More than 25,000 visitors from about 100 countries attended the kick-off event of Istanbul Fashion Connection. Over 600 companies presented their collections on more than 35,000 square meters of exhibition space and provided information about their creative collections and production capacities in the areas of womenswear, menswear, kidswear, denim, shoes, leather and fur, lingerie and bridal and evening wear.

The collections of the suppliers were presented in a clearly structured manner in booths with showroom design in eight halls of the exhibition center. Leading representatives of the apparel industry for men and women such as Cross, Climber BC, Lee Cooper and In City, Tugi for kids, Ferelle, Armofur and many more for leather & fur garments exhibited in Halls 2, 4 and 8 with shoes and accessories such as La Pinta and Bay Şapkacı which also complemented the product range.

The bridal and occasion wear area was concentrated in Halls 1 and 3, top lingerie and hosiery companies were presented in Halls 9-10 and 11. EKOTEKS, the official institute in Turkey for the development and awarding of internationally valid sustainability certificates also attended IFCO, holding seminars on sustainability and environment in addition to its booth area.

Despite the pandemic, Istanbul Fashion Connection registered more than 25,000 visitors from over 100 countries like Russia, Ukraine, UK, France, Germany, Poland, and further EU countries, Middle East and North Africa, USA etc.

The new fashion collections, combined with the ideal near shore capacities, experienced high demand and contributed to excellent business activities. For trade and industry, Istanbul Fashion Connection was a unique opportunity for a face-to face meeting on an international platform. All trade channels were represented at the fair, from large shopping mall and department store groups to wholesales and international retail chains or online platforms.