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Fashion trade shows to watch in 2025

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Fashion trade shows to watch in 2025

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The fashion industry’s key players have released dates for the 2025 trade season. To make planning ahead a little easier, Fashion Dive has organized a comprehensive list of the fashion trade shows, conventions and runway weeks. Topics such as sustainability, tax and tariff changes, artificial intelligence and Generation Z preferences will likely be top-of-mind this year, and the conversations at the shows drive changes in the fashion industry.

While there’s no way to attend all of the dozens of events that take place each year, this calendar can help sort out what to prioritize. Remember to check convention and show websites regularly, because details are subject to change.

Disclosure: Industry Dive parent company Informa owns the MAGIC, Sourcing at MAGIC, Project and Coterie events. The business relationship does not influence Fashion Dive’s coverage.                  

Top fashion trade shows in 2025

AAFA Executive Summit

March 5-7
InterContinental Washington D.C., The Wharf

This two-day industry event is designed to facilitate conversations among U.S. and international executives from retail, apparel, footwear and fashion accessory brands. The summit targets c-suite and senior level executives, and this year’s focus will be ESG priorities, future-proofing the industry and shaping policy.

AAFA Global Supply Chain & Trade Conference

May 6-7
Pittsburgh

This trade conference is closed to the press but open to apparel, footwear and fashion retail professionals, including people involved in supply chains, sourcing, customs, trade and logistics. The conference will offer discussions on the tools and resources needed to optimize supply chain operations.

Chicago Collective Men’s

Feb. 1-4, August TBD
The Mart, Chicago

The twice-a-year Chicago Collective Men’s show hosts brands in classic and contemporary apparel, footwear and lifestyle, and is open to the trade.

Chicago Collective Women’s

March 2-4
The Mart, Chicago

Chicago Collective Women’s showcases classic and contemporary apparel, footwear and lifestyle brands, and is open to the trade.

Copenhagen Fashion Week

Jan. 27-31, Aug. 4-7
Copenhagen, Denmark

Open to press, buyers and industry leaders, CPHFW features four days of runway presentations and is held twice a year at venues throughout the city. A focus of the event is sustainability in fashion.

Coterie New York

Feb. 18-20
Javits Center, New York

Owned by Informa, this annual trade-only showcase of contemporary women’s sportswear, footwear, and accessories offers a more upscale selection of brands than its larger competitors, and it particularly caters to premium denim companies.

Dallas Apparel and Accessories Market

Jan. 25-27, March 25-28, June 10-13, Aug. 12-15, Oct. 21-24
Dallas Market Center, Dallas

The Apparel and Accessories Market takes place five times each year, and showcases emerging and established wholesale women’s apparel, fashion accessories, footwear, beauty and wellness product lines. The market focuses on young contemporary, contemporary, western and children’s.

Designers & Agents Los Angeles

March 10-12, Oct. 6-8
Los Angeles

This independent show features a curated selection of international women’s ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle brands. It targets retailers and is open to the trade.

Designers & Agents New York

Feb. 16-18
New York

This independent show features a curated selection of international women’s ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle brands. It targets retailers and is open to the trade.

Kingpins New York

Jan. 22-23
Pier 36/Basketball City, New York

Kingpins is a trade event focused on the denim supply chain. The show’s two annual events run in New York and Amsterdam.

Kingpins Amsterdam

April 16-17
SugarFactory, Amsterdam

Kingpins is a trade event focused on the denim supply chain with events each year in New York and Amsterdam.

Lagos Fashion Week

TBD
Lagos, Nigeria

This four-day event is open to buyers, consumers and the media, and is held once a year at venues throughout the city. It offers runway presentations, talent discovery initiatives and discussion groups.

London Fashion Week

Feb. 20-24, June 12-15, Sept. 18-22
London

Three times a year, this event hosts ready-to-wear shows, with its summer series traditionally focused on menswear. Each show is organized by individual designers, companies and brands, and is by invitation only. Presentations focus on domestic labels and a few international brands, and events are held at venues throughout the city.

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