MM&T leather and shoe fair adds sectors for March
07/01/2013
Sourcing Luxury is an exhibit that answers "the growing demand from international fashion brands for new and reliable sources of luxury leather, materials, components and accessories", they said. It will bring together some of the world's leading producers of exotic skins such as crocodile, ostrich, python, shagreen; high-quality vegetable tanned leathers; beautifully designed components and accessories made of precious metals and woods, mother-of-pearl, coral, horn, semi-precious stones and crystals; and handcrafted materials such as passementerie, embroidered laces, and special handwoven natural fibres.
Perrine Ardouin, events director of APLF, said of the new sectorisation policy: "The aim is to make the fair easier to navigate for the thousands of buyers that visit, allowing them easier access to the companies and products they are seeking."
Tanneries and leather traders as well as chemical companies and those offering leather production-related equipment, supplies and services will be situated in Hall 1, now known as the Leather Hall.
Exhibitors offering synthetic material, PU/PVC materials, natural woven fabrics as well as footwear components and hardware, subsidiary materials for use in leathergoods and other fashion products will be located in Hall 3. This will now be next to collocated fair Fashion Access, where predominantly Chinese and Asian contract manufacturers exhibit alongside international brands of bags, shoes and other finished fashion goods.
Over 1,250 exhibitors are expected to be at MM&T in March, with 27 international group pavilions featuring representations from some of Europe's notable tanneries and components suppliers, South America's biggest leather producers, and upcoming leather, synthetics and components sources from Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Since 1984, MM&T has brought together the supply chain of the leather industry. Vital industry issues are discussed and resolved in the halls of MM&T and in the auxiliary activities organised for the leather community during the fair, including the Tannery of the Year Gala Dinner, organised by World Leather magazine.
There will also be a conference programme focusing on sustainability. This includes the annual leather conference on "Leather and the Environment", co-organised with the BLC Leather Technology Centre, and Prime Source Forum's conference, "Transforming the Fashion Value Chain Through Sustainability".
MM&T runs from March 25 to 27 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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