Side Events Gallery January 2019
Side Events Gallery January 2019
Saturday 26 January 20199
VDMD (Association of German Fashion and Textile Designers.) presentation slots
12.00 noon – MEGA.TRENDS- FORECAST
MITTE.MENSCH A/W 2019/20
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, Pumpenraum
Speaker: Mara Michel, Managing Director of the VDMD, Head of the VDMD Trend Research team and trend agency futurize
The focus is shifting back onto people. Reflection, commitment, communication and empathy are values expressed in architecture, interior, fashion and textiles and their colours, shapes, structures and designs.
1.00 p.m. – SMART TEXTILES
Smart Fashion Community
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, Pumpenraum
Speaker: Dipl.-Des. Susan Wrschka, Vice President of the VDMD, member of the VDMD Trend Research team, fashion design
Added value and sustainability for new functional and technical textiles and their uses for people and fashion.
2.00 p.m. – WOMENSWEAR- FORECAST
MITTE.MENSCH A/W 2019/20
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, Pumpenraum
Speaker: Jutta Fuhrmann, expertise partner of the VDMD, member of the VDMD Trend Research team, Trend4Fashion
Topics: Trends, looks, colours, fabrics, designs, details, styles, outfits, combos, silhouettes.
3.00 p.m. – KNITWEAR- FORECAST
MITTE.MENSCH H/W 2019/20
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, Pumpenraum
Speaker: Dipl.-Des. Susan Wrschka, Vice President of the VDMD, member of the VDMD Trend Research team, fashion design
‘Pick a Stitch’ – A look at the latest knitwear trends.
Sunday 27 January 2019
10.30 a.m. – GALLERY TRENDVIEW Herbst/Winter 2019/20
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹ – Pumpenraum
Speakers: Karolina Landowski/Fashion Trend Pool and Alexander Radermacher/Fashion Director of Igedo Company
New to the heart of Gallery, located directly in the ‘Alte Schmiedehallen’, the GALLERY TRENDVIEW by Karolina Landowski/Fashion Trend Pool and Alexander Radermacher/Fashion Director of Igedo Company will be presenting international trends for the new autumn/winter 2019/20 ordering season. The two experts will be providing helpful orientation and an in-depth overview.
11.30 a.m. Panel Talk Modest Fashion
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹ – Pumpenraum
Speaker: Meriem Lebdiri, founder of the label Mizaan
‘The Future of Womenswear: How MODEST FASHION is becoming a global megatrend and can endure as a segment’ is the subject covered by Meriem Lebdiri, founder of the label Mizaan, which is based in Mannheim, Germany. MODEST FASHION is aimed primarily at women who keep themselves covered for cultural and religious reasons. This aesthetic has meanwhile won over an entire generation of young, cosmopolitan, social-media-savvy consumers. MODEST FASHION is by no means a constraining style factor: All around the world, noteworthy brands are meanwhile also producing styles and collections that can be worn by orthodox religious groups. Dolce & Gabbana, H&M and Uniqlo are just some of the brands that have also entered this fashion segment and its billion-dollar market.
12.30 p.m. – Presentation of the VDMD.FASHION.PLUCK.AWARD.2019
›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, Pumpenraum
The VDMD.FASHION. PLUCK.AWARD.2019 for the man with the most daring fashion sense goes to denim aficionado and skirt-wearer Gerold Brenner. The qualified tailor loves men’s skirts and denim and combines both in his own unique way, making him one of the industry’s social media leaders. He is regarded as an “often photographed bird of paradise”.
6.00 p.m. – Industry get-together
Catering-Area ›Kaltstahlhalle‹
Current Events
AMD exhibition
During Gallery, the AMD Academy Fashion & Design Düsseldorf will also be flying the flag with an exhibition: at their own booth (C47) in the ‘Alte Schmiedehallen’, as well as in the entrance area, final project work will be presented by their best graduates.
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