TEXTILE TRADE SHOW
Première Vision Acquires Leather and Fur Show Cuir à Paris
Première Vision S.A. is growing its portfolio of upscale textile and trim trade shows—which includes Première Vision, Indigo, Expofil, Modamont, Tissu Premier and Fatex—with the addition of leather and fur trade show Cuir à Paris.
The show was acquired from SIC S.A. through Première Vision’s Modamont SAS subsidiary, and the acquisition will be complete on March 1.
SIC SA was formed from the National Leather Council, a group of French leather-sector industry organizations. The company is a partner of ALPF Ltd., the Hong Kong–based company that organizes shows in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
In 2005, the 15-year-old Cuir à Paris show joined the lineup at Première Vision Pluriel, PV’s collection of fashion industry trade shows held at the Parc d’Expositions de Paris Nord-Villepinte. The biannual show is held in February and September. The first Cuir à Paris show under the Première Vision umbrella will be held Sept. 16–18. Featuring a lineup of tanners, furriers, accessories textiles, technical components and chemical-products exhibitors, the show drew 17,000 visitors to its September 2013 edition.
Première Vision now owns all six shows in the Première Vision Pluriel lineup: Première Vision (clothing fabrics), Indigo (textile patterns and surface designs), Modamont (trimmings and components for fashion and design), Expofil (yarns and fibers), Cuir à Paris (leathers and furs) and Zoom (contract manufacturing), which the trade-show operator acquired in August. Twice a year, nearly 63,000 international industry professionals visit the six shows, which feature about 1,950 exhibitors.
The French trade-show organizer also hosts Tissu Premier and Collections in Lille, France, the Made in France manufacturing show and Fatex fashion sourcing show, both held in Paris. Its international shows include Première Vision New York, Indigo New York, Denim by Première Vision (held in Barcelona), Première Vision Shanghai, Denim by Première Vision Shanghai, Première Vision São Paulo, Première Vision Istanbul and Indigo Brussels Home Edition.
