European Rendez-Vous Returns With Expanded Exhibitor List
European Rendez-Vous, the boutique textile trade show featuring European resources, will house its fourth edition March 4–5 at the downtown Standard Hotel in Los Angeles.
Organized by textile companies Renovazio LLC and Fox Fabrics, the show typically draws a mix of designers and fabric buyers from contemporary and premium-denim brands such as Bebe, David Meister, Kellwood Co., ABS, Rich & Skinny, Lucky Brand, Guess? Inc., Black Halo and Rozae Nichols.
Most of the mills showing are from Italy, France, Austria and Brazil, including Seterie Argenti, Efilan, Pacini Nello, Gommatex Jersey, FM Hammerle, Cadica, Colombo Tesilgodi, Tekstina, Brixiatrade, Flem, Duebi, Rosati, Fantasie Tricot, Caverni & Gramigni, Cotonificio Bonomi, Cucchetti, Algitex, Inwool Jersey, 2000 Gori, Amor Tessuto, Tessitura Ubertino, Quorum, Seidra, HOH, Coriex, Aldo Bianchi, Carlo Valli, Gottstein, Medaxe and Berto. In addition, there will be a handful of upscale collections from other international companies, including Debs Corporation (Japan), Corduroy Denim (Mexico), Max Vogue (China) and Vabien Corp. (Korea).
Organizers will also hold a party for exhibitors and attendees the evening of March 5 at a to-be-announced venue.
For more information about European Rendez-Vous, call Phil Fox, owner of Los Angeles–based Fox Fabrics, at (213) 489-1727 or Ghita Ferro, West Coast representative for New York–based Renovazio LLC, at (213) 624-2288. —Alison A. Nieder