The International Light and Textile Industry Exhibition "Fashion Industry" will be held in St. Petersburg at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center from October 23 to 26, 2025. The exhibition is organized by the FAREXPO Exhibition Company.
The fall season of the exhibition will feature manufacturers and suppliers of women's, men's, outerwear, and accessories from Russia, Belarus, Mongolia, and other countries.
New to the Fashion Industry exhibition: COMINTERN – classic business wear for men, women, and boys; Polinushka – women's clothing from the Republic of Belarus; and DARIT – hats and other items made from natural fur. New collections of knitwear, linen, cashmere, wool, viscose, and silk are being showcased by Romgil (Belarus), PALLA Factory (Moscow), Gerry Ross (Belarus), ACHOSA (Belarus), TANITA Factory (Kirov), Elizaveta Factory (Perm), BERGAMO (Kirov), Uzbek Silk, Mongolian Knitwear, and others.
Outerwear is offered by Imperial Trading House, Scelta Mia, Fobs, COMINTERN, and others.
Bags, gloves, accessories, headwear, and footwear are presented by Sumkov, Roberta Firenze, Nina Vikont, Perchatkilux.ru, Mir Krasoty, Lady 5, Lit Foot, Modny Koktey, and others.
Home textiles are represented at the exhibition by Line Tex, Fabrika Sna, Stil Tex, and others.
The exhibition will host the 3rd Forum of Creative Youth and the "Generation NEXT" competition for young designers. The Forum aims to support and promote emerging designers at the beginning of their professional careers in the light industry, establishing contacts with consumers, buyers, and manufacturers. This fall, the competition once again generated excitement among young professionals: experts reviewed 258 applications in the Textile, Costume, and Graphic Design categories. The finalists include students and graduates from more than 20 major Russian universities, secondary vocational schools, and other educational institutions in Russia and the Republic of Belarus.
The finalists, selected by the competition experts, will gather from October 23-26, 2025, at the Fashion Industry exhibition site during the III Forum of Creative Youth and will create a unified space at the Generation NEXT Young Designers Competition stand. The awards ceremony for the competition winners will take place on October 26.
Competition Partners: St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design named after A. L. Stieglitz, Russian State Pedagogical University of Art and Design named after V. I. Gumilyov, and the Russian State Pedagogical University of Art and Design named after V. I. Gumilyov. S. G. Stroganova, IVGPU, fashion.ru, moda.ru, moda.rf, alfer.group, community.rf, contest.rf, riamoda.ru, modanews.ru, moda247.ru, profashion.ru, the B2B platform "Fashion Magazine," the Tekstillegprom Exhibition, Pantone, Holofiber, the Sverdlovsk Worsted Mill, the Shuiskie Sitsy Cotton Mill, the Print-a-Porter.ru digital platform, and the Success World business magazine.
The exhibition's business program includes master classes from fashion industry experts in marketing and psychology, who will discuss fashion in 2026, corrective techniques for key body types, AI content for brands and retail, creating your own style and wardrobe, building your own brand, and much more.
- Yulia Kolobova will hold a seminar titled "Style is your most important accessory. How to create the perfect wardrobe that speaks louder than words."
- Elena Kagirova will share 5 steps to effectively collaborating with stylists.
- Evgenia Malkova will hold a seminar titled "Not sales for sales' sake, but a brand for people's sake: how a client-centered approach and honest communication transform design into a sustainable business."
- Natalia Meyer will discuss color, shape, and texture of fabric—corrective techniques for the four main body types.
- Yulia Karagodina will discuss 2026 fashion. Merging worlds: how men's and women's collections shape the trends of the future.
- Elena Kagirova will hold a seminar titled "AI content for brands and retail—salvation or rival?"
- Svetlana Starostina will discuss the personalization of fashion trends—creating your own style with meaning. How our wardrobe speaks for us.
- Sergey Pishchuk and Irina Pishchuk will hold a seminar titled "8 Steps to Planning Marketing and Content That Gives Fashion Brands and Stores a Consistent 25% Increase This Month."
- Natalia Edis will discuss reflecting cultural codes in headwear.
- Alena Marycheva will hold a master class titled "Creating Your Own Brand: A Beautiful Perspective and How It Really Works."
- Maxim Krylov will hold a seminar titled "Designer Interaction with Clients, Managers, and Production."
- Maya Kuznetsova will hold a seminar titled "The Future and Fashion: Ethnicity, Tradition, and History in Fashion in the Glocalization Period."
- Ilya Tikhonov will host a roundtable discussion titled "Ethnicity – a Meeting Place for Universities and Business."
- Evgeny Shchipanov will host a battle titled "Fashion Startups and Fashion Startups: Technology VS Humanity."
The full schedule of events is available on the fi-expo.ru website.
The "Fashion Industry" exhibition is held in conjunction with the new "Her Story Gallery" exhibition.
Free shuttle buses will run from the Moskovskaya metro station (197 Moskovsky Prospekt) to the pavilion entrance and back to the Moskovskaya metro station throughout the exhibition.
