Fashion, beauty and luxury trade fairs

Fashion, beauty and luxury fairs cover apparel, footwear, textiles, jewelry, cosmetics and optics. Most are trade events, where brands present collections to retailers and importers, while consumer events sell jewelry and wedding products directly.

The sector covers apparel, footwear, fabrics for fashion, jewelry and watches, cosmetics and beauty products, luxury goods and optics. Brands come to show collections, find retailers and distributors, and open export markets. Ingredient and supply chain fairs sit next to finished product shows. Related fields include industry and manufacturing, wellness and health and medical.

Cosmoprof Asia in Hong Kong is a business-to-business show for perfumery, cosmetics, nail care and professional salon products, and in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok is a trade exhibition for personal care and cosmetic ingredients. The Hong Kong hub gathers the other shows held there. In Shanghai, the New International Expo Centre also hosts fairs in the sector.

Jewelry and footwear fairs are held in the Gulf and Turkey. Dubai hosts Jewellery & Bride Arabia, focused on the luxury segment, and Jewellery Arabia in Manama presents fine jewelry and watches to collectors and shoppers. Saudi Shoes Expo in Jeddah covers footwear, leather and accessories. Istanbul also hosts fairs in the sector, and the United Arab Emirates hub lists the Emirati program.

Europe and Latin America add specialized fairs. Fast Textile in Lodz covers the textile and clothing supply chain, Baltic Beauty in Riga is an annual trade fair for the beauty industry, and RomaSposa in Rome brings wedding suppliers together with couples and planners. BFSHOW in São Paulo presents Brazilian footwear to retailers and buyers from Brazil and abroad. Astana also hosts fairs in the sector at its EXPO center, and the Italy hub groups the Italian program.