"With Leatherworld Paris, Messe Frankfurt France intends to launch equivalent flexible materials such as fake fur - the quality and technical properties of which have improved considerably to the point of providing competition for genuine fur. This inclusion in Leatherworld has generated tremendous response with clothing manufacturers eager to attend the show. Leather and associated materials, especially those used for accessories, or often extensively for clothing, will be grouped here in one area, simplifying searches by prime contractors."
Messe Frankfurt France will hold Leatherworld Paris, an international trade fair dedicated to leather clothing, accessories and products and equivalent techniques from September 17-20, 2018 in Paris. Around 50 exhibitors are expected to attend this fair spread over 1,500 sq. m. that will be held under “The Fairyland for Fashion” banner and bring over 1,850 exhibitors together.
With Leatherworld Paris, Messe Frankfurt France intends to launch equivalent flexible materials such as fake fur - the quality and technical properties of which have improved considerably to the point of providing competition for genuine fur. This inclusion in Leatherworld has generated tremendous response with clothing manufacturers eager to attend the show. Leather and associated materials, especially those used for accessories, or often extensively for clothing, will be grouped here in one area, simplifying searches by prime contractors.
New synthetic materials with a leather effect have appeared in the interior furnishings, automotive and fashion sectors. They offer properties that leather
to date did not provide: waterproof qualities, affordable price, etc. These criteria are now becoming essential in order to respond to the global growth in consumption. A lack of supply and the high cost of genuine leather have driven the demand for imitation leather over the last decades, without forgetting the wish of some ready-to-wear brands to avoid using materials of animal origin, even entirely “fur-free”.
China remains the foremost supplier to France and Germany be it tanneries/taweries, small leather goods, gloves or footwear, which forms the main body of the products at Leatherworld, particularly for fake fur. Ecopel from Shanghai, the major supplier for fake fur and imitation leather, will also attend with its French representative. The Pakistani leather industry will also be represented by two firms with proven skills. Additionally, a range of leather goods from Lebanon in addition to three specialist leather firms from Turkey will also attend the fair.
Messe Frankfurt France will also organise a series of lectures on the latest happenings in the industry. A trends forum and a catwalk show combining leather clothing and accessories will round off this new offering.
