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Gallery SHOES is a must-attend event. And Brigitte Wischnewski, President of the BDSE (Federal Association of the German Shoe Retail Trade), and Carl-Josef Seibel, Chairman of the German Federal Association of the Footwear and Leather Goods Industry, certainly both agree. According to Brigitte Wischnewski, anyone who misses this event will miss out on the opportunity to see the bigger picture. Around 400 exhibitors, 65% of whom were national and 35% international, showcased around 600 brands at this industry highlight for the international shoe business in Düsseldorf, which drew to a close yesterday. In addition to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the professional visitors primarily came from the Benelux countries, as well as Russia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the south of Europe and the USA.

 New shows ‘Gallery SHOES Selected’ & ‘Fashion-Lifestyle’  New entrances with meeting points/catering areas  CONTEMPORARY now also in the ›Edelstahlhalle‹  KIDS’ zone in new lightweight hall near Entrance I with large catering zone  COMFORT zone now has its own entrance “A breath of fresh air at Gallery SHOES: with new entrances, new catering zones, new exhibitors and an additional show concept in the Fashion-Lifestyle area! Gallery SHOES is constantly developing, being extended once again with a lightweight hall and creating even more space for the individual segments. We’re certainly keeping the ball rolling!” Ulrike Kähler Managing Director of IGEDO Company, Project Director

Sunday, 1 September 2019 TW Order-Info – Trends for spring/summer 2020 12:00 noon – 1st floor of ›Altes Kesselhaus‹ Speakers: Gudrun Allstädt/Simone Reiner, Textilwirtschaft magazine The buying period for spring 2020 is drawing to a close. Now it’s time to add the finishing touches: what looks are fashion buyers focusing on for men and women? What are the key looks? How are the silhouettes changing in the coming year – and which shoes does the market need to complement them?

The Fashion Award 2019” MICAM Milano, the world’s leading footwear show, will host a fashion show featuring the 25 collections shortlisted in the contest held for students from 14 countries. Two Overall Prizes and eight Special Prizes will be awarded. The 25-year-old contest is organised in partnership with Confindustria Moda this year, in addition to the traditional support of Fondazione Industrie Cotone e Lino, the trade association of Italy’s cotton and linen industries, and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. Lectra is the contest’s Main Sponsor. 25 collections from all over the world have been shortlisted for the 26th International Lab of Mittelmoda - The Fashion Award contest, culminating on Monday, 16 September 2019 starting at 18:00 at MICAM, the world's leading footwear show, which celebrates its 50th birthday this year. The prestigious location of MICAM was chosen under a new partnership that International Lab of Mittelmoda formed this year with Confindustria Moda, the federation of trade associations representing Italy’s textiles, fashion and accessories industries - including Assocalzaturifici, the promoter of MICAM. Confindustria Moda has begun a strategic partnership with Mittelmoda The Fashion Award under an agreement signed recently by Confindustria Moda Chair Claudio Marenzi and International Lab of Mittelmoda Chair Matteo Marzotto. The agreement states that the contest will in the future focus increasingly on students of fashion design and other essential professions in the industry which are often less visible and less appreciated, but are nonetheless essential for maintaining the quality characteristic of ”beautiful and well-made” Italian shoes. The finalists in the 26th edition of the international contest were selected in May by a panel of judges chaired by Matteo Marzotto and including experts in the field, managers of the style offices of various companies supporting the initiative and representatives of Confindustria Moda and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. The difficult task of analysis, research and assessment of more than 400 entries from all over the world concluded with the selection of 25 finalists representing fully 14 nations (see attached list)