The maiden edition of New York of Milano Unica held from July 21 to 23 attracted a lot of visitors as this was first Italian textile fair held in the US. The show took place within the context of Texworld and Apparel Sourcing and attracted 1,300 customers representing 700 companies. It covered fabrics, fashion, textile, apparel, clothing and fashion accessories. Some 80 companies from Italy unveiled their fabric collections.

Italian textile trade fair Milano Unica opens its doors twice a year in Milan to reveal the latest premium fabrics from the spring/summer and autumn/winter collections for men’s and women’s fashion. The first Milano Unica outside Europe took place in China in March 2012. The Italian format has been a successful part of Intertextile Shanghai ever since. New York is its third venue outside Italy.

Milano Unica combines the experience, quality and tradition of three prestigious Italian exhibitions, Ideabiella, Moda In, Shirt Avenue. Made in Italy textiles have always been an international reference point for top-end clothing production. The United States in 2014 emerged the third biggest destination for Italian fabric exports. In the first four months of the year, export growth of Italian fabrics to the US market was 18.8 per cent compared to the same period last year.

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