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Europe’s largest garment manufacturing show opens on Sunday

Source Fashion, Europe’s leading responsible sourcing show, opens on Sunday 14th July at Olympia London, welcoming hundreds of fashion manufacturers, suppliers, artisans and industry leading experts from around the world. Thousands of brands and retailers have registered to attend including teams from M&S, Lipsy, Sophia Webster, REISS, Paul Smith, Harrods, Jaded, ERDEM, Next, John Lewis & many more.
Thousands of retailers & brands to attend Source Fashion  © 2024 Source Fashion
Thousands of retailers & brands to attend Source Fashion © 2024 Source Fashion


Suzanne Ellingham, the show’s director states, “Let’s face it retail is tough, but despite the current market conditions companies are still looking for better partners, and better quality. We are creating a place for everyone involved in buying and sourcing to find new collaborations and relationships with people who they can do business with and where they can make impact.

“The key priorities for our audience are simple, to be able to work with better companies, who have good working practices, who make quality products at a fair price. Our job is to find, and spotlight, those businesses who deserve those contracts, and help buyers do better business with manufacturers or regions they had never considered. As a show we feel proud to have an entire floor of businesses who share our values. There is a big appetite from the buying community to have a show like this, that has universal appeal across the buyer ecosystem.”

Over 250 audited manufacturers join the line-up of the show’s fourth edition. Visitors to Source Fashion can explore a world of newness, the latest manufacturing and supplier capabilities. The cornerstone of the show is its geographic diversity and this edition welcomes over 20 countries from Peru to Cambodia, Pakistan to Portugal, Hong Kong to Italy and Greece all the way back to the UK, as well as the industrial powerhouses like China, India and Turkey.

Ellingham says, “The impact we make in communities around the world by connecting people together at Source Fashion is what keeps us driving this show forward and it’s what motivates us to ensure we continue to drive the agenda we believe in.”

Source Luxury takes over the Gallery

Source Luxury is a selection of premium exhibitors showcasing high-quality garments, fabrics and craftsmanship. The continued expansion of Source Luxury allows source fashion to drive the slow fashion ethos that these highly skilled makers offer. Following its successful launch in February 24, the sector has expanded and is now housed in the Gallery space.

The Big Conversations Taking Place on the Source Content Stage

Source Fashion’s seminar agenda is positioned at discussing the solutions to real business challenges and obstacles to brands achieving more sustainable processes, bringing together some of the industry’s most recognisable faces and experts.

Each day covers a key theme - Day 1 focuses on Industry Innovation and Collaboration, Day 2 showcases Trends, Legislation and Big Brand Ideology, and Day 3 focuses on Learning, Education and Certification.

Ellingham says, “Source Fashion gives us the opportunity to create a platform for people to ask the unpopular questions, and have the discussions about the future of fashion, sustainability, and how to do better business. Our agenda brings together a wide spectrum of industry experts to discuss the challenges of responsibility in fashion, legislation, certification, evolving trends, new materials and processes, transparency, accountability, and so much more. We intend to make the show a platform for discussion around the topics where there is no defined solution, simply businesses that are moving forward and are brave enough to share their learnings.”

Source Catwalk

Taking place multiple times a day, sustainable stylist Rebekah Roy has crafted a new Source Catwalk Show showcasing 2025 trends brought to life through exhibitor garments curated from the show floor, as well as key looks from headline designer Anna Pabissi.

Source Fashion, Europe’s leading responsible sourcing show running from 14th – 16th July at Olympia London, has announced its Catwalk line-up with London-based sustainable fashion designer Anna Pabissi taking centre stage as this season’s headline designer  © 2024 Source Fashion
Source Fashion, Europe’s leading responsible sourcing show running from 14th – 16th July at Olympia London, has announced its Catwalk line-up with London-based sustainable fashion designer Anna Pabissi taking centre stage as this season’s headline designer © 2024 Source Fashion


Hear Caryn Franklin MBE and Nick Beighton & many other seminars

In this session, Caryn Franklin MBE, former fashion editor of i-D magazine will have a frank conversation with Nick Beighton, Ex-CEO of ASOS. They will discuss the future of fast fashion, how to encourage?sustainable and ethical practices within the industry and more.

Franklin also takes to the stage with Tina Wetshi from Colechi to discuss the roles and relationships that fashion symbolises by forming new connections across the fashion supply chain.

Meet this year’s designer collaboration: Anna Pabissi!

Pabissi is a London-based sustainable fashion brand creating one-off statement pieces, as well as utilising deadstock textiles for the most flamboyant garments, focusing on cruelty-free, zero-waste couture fashion. See her garments come to life on the catwalk and join her in conversation with sustainable stylist Rebekah Roy.

NEXT level sustainability

A fireside chat with Jo Mourant, Group Head of Sustainability, CR and Product Legislation at Next Plc. Jo will outline tangible ways Next are assessing and combatting some of their biggest sustainability challenges, and address how best to incorporate collaborative ways of working for a more aligned, ethical, sustainable strategy.

PepsiCo - a big brand approach to sustainable fashion

A fireside chat with Hayley Shore, Design Director at PepsiCo discussing their commitment to reducing the environmental impact across its products and merchandise, collaborating with sustainable designers, what fashion can learn from big brands, and vice versa.

Future Humanity Systems

Fashion Futurist, Geraldine Wharry unpacks the future of the fashion industry’s infrastructure and the plausible and wild card futures for our regenerative supply chains in 3 macro trends: I trust you systems, agency of governing interspecies, and human transition industries.

Sourcing and storytelling: Why history and heritage matter more than ever

Join Jack Stratten from Insider Trends as he presents the consumer trends that have been driving the changing retail picture, as well as how AI is impacting this change. He will showcase leading examples from across the world of storytelling brands and tips, tools and insights to inspire your own strategies.

CMA legislation updates - the importance of accurate and truthful environmental claims

Mike Coates, Assistant Director, Fashion Retail Enforcement from CMA will run through the CMA’s Green Code Claims as well as key legislation and policies that will affect you, as well as an update into ongoing greenwashing investigations, what internal compliance processes you will need to consider.

How to become a B Corp and is it worth it?

A B Corp certification is one of the most recognised standards, ensuring that member organisations are meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. This session explores the B Corp certification with a brand that has gone through the certification process.

View the full agenda and register at Source Fashion

https://www.source-fashion.com/seminars



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