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Neonyt to collaborate with two B2B online marketplaces

Messe Frankfurt, the organizer of Neonyt, has announced that the sustainable fashion fair will collaborate with two existing B2B online marketplaces, instead of launching its own virtual edition this summer. While the decision to cancel the June edition of Neonyt due to the coronavirus was shared in April, the organizers now decided that...

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A new hub in the making? Fashion fairs bid farewell to Berlin as they move to Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital, is gearing up to replace Berlin as the country’s centre for fashion. Premium, the biggest fashion fair in Berlin, is, at last, leaving the German capital after two decades. In the summer of 2021, Premium and Messe Frankfurt, the owner of green fair Neonyt, will stage a fashion week in the city of Frankfurt...

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Neonyt event cancelled in June

The upcoming June edition of international sustainable fashion fair Neonyt has been cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. The German Federal Government and Federal States have banned all major events up to and including the end of August 2020, so Neonyt organizers had “no choice but to cancel” the summer edition originally scheduled from June 30...

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What is Berlin's standing in the fashion world?

In an industry where a T-shirt can cost as little as five or as much as 500 euros, perception plays a role that should not be underestimated. The image of Berlin Fashion Week and the role of the German capital in the fashion world seem to have especially suffered over the past years. But is Berlin really declining in relevance as an...

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Highlights from the biggest European SS20 trade fairs

FashionUnited has had a busy season travelling the world and attending the biggest fashion trade fairs, where brands, buyers, mills, industry experts and fashion aficionados came together to showcase and demonstrate the latest trends and innovations from the apparel world. Those fairs include Pitti Uomo in Florence; Panorama, Premium, Seek and...

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Berlin fashion scene breaking barriers in sustainability

Sustainable fashion is having a moment. With increasing interest from conventional retailers, the topic is becoming less of a niche and more of a mainstream industry focus, as proved by Berlin’s fashion fairs at the start of July. A colorful, frayed patchwork denim jacket, an oversized sea blue straw hat combined with bright red, pants with...

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Magdalena Schaffrin: "The new concept of quality includes sustainability"

Magdalena Schaffrin is one of Germany's most important sustainability agents. In 2009, she founded the Green Showroom together with Jana Keller, which presented sustainable fashion at Berlin Fashion Week. This year, the Neonyt trade fair, which Schaffrin is the creative director of, took place for the first time under the umbrella of Messe...

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Berlin fashion fairs end with debate about their future

Berlin’s fashion fairs had just closed their doors at the end of January when Jörg Wichmann opened the debate about their future. The CEO of Panorama trade fair announced plans that sounded almost revolutionary: Wichmann said in a statement that Panorama was going "on the offensive to meet the industry's desire for a shared location for all...

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Berlin eco fashion fairs are now "Neonyt"

In early July, two Berlin fairs for green fashion - Greenshowroom and the Ethical Fashion Show - will take place for the last time in their usual formats. Thereafter, the events will merge to a new format called "Neonyt". According to an announcement last Wednesday by Messe Frankfurt, which owns both platforms, Thimo Schwenzfeier will manage...