Première Vision has launched a new trade fair to complement the July event in Paris. The new show Fashion Rendez-Vous will take place from September 7 to 8, 2022, in central Paris, while the flagship Première Vision Paris show is on a new calendar, taking place for the first time in July earlier this year.

Fashion Rendez-Vous would allow support for brands and buyers as they finalise their fall-winter 2023-24 collections.Out of the total 122 exhibiting companies at the event, 93 will be weavers, eleven are accessories and components manufacturers, eight are design studios and designers, another eight are tanners and two are garment manufacturers.

The majority of exhibitors are from Italy, at 50, with 34 from France, and the rest from countries including Turkey, Portugal, the UK, Japan and China.

The July 2022 Premiere Vision show focused on climate change. The physical fall/winter show marked industry-wide acceleration and cooperation in addressing climate impact in the fashion supply chain. Designers applauded the global textiles fair’s major calendar change to July from September. They felt July was much better for sourcing since lead times are much longer now. Menswear designers, with little break from showing to starting the next collection, lauded the switch. They were able to combine winter ’23, spring ’24 and winter ’24 at the July show, which meant they did three seasons.