Modefabriek news and archive

Modefabriek to launch new online B2B platform in early July

The organizers of the Dutch trade fair Modefabriek have announced the launch of a new online platform featuring a B2B marketplace. Scheduled for early July, it is intended to connect the fashion industry and boost business. Previously, the organizers had already hinted that they were in the process of developing an online platform. Now, it’s...

28 May 2020

Fashion

Modefabriek survey indicates strong investment on digital showrooming pre Covid-19

A survey amongst 216 exhibiting fashion companies at the ModeFabriek trade show in January 2020 was commissioned by Colect.io to gain insight into the use of digital solutions by the B2B sector and wholesale side of the business. This was weeks before markets went into lockdown and Covid-19 related restrictions were put in place across Europe. “...

26 May 2020

Business

Growing overstock: what to do about it?

As the government called for an extension of the intelligent lockdown, the uncertainty amongst the Dutch fashion industry grows. Now that the doors of brick-and-mortar shops remain closed, the biggest hurdle is to find new solutions for the growing overstock. What this problem predominantly reveals is the need for collaboration, for creative...

11 May 2020

Fairs

Modefabriek July edition cancelled due to Covid-19

Dutch trade fair Modefabriek is the latest fashion event to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The show’s organisers announced Friday that the upcoming show scheduled to run between 5 and 6 July will no longer go ahead due to the “enormous impact” of Covid-19. They said in a statement: “The decision to cancel the upcoming summer...

20 Mar 2020

Fashion

Work that shop! - Expert Workshops during Modefabriek trade show 26-27 January 2020

On Sunday 26 and Monday 27 January 2020, Modefabriek returns for a packed winter edition at Amsterdam RAI. Expect two days bursting with new collections, trends, inspiration and encounters. What’s more, Modefabriek has flourished into the leading location to brush up on your contemporary entrepreneurship know-how. We’re here to help retailers...

7 Jan 2020

Fairs |INTERACTIVE Featured

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...

19 Nov 2019

Fashion Featured

What to expect in fashion news from week 28, 2019

What’s going on in the world of fashion this week? FashionUnited takes a look ahead at the upcoming news and events for the 28th week of the year. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda in the period between 8-14 July, 2019. Modefabriek (8-9 July) This week, Dutch fashion trade fair Modefabriek is back in Amsterdam. Keep an eye out...

8 Jul 2019

Fashion

MODEFABRIEK First time off site/Off South - Monday 8 July 2019 at Temp

On Monday we will open the doors of temp. for the very first edition of OFF_SOUTH by Modefabriek. A new set-up, a different vibe: more relaxed, a beehive, easy and casual, with a focus on key products, music, food, bars, and ultimately a BBQ and drinks with music by The New Originals. Modefabriek introduced this alternative for a new, creative...

4 Jul 2019

Business

MODEFABRIEK / AMSTERDAM FASHION TRADE EVENT / 8 + 9 July 2019

Trends aren’t simply thought up by a few creative souls, as ‘new-for-the-sake-of-being-new’; they correspond with everything. With advancing technology, for example, but also with – sometimes irrational – gut feelings and needs that emerge in a world alive with exciting developments. These new trends are clearly visible and tangible every season...

4 Jul 2019

Fashion

What's New with MODEFABRIEK - Amsterdam Fashion Trade Event

What’s new? Preparations for the summer edition of Modefabriek are well underway, and it’ll come as no surprise that there’s plenty of innovation on the menu. For the first time, this summer’s Amsterdam fashion trade event will be held on Monday and Tuesday, instead of the traditional Sunday and Monday. Another new element is OFF_SOUTH. This...

24 Jun 2019

Fashion

Expert tips on how to use videos in a webshop

Moriam Hassan Balogun, from retail video agency Orangevine, shared some tips with FashionUnited at the last edition of Amsterdam’s fashion trade show Modefabriek. In the interactive video below, Balogun gives valuable advice such as how to get started on a tight budget, how to convert clicks into sales and why YouTube can be bad for conversion....

1 Feb 2019

Fashion Featured

5 questions to future-proof a fashion brand

Buckle up, for consumer behavior is changing fast and fashion companies must react if they want to stay relevant. That was the main message in David Shah’s fiery talk at Dutch fashion trade show Modefabriek, held earlier this week in Amsterdam. One of the industry’s most successful color trend forecasters, Shah is the owner of Metropolitan...

23 Jan 2019