STYL and KABO fairs - information summary

Premieres of the next season collections, fashion trends presented by fashion experts, B2B meetings and exclusive shows. The STYL and KABO trade fairs have been serving the fashion industry twice a year for 25 years now. From 17 to 19 February, fashion for the autumn-winter season 2018/2019 will be centre stage and for the first time, fashion bloggers will be actively taking part in the event.

A new collection of nearly 600 clothing, textile, footwear and leather brands will be presented by exhibitors from 18 countries. There will be 64 Czech manufacturers exhibiting and almost 50 companies will bring their collection to Brno for the first time ever. As expected, more than five thousand professional visitors will see them. In addition to the traditional participants, many newcomers will also be there to attract the visitors. The STYL fair will feature luxury German homewear, swimwear and leisure time fashion brand Plantier and two Greek brands of underwear, swimwear and homewear: Pink Label and Pen.ky. The Italian company Emme Evolution will bring the Pregiò Couture collection to Brno, representing the elegant and functional ladies' parkas and jackets. Conto Bene Jeans denim fashion are coming from Serbia, Dunka women's fashion or Folstop men's clothing companies arrive from Poland. The offer will be extended by several textile and clothing suppliers from India and Pakistan.

There will also be some premiere exhibitions by several smaller Czech producers. Under the brand Carri BOOm there is teenager clothing of comfortable cuts, DivaModa presents a collection of Mexton, an extravagant women's brand, Kratochvil Styl is a brand of women's clothing with an original design while Angra CZ brings headwear to Brno.

KABO will also expand its traditional offer with new brands. From Greece, we can look forward to S.Pietro shoes, while three companies with leather haberdashery, belts and gloves will come from Pakistan. The Czech company Medico prevent will be exhibiting for the first time, focusing on comfortable and healthy footwear of foreign brands: BF leather sandals for the whole family with special technology for a softer step, Szamos, a traditional Hungarian brand of high quality children's shoes, Medico children's health footwear, the Russian Trek brand with all-leather outdoor boots for demanding natural conditions, and Klartex shoes designed for everyday wear. In the handbags, bags and backpacks segment, the playful collection by Sammao or a Lilió portfolio with floral motifs.

Fashion bloggers join us for the first time

The blogging phenomenon has been all the rage also in the world of fashion during the last decade and STYL and KABO do not lag behind. We have invited fashion bloggers to cooperate with us and gave them a free hand to pick trendy pieces directly from exhibitors' collections. Do not miss out on them! A special "Bloggers & Designers Show" will take place on Sunday, 18 February at 6 pm in Hall P. Beside the bloggers there will also be a presentation of the current work by designers Debbie Brown and Saray del Saz; tickets worth CZK 350 are available in advance or on the spot for CZK 450.

Debbie Brown

Saray del Saz	Michaela Salačová

Additionally, the catwalk in Hall P will also come to life several times a day with contract shows of new collections by the exhibiting companies. In addition to ladieswear and menswear, we are also preparing underwear and hosiery shows.

What are the trends and what will be ‘in’?

This key question will be answered by the traditional presentation by Dutch designer Ellen Haeser, followed by a fashion show. It will take place on Saturday, 17 February, from 2 pm, directly on the catwalk in Hall P, and this renowned expert will focus not only on styles, shapes, colours and fabrics for women's and men's fashion in the autumn - winter 2018/2019 season, but will also highlight trends in sustainable fashion, stores or user applications with an outlook until the year 2030. At the end of the lecture there will be a commented fashion show of trendy models that Ellen Haeser will choose from exhibitors’ collections.

The second unique trend lecture will focus on ladies' lingerie. It will put current cuts demonstrated on models of different brands in the spotlight during a commented fashion show. Martin Kárych from ALTRA will present these trends to the traders on the catwalk of Hall P on the same day, Saturday, 17 February at 11 am, and the lecture will be held immediately following the Lingerie Show.

A consultancy centre not only for merchants

Do you know how to correctly describe the material composition of a garment? Do you understand all the maintenance symbols? Do you know the new European directive on sizing? And do you know what Merino wool properties are and how to take care of them? All of these issues will be addressed by the STYL Consultancy Centre, which will open in Hall P for the first time. Exhibitors and visitors will be offered free consultations on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 am and at 4 pm while experts from ATOK, SOTEX and Woolmark will also advise on complaints and consumer protection.

The programme also includes a lecture "Merino Wool - Beautiful and Versatile, Providing Comfort Throughout the Year" or a seminar on "What Duties GDPR Will Bring to Small Manufacturers and Traders". On Sunday, various inputs will be offered to today's traders in an interesting presentation called "You Want, You Can!" with often unknown facts and ideas by Tomas Bata. Martin Kárych will address the question of whether a uniform price is fair for all involved in a lecture entitled "XXS vers. 4XL or 65A against 120G".

There will also be two traditional award ceremonies included in the programme. On Saturday at 3 pm, ‘Czech Quality’ and ‘Giraffe’ certificates will be presented to manufacturers and suppliers of healthy footwear. On Sunday, the "Personality of the Year 2017 in the Textile and Footwear Industry" award will be presented.