Le Cuir a Paris buoyant

The 14th edition of Le Cuir a Paris took place from February 19 – 22, 2008, featuring 236 exhibitors and covering a total surface area of 7 764 sqm, an increase of 21% on February 2007. Exhibitors represented 15 countries. As usual, Italy provided the largest delegation with 56% of the exhibiting area, followed by France (23%) and Spain (10%). Brazil (4%) now has a regular presence at both spring/ summer and autumn/ winter editions of the event. 36 of the exhibiting companies were newcomers to the fair.

10,649 visitors were registered over four days, an increase of 5.3% compared with February 2007. Visits by international buyers increased markedly. Those coming from Italy were up 22.5%, Great Britain (+17.5%), USA (+16%), Spain (+11%) and Japan (+4.8%). French visitors also increased by 6.9%.
Piero Maccanti, president of the Tuscan Tanners’ Association outlined the importance of the event for Italian companies. He highlighted the pre-selection and opportunities to meet with designers and world famous brands.
Fashion focus
The French Institut of Fashion (IFM) exhibited beautiful prototypes of leather shoes, gloves, clothing and other accessories created by nine students and developed in collaboration with big names in fashion such as Bally, Pollux, and Louis Vuitton.
The 15th edition of Le Cuir a Paris will showcase autumn/winter 2009-10 collections and will run from September 23 – 26 2008, at hall 4, Paris Nord Villepinte.

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