Fashion Connect Will Be Held From June 4-6, 2015 at The Trade Centre in Bengaluru

Fashion Connect, a new trade show for apparel and accessories will be held from June 4-6, 2015 at the Trade Centre, KTPO, Whitefield in Bengaluru.

Fashion Connect will see over 50 exhibitors from across India, who will showcase casualwear, formalwear, eveningwear, ethnicwear, sportswear, innerwear, swimwear, intimates, fashion accessories, etc.

“Alongside, contract manufacturers of apparels are also participating at Fashion Connect to attract new business,” a press release from the organiser, SS Textile Media, informed. 

Various pan-India brands exhibiting at Fashion Connect include: All Seasons, Atlantis, Bornfree, Blue Mount, Braves & Babes, Dotted, Force, Forever Fashion, JCT, Laya, Missy and Pinnacle.

Other brands like Red Line, SS Cool Cotons, Sabhyata, Sachi, Scan Lingerie, Spaaout, Shanbe Jeans from Sri Lanka, Teen Tees, Texin India, Thraya, Trufit and Urban Trail too will be displaying their apparel products at the show.

According to SS Textile Media, Fashion Connect is the only platform in Southern India, which presents an opportunity to various distribution channels at the fag-end of the value chain to source apparels. These include, large-format fashion retail chains, apparel brands, e-commerce retailers, sourcing agents, showrooms, distributors and wholesalers.

“All these will able to see and meet so many exhibitors showcasing a wide range of apparel products on a single platform,” the release said. 

According to the organiser, Fashion Connect Show will be particularly of interest for wholesalers, apparel distributors and also retailers who are constantly on the lookout for new brands to offer stylish fashion apparel.

“Online retailers too are also constantly on the lookout for brands to sell on their websites and the show can be a good destination for them to get many more brands onboard their marketplaces,” it observed.

Large format store chains too are always looking for quality manufacturers of apparel and accessories for their private labels, which is also the case with Indian or global apparel and accessory brands, who too seek quality producers.

Understanding this requirement, a segment under the name of ‘Contract Manufacturing’ has been initiated, whereby contract apparel producers with spare capacities will offer their services to large format stores and brands.

A ‘Theme Area’ will also be set up by students from a reputed fashion institute, which will showcase various fashion themes. A panel discussion on emergence of ecommerce as a disruptor to organised retail is also on the cards.