Fashion Connect 2019

The 5th Edition Fashion Conect is Bangalore's leading event which connects clothing brands and contract manufacturers with the entire retail fraternity. Besides being a platform for sourcing, the event also disseminates information on fashion trends with an eye on the future. In just its 3rd edition, Fashion Conect is all set to play a bigger role in integrating the supply chain. Retailers from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu visit Fashion Conect. Trade Visitor Profile Trade buyers to Fashion Conect comprise decision makers and merchandising personnel from large format multi-brand chain stores, department stores, specialty stores; wholesalers, distributors, buying houses & agents, online retailers.Exhibitor's Centre Who Can Exhibit in Fashion Conect Trade Show? Apparel Brands in Children's Wear, Women's Wear, Men's Wear, Active Wear, Knits, Denim/Jeans, Intimates/Lingerie, Loungewear/Sleep Wear, Fashion Acessories Brands & Supplies in Handbags, Footwears, Scarves and Stoles, Art Jewellery, Watches, Eyewear, Belts & Wallets, Headwear, Neckware. Visitor's Centre Visitor Profile The trade visitors to Fashion Conect Show comprise decision makers & merchandising personnel from and overseas comprise senior merchandising personnel from apparel manufacturers, exporters, buying houses, retail chains, apparel brands, wholesalers and distributors, importers, fashion labels and fashion designers amongst others. What made the visit of these buyers extremely rewarding was the vast range of products from across fiber-groups exhibited by top-notch companies. Buyers who were surveyed at the previous edition of the Fashion Conect Show had expressed very high levels of satisfaction with the product-mix, innovation and quality displayed by the suppliers. Fashion Conect Show being restricted strictly for 'Trade Only' provides a professional and conducive environment for networking and doing business. Fashion Conect Show 2019 will be bigger in terms of both exhibitor presence as well as visitor numbers. Media Centre Press Note First edition of Fashion Conect Show concludes on successful note SS Textile Media, an organiser of several textile trade shows, added another feather to its cap by successful hosting the first edition of Fashion Conect, which was held from June 4-6, 2015 at the Trade Centre, KTPO, Whitefield in Bengaluru under the banner of 'Textile Fairs India'. The Fashion Conect Show was inaugurated by Sri Manoj Kumar Garg, President and Sri Dilip Kumar Jain, Sr. Vice President of KHAGA – Karnataka Hosiery and Garments Association (Regd.). Over the three days of the show, Fashion Conect saw visitors from Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and even Goa and Sri Lanka streaming in to see garments and innerwear showcased by over 50 exhibitors from all parts of India like Delhi, Ludhiana, Indore, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Thane, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Tirupur, Trichy, Erode, Salem, Coimbatore, Karur and Sri Lanka. The exhibitors comprised producers and marketers of apparels like casualwear, formalwear, eveningwear, ethnicwear, sportswear, innerwear, lingerie, etc., for men, women and children. Alongside, contract manufacturers with spare capacities also participated to attract new business. A few of the exhibiting brands included; All Seasons, Atlantis, Born Free, Blue Mount, Braves & Babes, Dollar, Dotted, Force, Laya, Missy, Pinnacle, Red Line, S S Cool Cotons, Sabhyata, Sachi, Scan Lingerie, Spaaout, Shanbe Jeans from Sri Lanka, Teen Tees, Texin India, Thraya, Trufit and Urban Trail. Fashion Conect was visited by sourcing agents, showroom owners, distributors, wholesalers, representatives of large-format fashion retail chains, apparel brands, ecommerce retailers like Puma, D-Mart, Future Lifestyle, John Players, Sourcing Sustainbly UK, Lifestyle International, amazon.in, myntra.com, paytm.com and many more. Most of the exhibitors polled on the last day of the show conveyed that most of their objectives behind participating at the show were fulfilled and expressed satisfaction with their participation and also with the excellent way the show was organised and left with a promise to return for the 2016 edition. Visitors polled,too said that their objective behind visiting the show had been accomplished. For instance, the show was of particular interest for wholesalers, apparel distributors and also retailers who came looking for new brands to offer stylish fashion apparel to their customers. Visitors and exhibitors were also treated to fashion shows held during various times of the day across all the three days by male and female models walking down a specially built ramp, right in the middle of the exhibition centre, in outfits sponsored by various exhibitors of the show. The organiser of the show, Mr. Krishnamurthy said, 'We promise to return with a bigger show next year and also ensure higher number of footfalls at the 2016 edition than at this edition. I thank all the exhibitors for extending support and also to visitors for making the first edition successful.' For further details contact S S Fashion Exhibition & Services Tel: 2521 4711 / 41151841 Mobile: +91 9845446570 / 9342566532 E-mail: ssf@fashionconnect.co.in; sstm@textilefairsindia.com