In the spring season of the exhibition, manufacturers and suppliers of women's, men's, outerwear, accessories from Russia, Belarus, Mongolia, China and other countries took part.
For the first time, a collective stand of the Vologda Region was presented at the Fashion Industry exhibition: Voltri - linen clothing; IP Zolotova - cotton home textiles; IP Korneichuk with the Margo brand - knitwear and linen products; Vologda flax - linen clothing; Nerum - casual clothing made of linen knitwear; Odum - home textiles.
The following companies also participated for the first time: TM FOBS, DusheGreya, Anna Green, Shine Cristal, 3Dprintandplay, SHERST KASHMIR and others.
New collections of clothes made of knitwear, linen, cashmere, wool, viscose and silk were demonstrated by PALLA Factory, OVAL Trading House, ACHOSA, TANITA, Elizaveta Factory, EKOMARA, Uzbek Silk and others.
Outerwear was offered by: BELCANTO, Imperial Trading House, Scelta Mia, Fobs Trade Mark and others.
Bags, gloves, shoes and accessories were presented by: Galanteya, Giuliani Romano, Sumkov, LitFoot, Roberta Firenze, Nina Vikont, Perchatkilux.ru, Mir Krasoty and others.
Home textiles and home clothes were presented at the exhibition by Line Tex, Factory of Dream, Sevim, ODUM, Stil Tex and others.
The II Forum of Young Designers and the final of the International Competition "Generation NEXT" were held at the exhibition "Fashion Industry", in which 371 applications were accepted in the areas of Textiles, Costume and Graphic Design. Among the finalists are students and graduates of more than 20 major universities, secondary specialized educational institutions and other educational institutions of Russia and the Republic of Belarus.
The winners of the competition were:
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in the COSTUME category – Mamaeva Mariam, author's clothing collection "DIALOGUE";
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in the TEXTILE category – Kvitko Polina, tapestry "Frosty Song";
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in the GRAPHIC DESIGN category – Kravtsova Yulia, clothing collection for the P. I. Tchaikovsky Museum-Estate in Votkinsk.
The partners of the Competition were: St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry named after A. L. Stieglitz, Russian State University of Art and Industry named after S. G. Stroganova, IVGPU, fashion.ru, moda.ru, moda.rf, alfer.group, community.rf, competition.rf, riamoda.ru, modanews.ru, moda247.ru, profashion.ru, B2B platform "Fashion magazine", Exhibition "Textillegprom", TM Pantone, TM "Hollofiber", Sverdlovsk worsted mill, Cotton mill "Shuiskie sittsy", Digital platform Print-a-Porter.ru.
Participants and visitors noted the interesting business program with seminars and reports, which were filled with useful practical information from experts in the field of fashion, style and marketing. The speakers talked about fashion trends, shared the secrets of converting leads into sales, talked about the trends of the season and how young designers can realize themselves.
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Elena Kagirova talked about how to convert leads into sales and reviewed a case about increasing the share of sales from VKontakte.
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Yulia Karagodina held a seminar on the topic "Global fashion trends 25/26. How to perceive trends."
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Alena Marycheva spoke about how to create merch for organizations.
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Maxim Krylov spoke about the possibility of creative growth and realization of young designers based on the resources of the art cluster "Tavrida".
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Svetlana Starostina held a seminar on the topic "Impressive image. From the catwalk to life. Adapting trends for a woman's spring-summer wardrobe" and talked about speech techniques and secrets of persuasiveness of speakers, with the help of which you will achieve everything you want in life and in business.
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Yulia Kolobova held a seminar on the topic "Website as a sales engine: why your business loses money without it".
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Sergey and Irina Pishchuk spoke about client days as a tool for creating a brand or store community.
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Maya Kuznetsova held a seminar on the topic "The future and fashion. Sustainability in conditions of uncertainty".
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A round table was held on "Integration of young specialists in the domestic fashion industry - identifying points of contact between the future and the present"
Traditionally, the exhibition confirmed its attendance. Over 9,500 people visited the exhibition over 4 days. Most of the exhibition participants achieved their goals and solved the tasks set: met with regular partners, found new contacts, concluded profitable contracts, received feedback from visitors, replenished working capital. 90% of the Fashion Industry exhibitors decided to participate in the exhibition in the fall of 2025.
The next Fashion Industry exhibition will be held from 23 to 26 October 2025.
20.03.2025
TESTIMONIALS
Xenia Vrbanich
Founder of brand XD Design (Croatia)
– St. Petersburg – is a fashion city with big potential. There is an amazing atmosphere- architecture, museums, shops. I like it even more than Paris. It is not surprising that there is a professional event of the fashion industry in this city which has the government support. At the exhibition we represent the current collection, which you will be able to find soon in shops all over the world, and samples of coming SS’19 collection. I feel that citizens and guests of the city really like our models, we did not have lack of the interest.
Nadezhda Zainakova
CEO «Sharkan-Trikotazh»Ltd (Udmurtia, Russia)
– I felt a bit prejudiced about participation at the Fashion Industry exhibition this year. I was afraid of lack of buyers- new venue, which is not at the downtown. But I was wrong, our participation was very successful, we have met new buyers. Besides, the Fashion Industry exhibition is always a place for new knowledge and new contacts for us. For example we base our upcoming collections on the information of Luba Popova’s seminar. This year we have found out about on-line platform of the “Fashion magazine”, which we are going to use for promotion of our products around Russia. The zone of outsourcing is a very useful beginning. Nowadays fashion has changed very fast, and to have 8 collections per year is not enough. We feel not enough of producing volume and have to look for partners who will help us with that. I am more than satisfied with the new venue and new format of the event.
David Wilkinson
Managing director of the department store «Au pont rouge» (St. Petersburg, Russia)
– It is a great idea to organize a professional event for the fashion-business in St. Petersburg. It is the city with a huge numbers of opportunities, gorgeous buildings, surrounding by the water. It is the city with lots of talented people, where you can always use your potential. Besides, St. Petersburg has always been a place where something new was born. Fashion Industry exhibition has become this kind of discovery for me. It is a place where interest of designers, producers and retailers gather together because of the union goal- to dress up the Russians. This project has a great future because it is supported by the government of the country which is very important nowadays.
Abdula Mahmood Barakat
chain of stores «Mnogo tkanei» (St. Petersburg, Russia)
– It is my first visit of the exhibition. My partners have invited me. I would like to see their new collections and increase our relationships. From the very first view I have found 3 new supplier for my shops. We will try to cooperate with them, the assortment is a great. I like this event, First of all I am impressed of quantity and variety of represented fabrics, secondly the high level of professional skills of employers at the stands.
Natalia Padchenko, Regional manager of S’Oliver (Germany)
- Most of exhibitors are clothes producers. Our conception is a bit different- we offer stock collections of European brands. But even in this segment we have found interested buyers. Besides we have met our old clients who visit us to see our collections and sign contracts. Of course we can speak about final results of our participation after we calculate all sign contracts. But if we can increase our presence in Russian market thanks to new clients we will take it as success and will participate in spring edition of the fair.
Elena Nikolaeva, founder of ELNY brand (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- It was a very new experience for us to participate at the exhibition in completely new format, eban though we have been participated it for many years. The reduction of visitors numbers is understandable, but they all are our target audience. New Venue helped to create the atmosphere of b2b event, we could spend enough time to each buyer, make better presentation of our product and conditions of cooperation. The catwalk at the main runway fulfilled the impression of our company, we got many compliments and feedback of our potential clients.
Galina Egoshina, Buyer (Sibay, Bashkirtostan, Russia)
- We have 2 shops with lingerie in our town (60 000 citizens). We have to satisfy requests of all women in our town, who care about quality and ready to pay for it. We have been attracted to this exhibition by business program. I have met high-professional specialists. Even though they speak mostly about apparel but i still can use this information for my lingerie segment. For sure I will use all they recommendations and advices. In general if we speak about the exhibition, I am sure it will grow and develop. Professionalism is everywhere- exponents, different price segments etc.
Julia Gracheva, Director of sole proprietorship company (Volosovo, Leningrad region)
- Specialized exhibition should be open only for buyers and professionals of the industry. I am glad that Fashion Industry has changed its format and has become a business event. Honestly speaking I don’t really like to visit such kind of events in Moscow, and we have lack of it here in St. Petersburg. I feel like I did not waste my time by visiting the exhibition. And I believe this project will grow and become more interesting.