"Through its various manufacturing shows, and in parallel to its shows proposing specific materials, the Premiere Vision group aims to implement an international sourcing strategy to serve increasingly global and multi-product fashion brands. The goal is to help international fashion brands save time in their sourcing research thanks to a qualified, readable and structured offer and a strong fashion/product orientation."

Through its various manufacturing shows, and in parallel to its shows proposing specific materials, the Premiere Vision group aims to implement an international sourcing strategy to serve increasingly global and multi-product fashion brands. The goal is to help international fashion brands save time in their sourcing research thanks to a qualified, readable and structured offer and a strong fashion/product orientation.

Next September, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte will develop a transversal manufacturing offer the strategy is to enrich the sourcing offer in terms of geographic regions, as well as market segments and product specificities and to meet the needs of changing markets. Beside Premiere Vision Manufacturing, the show of fashion manufacturing specialists from the Euro-Mediterranean basin and the Indian Ocean, the group is boosting its manufacturing sourcing proposals through three initiatives.

Increased focus on Sourcing

A specialised space called “The Sourcing Connection” is the Asia Pacific Sourcing Show that participates Première Vision Paris as a specialised space. Confirmed by an audit by Bureau Véritas the show offers a unique selection and have 65 per cent compliance with the market standards.

Talking about the Premiere Vision Manufacturing area it presents the techniques and know-hows of manufacturers from the Euro-Mediterranean basin and Indian Ocean. Every season, this selection of fashion-manufacturing specialists provides solutions regarding fabrication, supply chains and services to fashion, lingerie, sports and accessories brands. They represent proximity sourcing, enabling rapid responses and greater control of manufacturing quality, organisers explain.

The show has been reorganized since the February 2017 edition, buyers can quickly grasp and locate the know hows of the manufacturers they can work with, as the offer is now broken down by activity sector.

Euro-Mediterranean business Order writers are committing themselves less in advance and are increasingly turning to Euro-Mediterranean sourcing, organizers explain. The Mediterranean countries gained market share. The importance in terms of imports to Europe has increased from 17.6 per cent in 2015 to 17.9 per cent in 2016.In 2016, European clothing imports totaled EUR 81 billion compared to 2015.