Première Vision Paris Organisers gearing up for February 2019 edition

Come this February, fashion, textiles and design professionals around the world as well as all interested in the latest technology in materials, garments and accessories, will be heading to Paris for another edition of Première Vision Paris.

Among highlights on the show programme will be new initiatives supporting young design talent, including the hosting of the finalists from the 34th Hyères Festival of Fashion, Photography and Fashion Accessories competition as well as a collaboration with young designer DAWEI - a 2018 and 2019 Designers Apartment talent – whose design will manifest as the show's hostesses’ outfits.  Dawei Sun is known for pairing his  Chinese roots with years of experience in Paris working with the likes of Balenciaga, John Galliano and Cacharel with an East meets West point-of-view.

Organisers for Première Vision Paris, due to take place 12 to 14 February at Parc des Expositions in Villepinte, north of Paris, advised that some 1,777 international exhibitors from 50 countries, including 161 new companies, will be on hand to showcase their latest and the most relevant on offer.

Organisers also revealed that the show will see an overall increase of 3% in exhibitor numbers, as compared to the February 2018 event.  As in previous events, the February show will be covering yarns, fabrics, leather, designs, accessories and manufacturing to meet the diverse needs of the respective industries.

Scheduled in the February edition will be the Third edition of the highly popular WEARABLE LAB platform, which is dedicated to Fashion Tech.  This year, the Augmented Man will be set up in partnership with the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode to shed light on innovative materials, technologies and services. 

Spotlight will also be shed on exceptional artisanship and know-hows in the MAISON D’EXCEPTIONS section – now in its eighth edition, as well as sourcing solutions under PREMIÈRE VISION MANUFACTURING; and surface and textile designs under PREMIÈRE VISION DESIGNS.

To help industry professionals in their decisions for putting together their new collections, there will also be a programme of exclusive fashion seminars from the Première Vision fashion team to decode key trends for the Spring Summer 2020 season.  Additionally a selection of special meetings dedicated to topical issues will take place, and for those interested in new developments in the leather industry, there is a new collaboration between the French luxury leather goods brand Ephyre and Première Vision Accessories.  These are just a few of the highlights.

All photos from the February 2018 Premiere Vision Paris show by Lucia Carpio.

Premiere Vision Paris scales up The Wearable Lab pavilion this February

Come February 13 - 15 2018 the Premiere Vision Paris group of trade fairs for the global textile and fashion industry will take place at the Parc d’Expositions in Villepinte, and play host to international professionals eager to showcase their latest top products and to exchange ideas on the future of the fashion, materials and accessories industry.

Building on its mission to decode future trends, Première Vision (PV) organisers will once again offer as one of the latest inspirations, the unique Wearable Lab: a space at the heart of the show designed to showcase the Fashion Tech players whose focus are on technological innovation.

In 2018, PV acknowledges technology will continue its growth in the fashion industry, thus the Wearable Lab is expanding to become a 900m² village. Its goal is to present an international selection of materials, products and services to serve as sources of experimentation for the fashion industry.

Expected to present itself as a hotbed of inspiration, this dedicated space, located near the Tech sector of Première Vision Fabrics in Hall 6, will present a 360° offer of technologies, materials, meetings and discoveries in 4 areas.

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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.