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Zalando shares its plan for Bread & Butter ’16

London - Zalando has shined some light upon its plans for the upcoming debut event of Bread & Butter by Zalando 2016, as the German retail giant aims to transform the trade fair into a new concept geared at bringing consumers and fashion together. “Our Bread & Butter concept challenges the status quo of the fashion industry. It re-thinks the...

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Bread & Butter to return to Berlin this September with Zalando

The first edition of the renewed German street-wear trade fair Bread & Butter is set to take place this September 2 to 4 at Arena Berlin, Germany. News of Bread & Butter's comeback was announced by German e-tail giant Zalando, which acquired the then-bankrupt trade fair last June with the aim of transforming it into the ultimate consumer event....

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Bread & Butter says Final Goodbye

Berlin based fashion trade fair Bread & Butter has sent out an final message officially announcing its demise. Bread & Butter is dead, long live Bread & Butter' read the final line in the message. When FashionUnited called Bread & Butter's head office, press officer Tanja Tawakkoli confirmed the end of BBB. "Yes, it is over. It is the end of...

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Bread & Butter's location trump

Never before has Bread & Butter been so small and quiet. Where there used to be aching long lines of visitors patiently waiting to enter the trade fair, this season saw visitors waltzing in without any wait. The exhibitors that did not jump ship and swap their stands at Bread & Butter for another trade fair in the city or skipped out on Berlin...

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Bread & Butter gains Online heavy-weight Zalando as investor

Berlin-based fashion trade show Bread & Butter has managed to secure it's previously uncertain future with the help of online giant Zalando. The German trade fair announced today the online platform as its newest investor, although remain silent in regard to the size of the share purchased by Zalando or amount paid. With Zalando by their side,...

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Bread & Butter taps Mario Hotz as CEO

The story continues for Bread & Butter - Mario Hotz has joined the new management team for the revived Berlin fashion trade fair as none other than Chief Executive Officer. He joins founder and director Karl-Heinz Müller in leading the event as co-managing directors, according to various media reports. Hotz has been responsible for the...

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Bread & Butter to host childrenswear concept

Berlin trade show Bread & Butter will host a dedicated childrenswear concept for the spring 16 edition on July 7-9. The tradeshow, which specialises in street, contemporary and urban labels covering both menswear and womenswear, will dedicated more than 53,000 square foot to the international children’s fashion and design tradeshow, Cookies,...

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Bread & Butter names creative director

Bread & Butter, which has been going through some turbulent times of late, has named a new creative director, Haman Alimardani. Alimardani, who studied fashion design at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, succeeds Robert Dizdarevic, and will be responsible for the creative director of the upcoming restructured Bread &...

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Bread & Butter looking to start anew with 'Modern Urban Lifestyle'

After ensuring the future of its summer edition, Berlin trade fair Bread & Butter set about creating a new concept to help bring a breath of fresh air to the event. Taking place from July 7 to 9, to run "parallel to the other fashion trade shows" at its former location in Berlin-Tempelhof airport, the trade fair format will reflect its new look....

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Berlin fashion fairs succeed despite Bread & Butter’s absence

Quite a few doubts had lingered over Berlin ahead of this season’s fashion week, which came to no surprise as the city had lost its most famous trade fair. Bread & Butter, formerly the biggest global showcase for denim and casualwear, had been cancelled in December, with the company behind it entering administration shortly afterwards. So, for...

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Bread & Butter will take place this summer

The decision has been made: Bread & Butter has earned its second chance and will be taking place this summer. From July 2 to 4, Bread & Butter will return to it's former location at Airport Berlin-Tempelhof, although the trade fair organizers say that the smaller show, which ran during Berlin Fashion Week, which at its headquarters in Mü...

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Bread & Butter heads 'Back to the Streets' with small guerilla show

The show will go on: There seems to be little holding Karl-Heinz Müller back from continuing on with his vision for German fashion trade show Bread & Butter. The managing director and founder of B&B has officially revealed plans today for the trade fair's revival. As part of Berlin Fashion Week, Bread & Butter will host a small show, with forty...