allfashion Sourcing, returns to Cape Town from 29 September to 1 October this year, showcasing South African produced fashion, footwear, apparel and accessories. The expo offers the trade audience an opportunity to network and explore potential business deals and expansion with 50 exhibiting companies.
Whilst applauding local production, for the first time this year, exhibitors will be selling their goods on site to an enthusiastic fashion following.
allfashion Sourcing will take place alongside SA Menswear Week as part of The Week of Fashion in the same venue. Kathryn Frew, Portfolio Director: Cape Town at Messe Frankfurt in SA, believes the synergy between the two events will serve as an incredible platform for both audiences. “By hosting our events over the same period and at the same venue, it’s a valuable opportunity to showcase our exhibitor companies’ products to the wider fashion community in South Africa. Visitors – trade and consumers alike – will be exposed to new businesses and see how local production is growing in leaps and bounds in terms of variety and quality in the country.”
Since 2019, allfashion Sourcing has developed ways to try and facilitate local trade. During the 2020 global pandemic, it hosted hybrid and virtual editions of the event. The organisers are extremely excited to once again return to a curated physical exhibition before the return of the full edition of allfashion Sourcing in 2023.
allfashion Sourcing features a full schedule of activities. Visitors are invited to sit in on a ‘Student Talks’ panel discussion, Rethinking Fashion, on 30 September at 16h30 which will be followed by the much anticipated The Young Designer Show at 18h00, all forming part of The Week of Fashion.
Young Designer Show judge, Cyril Naicker, the Country Co-ordinator for global non-profit, The Fashion Revolution, will host the Rethinking Fashion discussion focusing on sustainability in the fashion industry. The panel will include Tamburai Chirume, Founder of Business Creative Entrepreneurship Africa, Leigh Wright, Inscape Cape Town Campus Academic Manager, and Tania Roussow, brand marketing lead for Plain Tiger who has 19 years’ experience in beauty and fashion retail.
Each panellist will discuss what they do to ensure the next generation of designers and consumers are more knowledgeable on best practices. They will speak about the global impact of sustainable practices within the fashion industry and the responsibility consumers have and how they can get involved in creating awareness and education.
Exhibitor Product Groups include:
- Womenswear & Menswear
- Intimates (underwear, swimwear)
- Sports & Leisure
- Kidswear
- Knitwear
- Fashion Accessories & Trims
- Technology & Processes
- Leather & Footwear
- Home Textiles
- Fabric & Textiles
- Organisations Associations & Institutions
The 2022 edition of allfashion Sourcing will take place at the Wonderland Film Studios, 5 Carisbrook St, Gardens, Cape Town, and will host 50 exhibitors. Opening times are as follows:
- Thursday, 29 September: 3pm to 9pm
- Friday, 30 September: 3pm to 9pm
- Saturday, 1 October: 11am to 5pm
For more information and details on exhibitors, please visit the allfashion Sourcing website, or follow them on Instagram. The event is open to trade and consumers.
About Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt Texpertise is a combination of the world’s most important textile trade fairs. Present at over 50 events across the globe, the business showcases what is driving the industry. A total of 23,000 exhibitors and more than 600,000 visitors from all points of the globe are attracted by the latest themes, trends and contacts. In Frankfurt, Paris, Shanghai, Moscow, New York, South Africa and elsewhere Messe Frankfurt provide impetus to the entire textile value added chain. Find out more visit: www.texpertise.messefrankfurt.com
