More exhibitors at Le Cuir A Paris

Covering an area of over 115,000 sq m, some 1,332 exhibitors presented their collections. Most notably, some 7,200 sq m were dedicated to fashion information and trends provided visitors with inspiration, allowing them to decode the major creative directions in terms of colours and fabrics, patterns and accessories, intended for their future collections.

Le Cuir A Paris and Indigo, which had enlarged their offer thanks to a significant increase in their number of exhibitors (+24% for Le Cuir A Paris and +7% for Indigo), both recorded strong increases in visitor numbers.

In a complex economic context, and in spite of a particularly difficult calendar (with fashion shows in Italy, seasonal holidays in Germany and in Asia), Expofil, Première Vision and Mod'Amont maintained their international attraction, with visitors from some 106 different countries.

The 10th edition of Le Cuir A Paris included 162 exhibitors, all top of the range specialists in leather and fur. They presented finished leathers 65%, textiles/synthetics for accessories 14%, components and chemical products 8%, fur 4% and services 10%. The Italian companies had the biggest share of the exhibiting space (54%), followed by France (27%), Spain (12%) and six other countries (7% - Belgium, Germany, Iceland, India, Portugal and Türkiye).

Le Cuir A Paris welcomed 9,949 visitors over the four days of the show, out of which around 70% were international visitors. The visitors' access was facilitated thanks to a direct entrance from the main gallery of the exhibition park as well as the common entrances with the other fairs of Première Vision Pluriel.

It has been noted an increase in the number of leather buyers for the shoe sector, both French and foreign, as well as the presence of American and Asian buyers.

The exhibitors of Le Cuir A Paris affirm having made new contacts and all agree that the quantity of visitors present enabled them to develop new business contacts. All the companies exhibiting in this edition have expressed their wish to participate again next September.

Ms Béatrice Rousseau, Show Manager, confirms that after two editions of Première Vision Pluriel, the integration has been a success. Le Cuir A Paris offers a dynamic environment in a rather difficult economic period.

For this edition of Le Cuir A Paris, the Trends Gallery took form of a material library, rich in diversity, quality and innovation. The presentation of the spring/summer 2007 collections was based on three themes: Earth, Sea and Sky.

Earth: rustic leathers, colours close to roots but heavily worked aspects, but also silky ornate aspects for rich, luxurious materials.

Sea: exotic leathers are very strong in this environment, under glass painting and honeycomb in the whole range of South Sea greens and blues.

Sky: delicate materials with a palpable freshness and light-as-air, spidery transparents opposed to bronze or silvary metallic gleams.

Amongst the novelty in materials:

- Sophisticated trash from Fratelli Morelli (Italy)

- Python-like calf leather, with wood-like scales from Myltan Newpell (France)

- Natural tinted lizards from M Maison & Cie (France)

- Straw-like leathers from Conceria Quesia (Italy)

- Flowery patterns on jute from F.lli Morelli (Italy) and on expansives from Colortex (Germany)

- Subtle glazed kids from Giovanni Gaiera and Bonaudo (Italy)

- Iridescent crocs from France Croco and TCIM (France)

- Exotic fish and hand-painted galuchats from AF di Ferdinando Albarello (Italy)

- Embroided exotic leathers from Industrie Pellami (Italy)

- Metallic, whitened pythons from Caravel Pelli (Italy)

- Declinations of classic whites from Tanneries Roux (France) and Curtidos Badia (Spain)

The richness of the offer in materials has been put forward in an exhibition of the IFM (French Institute of Fashion) through the creations of 10 different international designers. During the four days of the fair, gloves, shoes and leather clothing (all co-signed by prestigious names in fashion such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Arcus, Weston, J-P Montaigne) were presented.

The success of this February 2006 edition confirms the importance of Le Cuir A Paris as THE meeting point of inspiration for designers in the world's capital of fashion - Paris. The quality and creativity of the presented materials and the synergy with the other fairs of Première Vision Pluriel make Le Cuir A Paris the unmissable event of the leather sector.

Next edition: September 19-22, 2006

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