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Source Fashion announces new dates for February 2025

Source Fashion, Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show, has announced new dates for February 2025. In response to feedback from visitors, the next edition will take place mid-week from 18th – 20th February 2025 at Olympia London.


The show continues on its upwards growth trajectory with an 65% increase in visitors year on year since it launched in February 2023, offering brands and retailers a diverse and safe space to source from audited manufacturers and artisans, enabling them to fuel the creation of responsibly made products.

Source Luxury, which has tripled in size since its launch, continues to grow and the next edition also sees the launch of footwear and leather sectors plus a greater presence for UK manufacturers. The February show will be edited by product category instead of by country, incorporating Womenswear, Menswear, Footwear, Accessories, Source Luxury, and Technology & Services.

Suzanne Ellingham, Director – Source Events, Hyve Group says, “The new dateline for the February show is a very exciting move for us. We want to create a show that suits the needs of our audience, and we couldn’t ignore our visitor’s desire for mid-week dates. Since launching the show in 2023 we have seen extraordinary growth. There is a clear need in the marketplace to find responsible manufacturers and to help retailers, brands and wholesalers build transparent, responsible, supply chains. With the new dates, expansion of new sectors, and floorplan re-edit, we can continue to create a place where our community can source, learn and exchange ideas and drive change.”

Source Fashion is now the largest garment manufacturing show in Europe, attracting hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of visitors. Meet global manufacturers from Peru to Cambodia, Pakistan to Portugal, Hong Kong to Italy all the way back to the UK, and source everything from white label to bespoke creation opportunities from audited exhibitors.

High-calibre visitors and retailers including Rixo, John Lewis, ASOS, Lipsy, Lyle & Scott, Paul Smith, PepsiCo, Reiss, Ghost, Toast, Bo & tee (Oh Polly), House of Fraser, Coast, Next, Urban Outfitters, N Brown, Love & Roses, Jeff Banks London, River Island, The Oxford Shirt Company, Finisterre, Harrods, TJX Clarks, French Connection, Jaded, River Island, Sainsburys, Very Group, AX Paris, Debenhams, Hunter, Boden, British Heart Foundation, TikTokShop, and Amazon attend to discover responsible high-quality fashion suppliers and new sourcing markets.

Simon Platts, Co-Founder of Recomme who attended in July says, “I would really urge anyone in our industry that’s looking at how they want to source better, whether that be people, planet, profit and purpose, you should be coming to this show. And if you haven’t made it this time, be here in February, the show is going to be even better than this one, even more incredible speakers, and if you’re a sourcing person, a person interested in the environmental and social side and improving that, and also, as I say, interested in being more agile and profitable, you have to be here – so that’s my call out to industry, Source Fashion is on your doorstep, come and see it.”

Source Fashion takes place on the 18th – 20th February 2025 at Olympia London. For more information visit www.source-fashion.com.




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