Review of Global Sources Fashion show 2018 October, Hong Kong, China

Global Sources Fashion show, Hong Kong’s largest fashion sourcing event, last from October 27 to October 30 at AsiaWorld-Expo. With fashion accessories, footwear, fabrics, underwear and apparel all under one roof, sourcing show for innovative and in-demand gifts, premiums, home products, fashion accessories, apparel and fabricsit’s an unmissable industry event for sourcing professionals around the world.

The Global Sources Lifestyle x Fashion takes your sourcing journey to a whole new level as it brings together two shows in one convenient location. Comb through the halls of AsiaWorld-Expo and find today’s most sought-after lifestyle and fashion products from over 2,000 booths, explore the pavilions of the world’s leading manufacturing hubs, meet key opinion leaders and verified suppliers, and more.

Get an insider peek at the color trends that are going to dominate the gifts, home and fashion industries for the coming season. From gifts, premiums, houseware and décor to fashion accessories, apparel, footwear and fabrics, find an array of products that match the trendiest hues for the new season.

Global Sources Lifestyle and Fashion show is the smarter choice for sourcing pros – source today’s high-demand lifestyle and fashion products in a well organized tradeshow. With more than 20,000 buyers, majority from Latin America, Western Europe and Eastern Europe, it is a significant increase quality sales opportunities, created from Business Matching Meetings.

Global Sources Lifestyle and Fashion in Hong Kong feature gifts, home and fashion products. It is one of the flagship shows of Global Sources, and combined feature of new and innovative products from China, South Korea, and other Asian countries. The shows are focus more on curating innovative products. It’s easier to find new products with a high-profit margin potential at these shows.

Hong Kong’s biggest fashion sourcing event, Global Sources Fashion is a gathering of high-quality suppliers from the Asia-Pacific region, exhibiting their latest fashion bags, sportswear, apparel, footwear, accessories and fabrics. The show’s pavilions for fashion handbags, sports fashion and active lifestyle products as well as socks and leggings are the largest in Hong Kong. The show features exhibitors from Vietnam, Bangladesh and India, as well as pavilions from regional trade groups in mainland China, helping suppliers to reach out to international buyers.

More than 1,000 booths of apparel, fashion accessories, fabrics, lace & trimmings. There 9 show highlights Including Fashion Parades. The show off apparel and textiles, fashion accessories, sports, personal care, gifts & stationery. The show also including Fashion Parades.

The Global Sources Fashion x Technology x Green show, offers a complete ecosystem and O2O (online-to-offline) platform for the global fashion industry, from buyers to suppliers to designers, technology vendors, startups, students and service providers, where participants can promote, trade, collaborate, learn and share.

Global Sources Fashion hosts the largest collections of bags and luggage, sports fashion and active lifestyle products, scarves and gloves and underwear and swimwear in Hong Kong. Dedicated national and regional pavilions highlight quality fashion products from countries and regions including Vietnam, India and Xiamen.

The show continuing to build up Global Sources Fashion as the go-to event for fashion sourcing professionals around the world. The show embraces and provides for the must-have style trends in the coming seasons, and looks toward the ways fashion is changing in the longer term, including fashion technology, advances in textiles and new designers.

Highlights:
Rising and Young Designers Corner – Discover styles and designs by emerging talents and startups from Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Nepal and Kenya

Fashion Parades – Models are scheduled to show off the hottest designs from exhibitors and rising designers, as well as Analyst’s Choice and Amazon best-selling products live on the catwalk.

3Rs Sport Shoes Design Competition – 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Sport Shoes Design Competition partners with Workshop from The Federation of HK Footwear Ltd, MC Leather Limited, Union Hong Kong and Let IT GROW Conservancy Association Ltd, to feature creative, practical, eco-friendly and fashionable designs

Trend Forums – Color trends for Spring/Summer 2019 by Pantone. Plus, apparel and accessories trend forecasts for Fall/Winter 2019 curated by Fashion Snoops.

Conference Programs – Industry experts plan to cover fashion trends, new technology applications such as AI and 3D printing in the fashion industry along with sourcing tips.

Fashion Tech Zone – A showcase of smart, eco-friendly and innovative designs. It also includes product demos where selected exhibitors plan to present their newest products.

The shows feature Verified Suppliers from major fashion manufacturing hubs including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Thousands of top buyers are attend the show including Adidas, Avery Dennison, AYE AYE, Colette, eBay, Fossil, GAP, Marubeni, Mothercare, Potpourri, Ralph Lauren, S Oliver, Scarf Home, Sears, Target Australia, Tiffany, United Colors of Benetton and Vivarte.

The Fashion show is complemented year-round by the industry’s leading fairs, Fashion Accessories & Footwear and Fashion Apparel & Fabrics, each delivers exclusive content, including Analyst’s Choice products, an unbiased selection of new and innovative items.

Online Comprehensive services
A wide range of services aims to help enhance the buying experience of online and Amazon sellers and enable them to source more efficiently. This includes more than 600 exhibitors who accept small orders, an Online Retail 101 conference highlighting eCommerce strategy and marketing techniques, and a special fashion parade on what’s hot on Amazon, as well as the Global Sources Summit. Voted Best Amazon Conference in the 2017 Seller Awards, this three-day conference helps intermediate and advanced Amazon and e-commerce sellers source from Asia.

Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The company organizes export sourcing shows in Hong Kong every April and October with eight events annually, including the world’s largest electronics and mobile electronics shows. Global Sources is also a majority shareholder in Shenzhen International Machinery Manufacturing Industry Exhibition (SIMM) and its related shows – the leading machinery exhibitions in Southern China.

The company organizes export sourcing shows in Hong Kong every April and October with eight events annually, including the world’s largest electronics and mobile electronics shows. Global Sources is also a majority shareholder in Shenzhen International Machinery Manufacturing Industry Exhibition (SIMM) and its related shows – the leading machinery exhibitions in Southern China.

More than 1.5 million international buyers, including 94 of the world’s top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and company information to help them source more profitably from overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries and territories.

Global Sources is committed to organising eco-friendly and sustainable trade shows. Since 2006, Global Sources has donated through Care & Share, a charity partnership programme with Crossroads Foundation, five full container loads of items including furniture, mobile accessories and stationery to 64 NGOs and social welfare service centres in Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

Over the past 47 years, Global Sources has been serving the B2B industry with a reliable and professional trade platform highly trusted by the Company’s buyer and supplier communities.