Pitti Uomo 107 Firenze, Jan. 14-17 at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy, has concluded. Awaiting final figures, more than 13,000 buyers registered, of which about 5,000 came from abroad. Compared to the last edition, it is mainly the latter (+6.5 percent) that led this edition of the fair, while Italian buyers remained stable with 8,300 attendees. On the visitor front, organizers recorded 20,000 visitors in total.
More confidence and more investment
“We needed a start like this,” is the comment of Pitti Immagine CEO Raffaello Napoleone, ”to get out of a climate of expectation and uncertainty. Much of the credit goes, needless to say, to the exhibitors at Pitti Uomo 107 Firenze. First because they renewed their trust and investment in the show; second because they brought collections of great production quality, stylistic research and with many elements of innovation. Last but not least, it seems to me that many of the price lists indicate a balanced relationship between fair valorization of materials and manufacturing and appropriate attunement with a certain prudence expressed by consumers.”
Around the pavilions.
All major foreign markets are reported to be growing. And among them double-digit performances for Spain, Japan, Belgium, the United States. Buyers from Northern and Eastern Europe also did very well.
The top countries in order of attendance are: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Holland, Turkey, Japan, United States, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Austria, Portugal, South Korea, China, Sweden, Canada, Poland, Ireland.
Said Agostino Poletto, director general of Pitti Immagine: “Much satisfaction among the exhibitors – of Pitti Uomo 107 Firenze https://uomo.pittimmagine.com/ – both for the quantity and quality of the buyers and for the physiognomy of the show itself, as a global platform for trade and an irreplaceable channel of communication, especially in the central phase of the sales season. And I like to remark on the fact that so many expressed themselves in terms of the system and not just individual companies. There is a feeling of solidarity that I have rarely felt so strong.”
Attention from the media, very positive feedback and a lot of participation registered for the special events, the nearly 90 scheduled appointments and the international projects presented in the Fortress and the city.