explains:" Over recent years, we have had a tough time raising the funds required to run the scheme.  At the same time, many of our loyal management team are retiring."

"As a major sponsor and host of the TexSelect design village, we spoke with our colleagues at Premiere Vision about our intention to windup the charity at the end of 2019.  We are delighted that Premiere Vision has been so forthcoming and will create new opportunities for young designers when TexSelect in its current form closes."

Premiere Vision Group is the global leader in upstream, creative fashion trade shows.  From 15 Lyon-based weavers in the early 1970s to more than 2,000 exhibitors at PV Paris today, the group's strategy has remained to support the development of the international fashion industry and major market evolutions through its services and 12 events per year, to which has been added a unique online sourcing tool:  Premiere Vision Marketplace, managed by the company's subsidiary, Premiere Vision Digital.

The next PV Paris will take place 17 - 19 September 2019 in Parc des Expositions, Paris.  The show encompasses textiles, leather, yarns, fabric design, haberdashery and accessories,  knits finished goods and manufacturing. 

All photos by Lucia Carpio.