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IFCO: Turkish fashion world sees Europe as a market with many opportunities and challenges

Istanbul - The Turkish fashion industry has been competing with major producing players like Bangladesh and China for years. Turkey has managed to defend its position, however, in a time when this is not an easy task. The country does not do this by compromising on prices, because quality comes before quantity in the Turkish fashion world, and...

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IFCO brings over 600 exhibitors to Istanbul, many buyers from Russia and Middle East

While Turkey has been a sourcing destination for a large number of international fashion companies for decades, its trade fair sector is structured in such a way that manufacturers who not only produce clothing but also have their own brands can present themselves to a varied audience - especially buyers from the Middle East and Eastern Europe....

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Turkey asserts its position as global fashion leader at IFCO

Turkey's fashion industry has achieved a strong global position, ranking fifth in textile industry supply, and consolidating its position as as a key supplier to Europe, neck and neck with Bangladesh, beaten only by China. Thanks to its strategic geographical location, solid infrastructure, competitive pricing, diversified production capacity,...

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Key trends mens- and womenswear SS24

What is fashion? Who defines it? And where does a trend start? These are all questions that Rossella Catapano, professor at the Accademia Della Moda (IUAD) in Naples, started her trend forecast at Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) on 10th February 2023 with. Trendforecasts are all about colours, styles and materials and for Catapano, today’s...

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World stands united with Turkey at Istanbul Fashion Connection

When the doors of the third Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) opened on Wednesday, 8th February 2023, visitors and exhibitors did not really have textiles and garments on their mind but were in thoughts with the victims and survivors of the terrible earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria mere two days earlier, in the early hours of Monday, 6th...

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IFCO, Istanbul Fashion Connection February 8 to 11, 2023

• Third edition of IFCO, Istanbul Fashion Connection from 8-11 February 2023: the gateway to the Eastern European and Central Asian markets and the Arabian Gulf region • 600+ exhibitors from all fashion segments present themselves on 45,000 square meters in the Istanbul Exhibition Center • Separate sourcing area with excellent production...

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How Turkish brands want to conquer Europe

The Turkish fashion industry wants to make it big with its own brands and no longer just act as a clothing producer in the background. The trade fair Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO), which took place for the second time from 24th to 26th August, should aid in this endeavour. So far, Turkish fashion brands have been more in demand in markets...