The latest edition of Milano Unica was held in Italy, February 9 to 11, 2016. It was dedicated to fabrics and accessories and showcased collections for the spring/summer 2017 season. It had 371 exhibitors, 72 from outside Italy, as opposed to 361, 64 from abroad. Added to these, 40 Japanese companies and 13 Korean fabric manufacturers were featured in the Japan and South Korean observatories. Altogether the show hosted 424 exhibitors compared to 399 in February 2015, an increase of six per cent.
In the next September edition, the show will relocate and enjoy a complete makeover of its facilities. The reason for relocation is that the event wants to occupy a bigger space. Italy’s benchmark textile show will adopt for the occasion a new floor plan, built around a central square, a reference to a typical Italian piazza. The idea is to become an event open to international excellence, in order to create synergies with Italian know-how.
The underlying project appears to be that of bringing together several events linked to the fashion world in one place at the same time. Stress has been laid on the importance of team-work and of pooling energies together around a single, coherent project.
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