The international exhibition of the light and textile industry "Fashion Industry" will be held in St. Petersburg from October 17 to 20, 2024

The autumn season of the exhibition is attended by manufacturers and suppliers of women's, men's, outerwear, accessories from Russia, Belarus, Mongolia and other countries. 

New collections of knitwear, linen, cashmere, wool, viscose will be demonstrated by PALLA, TD OVAL, ACHOSA, Sharkan Knitting Factory, BERGAMO and others.

Bags, gloves, hats will be presented by: Giuliani Romano, Sumkov, Robetra Firenze, Bags-GR (Penza), Nina Vikont, TM Flioraj and others. Outerwear will be shown by: DIDI, BELCANTO, Shuby.by, TD "Imperial", Scelta Mia and others. 

34 designers of the St. Petersburg Design project take part in the exhibition They will present women's, men's, and children's clothing and accessories. Among the exhibitors: Exactly, BYGUROVA, YLLL, Chiaro di luna, YUCCA, Puellawear, AML Studio, MissAlvia, DQLwear, Bijou, Serafim Christofaru, BOCA AROMA and others. Petersburg Design - project The government of St. Petersburg to support local designers.

A distinctive feature of the autumn exhibition was the revival of the Forum of Creative Youth and the competition of young designers "Generation NEXT». The task of the Forum is to support and promote novice designers at the stage of starting a professional career in light industry, establishing contacts with consumers, buyers and manufacturers. The competition caused a stir among young professionals: 407 applications were submitted in the areas and nominations Textiles, Costume and Graphic Design. Applications were received from 37 public and private universities and colleges and 4 higher schools in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom. 

The finalists selected by the experts of the competition will gather on October 17-20, 2024 at the site of the Fashion Industry exhibition at the first Forum of Creative Youth and create a single space at the stand of the Young Designers Competition "Generation NEXT".

The partners of the Competition are: fashion.ru , moda.ru , alfer.group, community.RF, competition.rf, riamoda.ru , modanews.ru , moda247.ru , Fashion magazin, Hollofayber TM, Pantone TM, Sverdlovsk Worsted Factory, Tekstillegprom exhibition, Stieglitz Academy, S.G.Stroganov University, Ivanovo Polytechnic Institute. The business program includes master classes from fashion industry experts who will share the secrets of marketing and sales, talk about the trends of the season, new principles of logistics, creating your brand from scratch, realizing creative potential with the help of grants.

• Elena Kagirova will talk about critical mistakes in the management of social networks: what kind of platform and what budgets are needed to promote your project.

• Together with Yulia Karagodina, experts will be able to examine in detail the directions and trends of collections from the catwalks. Where the eyes of buyers and manufacturers are directed.

• Irina Pischuk will talk about the life hacks of fashion marketing and sales, about new principles of human behavior that dictate different rules for business promotion.

• Maria Simakova will attend a seminar on the topic "New logistics 2024:ways, schemes and solutions".

• Maya Kuznetsova will give a lecture "Fashion – dictatorship or freedom"

• Svetlana Starostina will talk about the points of contact between the work of a couturier and an ordinary woman.

These and other topics will be discussed as part of the business program of the exhibition on October 17, 18 and October 19. The full schedule of all events can be found on the website fi-expo.ru .

All days of the exhibition , free shuttle buses run from Moskovskaya metro station ( 197 Moskovsky Ave.) to the entrance to the pavilion and back to Moskovskaya metro station.

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