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Designers Feel Tough Times at Paris Trade Shows

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PARIS — It was a mixed picture for the trade shows here running during Paris Fashion Week. While accessories event Première Classe hailed a bumper 35th anniversary edition with visitor numbers up 21 percent year-on-year, foot traffic at fellow events Tranoï, which is steered toward the designer end of the market, and Woman, with a … Read more

Retailers Trim Budgets at Subdued Who’s Next and Bijorhca Trade Shows

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PARIS — Identity checks at the entrance set the tone for a fall season defined by caution at WSN’s Who’s Next and Bijorhca fashion trade shows, which ran concurrently with the Salon international de la Lingerie at the Porte de Versailles exhibition halls in Paris. As a barometer of the mid-market, buyers and exhibitors surveyed … Read more