GDS attracts 760 exhibitors
Around 760 exhibitors are expected to attend the upcoming edition of global footwear and leathergoods trade show GDS, which runs September 10-12 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Between them, these exhibitors will present around 1,750 different collections for the 2011 spring-summer season.
Newcomers at the event include Antichic, Badgley Mischka, Betsey Johnson, Carlos Santos, Cesare Paciotti, D.A.T.E., Four Leather, Franca, Ikks Shoes, King, Mac Dugan with Carlo Ventura and Koxks, Mika, Luca Mode, Luciana Cavalli, MCM, Orquídea Negra Premiata, Prima Ballerina, Santandrea, Sofia Costa and Swiss Line.
The ‘Follow the Trends’ concept will be even bigger and better this year, according to GDS director Kirstin Deutelmoser. “As an international fashion and trend trade fair we wish to satisfy our visitors’ great information needs to the very best of our ability without overburdening them. This is why we are now fine-tuning our trend concept,” she says.
Experts attending the event will also offer insight into long-term lifestyle trends and their impact on shoes and accessories. Lectures on key fashion and ordering tendencies and special themes will take place during the three-day event.
