Bring it on GDS: F
Many Exciting Labels and a Wide-Ranging Supporting Programme promise a Successful Trade Fair
rom 13 to 15 March 2013 : GDS will be inviting the international shoe sector to meet in Düsseldorf.
On offer here: collections presented by over 800 exhibitors from throughout the world, a compact supporting programme featuring lots of seminars and trend lectures, unique fashion shows and a redesigned children’s segment. Also running in parallel with GDS once again will be GLOBAL SHOES – with some 300 exhibitors showcasing a wide range of shoes and leather goods for the volume market.
Exciting New Labels at GDS Whether it is upper style, essential or urban –
GDS presents the entire spectrum of shoes and bags for the 2013/14 Autumn/Winter order season. As well as many new things to discover: for instance, the shoe collection by star designer Michael Kors, the sub-line See by Chloe from French luxury label Chloé or styles care of famous Dutch designer Hester van Eeghen. Her extraordinary shoes and bags stand for quirky geometry and a variety of colour. Also on show: US sneaker brand Pastry
founded in 2007 by sisters Angela and Vanessa Simmons (of Run's house and Daddy’s Girls fame), and the daughters of Joey "Rev Run" Simmons (Run DMC). Also celebrating their premieres here is the shoe collection from early Lagerfeld muse Inès de la Fressange, those sheepskin boots from Australia Luxe Collective, Panara’s men’s shoe collection or the trendy shoe and accessories label Redo Your Shoe. As this name suggests, here you can combine your shoes with little accessories thereby creating ever new styles.
Facelift for kidwalk Promising bags of inspiration is GDS’ large
children’s shoe segment located in Hall 7a. This is home to kidwalk – which will be presented at the forthcoming GDS in a refreshingly new look. The stand’s concept and the kidwalk Lounge have both undergone a total revamp. The high- quality design makes for an inviting and communicative atmosphere. Overall at GDS some 180 children’s shoe collections will be on show, including the likes of Richter, Däumling, Pinocchio van Hilst, Falc/ Naturino, Bisgaard, Cherie, clic! And Primigi. Newcomers include Cole Bounce Restore from Italy, Cuquito and Leon Postigo from Spain, My Sweet Shoes from the Netherlands and Emel from Poland. Collections from Canada and Israel are also to feature for the first time now with the brands Beeko/Top Winner and Papaya.
In the S/Know - Design Attack with the Motto "Snow TV" Design Attack is the trendy area for hip and
trendy products. About one hundred designers and young entrepreneurs will be showcasing their unusual collections here. The motto for this the 18th edition of Design Attack reads "Snow TV". The entire area will be transformed here into a huge television studio. There will be cameras and floodlights everywhere. Monitors will be suspended on the walls and will screen little clips, test cards or just typical snowy TV images.
Textile Accessories Supplement the Footwear Range Suggestions for an expanded product range are
shown in the new accessories area of GDS in Hall 7. It is the first time that textile accessories like hats, caps, shawls, scarves and fashion jewellery are shown in their own cluster on 500 m². This new range of content is developed in cooperation with the DATE accessories show, which is also hosted in Düsseldorf and celebrated a successful première in the spring of 2012.
Supporting Programme with Fashion Shows and Seminars The supporting programme at the forthcoming
GDS will once again pick up on a variety of topics providing trade visitors with compact information. Daily in speakers’ corner there will be a wide range of seminars on offer. In focus here will be the key trends for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 as well as new ideas and approaches to topics relevant to the sector. These include Modeurop’s Fashion Forecast
lecture featuring Marga Indra Heide or an Order Info event for the 2013/14 Autumn/Winter season. The mobile web theme will be continued this time and deepened further with new aspects. The Wellness Roundtable at the forthcoming GDS will focus on the topic of “Classis, Comfort,
Cold Coffee... Ways out of the Comfy Shoe Trap”. In addition to your favourite trend lectures Nicoline van Enter from the Dutch design school SLEM will be highlighting the topic of comfort shoes in a separate seminar block. Overall, three seminars are planned, focusing on current and successful examples. In parallel with the speakers’ corner GDS will
also present its trends for the 2013/14 Autumn/Winter season. It will provide guidance and run like a common theme through the unique fashion shows and trend installations featured in the halls.
HDS Awards At the forthcoming GDS HDS will be in a
celebratory mood. This year the Federal Association of the German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry will be presenting its awards the “German Shoe Prize“ and the “HDS Junior Award”. Furthermore, a shoe-focused celebrity will once again be voted Shoe-Wearer of the Year.
All activities related to GDS and GLOBAL SHOES can be found online at:
www.gds-online.com
www.globalshoes-online.com
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