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Last week started the Cluster Booster Academy with the participation of about 40 cluster managers from different EU regions and industries, among which Silvia Kabaivanova, Cluster manager of Bulgarian Fashion Association. The training program fostered by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) provides learning opportunities for cluster managers to further develop their skills with regard to topics relevant to the cluster strategy, through tailormade training sessions delivered by experts. It offers cluster management teams the

Between 8th and 11th November, CLOTH project organised its latest ClusterXchange in Rimini, Italy. With a programme organised around ECOMONDO fair, the clusterxchange focussed on two main axes: learning on circular economy in Italy and in the Mediterranean region; meeting companies from around Europe. ECOMONDO is a fair organised each year, recorded +41% in total attendance compared to 2021, attendance from 90 countries and more than 1,400 exhibitor brands over 130,000 square meters. With 25

Join BBBA for this session as Hyve’s Michael Richardson and Nihat Berktas talk about retail in 2022 and into 2023 and beyond. This session will provide an overview of the UK retail market, whilst examining consumer trends, the opportunities and trends present across the Fashion landscape, the impact of e-commerce, and why sustainable and ethical sourcing matter to UK consumers. As well as giving you a guide to UK retail and consumer trends, we will

The fifteenth edition of the SOFIA WEDDING EXPO will be held at SOFIA HOTEL BALKAN on January 14 and 15, 2023. It has become a tradition at the beginning of each year that the exhibition attracts the interest of couples who have decided to start their life together and organize a wedding. The exhibition showcases a wide range of products and services from the leading companies in the wedding industry sector, saving all brides-to-be valuable

In the period February 01-03, 2023, the Bulgarian Fashion Association organized a clusterXchange event in Milan, Italy with a visit to the Milano Unica exhibition. Participating companies will receive from the project a fixed amount – 450 euro up to 10 days after the trip, after providing a copy of the documents proving the visit (air tickets, hotel accommodation, etc.). If you wish to participate, please check if you are eligible at https://clustercollaboration.eu/clusterxchange and write

Silvia Kabaivanova – Chairman and Dean Manev – Vice Chairman of Bulgarian Fashion Association attended the Tex Tailor Expo Fashion Fair, which took place in Plovdiv 27-29 October 2022.During the fair on 28th October they presented the CLOTH project in a special 1h session in front of fashion brands, producers, retailers and fashion universities. They also had a special exhibitor booth where all the 3 days of the Fair, the project was promoted among exhibitors,

The match-making event brings together companies, R&D centres and academies in the field of textiles and fashion,  actions sports and the swimwear industry. It is a unique opportunity to generate new business, technology and research and innovation contacts and contracts.  The lifestyle industry, especially the textiles and fashion sectors are undergoing a deep reconsideration of the principles that have been guiding them so far. In France alone, the fashion industry represents 150 billion euros of turnover

The international exhibition for textiles and fashion TextailorExpo 2022 will take place from October 27-29, 2022 at the Plovdiv International Fair. For three exhibition days, companies will have the opportunity for a presentation and B2B meetings. Within the framework of the exhibition, the TexTailor Expo team, together with partner professional organizations, prepared an accompanying program of seminars and events for maximum benefit to the professional world of the textile and fashion industry, as well as

The first CLOTH ClusterXchange visit will take place in London, June 28-30, 2022, and will include a visit to the „Future Fabrics Expo 2022” Fair. The companies who want to take part in this short-term exchange in the EU supported CLOTH Project can start now to register for the event. June 2022 – Barcelona / Copenhagen / Aix-en-Provence / Ruse / Iasi : CLOTH Project, the european alliance which brings together individuals, companies and clusters

14th edition of the international and interdisciplinary FASHIONCLASH Festival in Maastricht will take place from 25 – 27 November 2022. During this three-day hybrid (on- & offline program) festival, a new generation of designers and performing artists from all over the world are given the opportunity to show their work to a broad (inter)national audience. The program with exhibitions, performances, talks, workshops and fashion film screenings, showcases projects that explore, contextualize and celebrate contemporary fashion

White Label World Expo Frankfurt is Europe’s leading online retail sourcing show with the most innovative and progressive products, services and technologies in the white label marketplace. Taking place on the 12th & 13th of October 2022, the Messe in Frankfurt, Germany, will be transformed into the ultimate destination for any forward-thinking online seller! White Label World Expo Frankfurt will bring you an exclusive platform with the world’s top suppliers in an exciting hub for

Silvia Kabaivanova, Chairman and Dean Manev, Vice Chairman of Bulgarian Fashion Association took part in the kick-off meeting of the CLOTH project in Igualada, Spain on 21st and 22nd February 2022. The CLOTH project – CLuster Alliance fOr the Transition to green and digital fasHion – aims to boost the interregional cooperation through the creation of a cluster alliance within the Fashion sector that promote the necessary conditions to create a favourable ecosystem of relevant

Silvia Kabaivanova, Chairman of Bulgarian Fashion Association, participated in the B2B meeting and info day of GALACTICA project on 9th February in Brussels. GALACTICA, which aims to demonstrate the viability of new industrial value chains regarding the textile and aerospace sectors based on advanced manufacturing across the EU, launched the second Call for proposals, with a total budget of 1.64 M€ to support European SMEs.The Call for proposals is addressed to the EU and UK SMEs

10:15Starting  CITEVE (Ana Ribeiro)10:30Fascinate journey  MODACC (David García)10:50Market study @Canada, USA and Japan  CITEVE (Maria José Carvalho )11:00Fascinate internationalization strategy  MODACC/ B.Link (Jordi Escribà )11:15Textile companies experience in internationalization Panel with Fascinate frontrunners, moderated by Mariana d’Orey (Jornal T) Lipaco, Lda (Jorge Pereira) Pedrosa & Rodrigues (Miguel Pedrosa Rodrigues) Minoar (Yoan Galabov)11:50Closing  CITEVE (Ana Ribeiro) Please register here: https://forms.gle/P7jqovALMBGJfkf96 Registration open until 01.02.2022 A MS Team link will be emailed to whom complete the registration If you