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Adsale (Chinese) : With over 20 successful years of staging international exhibitions in China and Asia, Adsale’s market sensitivity and attention to clients’ needs have made it a widely recognized leader in its field. URL: http://www.adsale.com.hk/en/index.asp

Dallas Fabric Show The Fabric Show features over 160 mills and coverters of decorative fabrics, laces, trims, leather, and related supplies. Held twice a year, this temporary show caters to the diverse needs of the apparel, bedding, drapery, furniture, gift and accessory item, luggage, slip cover, tabletop and related sundry manufacturers who buy by the bolt. URL: http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/dmc/V40/conference/conference.cvn

Direction : a major international textile design event in New York City is a goldmine of inspiration for designers. With hundreds of trendsetting collections from around the world, exhibitors showcase original textile designs and lifestyle concepts for a variety of markets including apparel, home and novelty. DIRECTION has it all—designs for prints, knits, wovens, appliqus and embroideries, vintage garments, antique swatches, quick-read trend displays,etc. URL: http://www.directionshow.com/new_index.html

Expofil (France) : is a specialised exhibition focusing exclusively on yarns and textile fibres. In these two areas, it is now the leading event of its kind in the world. It attracts some 160 international spinners, throwsters/texturisers showing products of high added value, and around forty fibre producers from some of the most prestigious groups in the world. The show also includes services relating to these sectors: fashion services and consultancy, textile finishing, etc. URL: http://www.expofil.com/fr/home/home.php

International Fashion Fabric Exhibition (changed name to FABRIC at MAGIC) The International Fashion Fabric Exhibition is America’s Number One Fashion Fabric Market; held in New York City. Color and Trends, Fabric and Trim, Leather, CAD/CAM , Global Resources, Trend Publications URL: http://lv.fabricshow.com/sourcingatmagic/v42/index.cvn

INTERCOT focuses on Global Approaches to Organic Textiles and is a perfect opportunity to take an in-depth look at the global implications of organic fiber and textile production, design, trade and consumption with experts from around the world and from every facet of organic fiber production. This breadth of expertise will provide you with the perspectives necessary to be involved in the world of organic textiles. URL: http://www.intercot.org/2005/portal/loader.php

Interstoff : managed by Messe Frankfurt With more than 80 trade fairs and exhibitions worldwide the Messe Frankfurt GmbH is a major player in global trade fair business URL: http://interstoff.messefrankfurt.com/global/en/home.html

Intex Trade Fair (India) This bigger and brighter version will witness participation from over 18 countries like Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Pakistan, Italy, France, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and many others. Host country India will be represented by leading textile players of the country. Finesse Worldwide Expositions Pvt. Ltd Phone: 0091 22 24944672 Fax: 0091 22 24962297 Email: saurav@finesse.co.in Contact: Mr. Saurav Chakrabartty URL: NO URL

I-TexStyle, a collaboration between The Italian Trade Commission and MAGIC International, a premier show of Italian fabrics, announces today that it will, for the first time, present full collections. Traditionally held in January and July as a pre-collection show, I-TexStyle’s new October dates affords exhibitors the unprecedented opportunity to show their complete Fall/Winter 2004-05 collections URL: http://www.italtrade.com/

M.A.G,I.C : (owned by Advanstar Communications) MAGIC International is one of the world’s largest and most widely recognized organizer of apparel and fashion industry trade shows. The shows encompass every facet of fashion: MAGIC for men’s apparel; WWDMAGIC and femme for women’s apparel; MAGIC kids for children’s apparel; the edge for the progressive market; and International Fashion Fabric Exhibition and I-TexStyle for the textile and sourcing markets. URL: http://show.magiconline.com/magic/v42/index.cvn

Mexico Textile 2002 (Mexico) : The National Chamber of Textil Industry (CANAINTEX) and “Representaciones de Exposiciones México” (REMEX), one CIE company, join together to organize the most important National Textil Industry exhibition: the Trade show México Textil 2002 URL: http://www.mexicotextil.com/

Peru Moda / English is a trade show of Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Jewelry, to be held in Lima Perú. Is the main event of the peruvian fashion industry, considered as one of the most important in Latin America. This fair gathers the best of the exportable offer in textiles, apparel, footwear and accessories, manufactured by Peruvian exporters companies, and also machinery and services. Other activities such as seminars, fashion shows and folk performances make PERU MODA the perfect cultural and commercial tradeshow. URL: http://www.perumoda.com/

Premiere Vision : fabric show set up and run by weavers for Worldwide promotion of the clothing fabric industry. Première Vision, The world’s Premier Fabric show holds its Salon twice a year at the Parc d’Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte, showing the best and most creative of fabrics. Buyers and visitors come from all over the world to discover the weaver-exhibitors’ new collections: in February for spring/summer collection and in September for autumn/winter. URL: http://www.premierevision.fr/

Printsource New York : Printsource New York holds three shows a year at New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania, located in Manhattan’s Fashion District. The event showcases hundreds of collections by international textile design studios and agents. Attendees of Printsource include fashion and home textile executives, merchandisers, product developers and designers. URL: http://www.printsourcenewyork.com/index.html

TMC Fashion Square (Switzerland) : Wholesale center for textiles and clothing. Continuous trade fair for the textile fabrics, clothing, footwear and accessories industries. URL: http://www.tmc.ch/

Turkish Fashion Fabric Exhibitions : This show is organized by Istanbul textile and Apparel exporter association. URL: http://www.turkishfabric.com/

Yarn Expo (Beijing) The new business forum for fibre and yarn manufacturers and suppliers who want to reach China’s north and north-east region. URL: http://www.apparelsearch.com/Trade_Shows/China/Yarn_Expo/