MODA UK WOMENSWEAR

Moda UK, the national trade womenswear biannual exhibition, will take place on 20, 21 and 22 February 2005 at the NEC Birmingham. The NEC is the preferred venue due to its first class facilities and its central location offering excellent travel infrastructure, essential for visitors travelling from all UK regions and Ireland.

The February show will take place in Halls 18, 19 and 20 and will preview autumn/winter '05 collections, providing an important overview of womenswear trends for the coming season.

Now in its seventh season, Moda UK will preview over 700 womenswear collections covering women's mainstream fashions, casualwear, eveningwear, occasionwear, outerwear, accessories and bridalwear.

Womenswear brands from over 25 countries participated in the February 2004 event including collections from the UK, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands and as farafield as the USA and China.

Brands new to Moda UK last season included Dutch company Oscar B, bridal and eveningwear collections from Eddy Kay, Ronald Joyce International Eveningwear, Mori Lee, Capricorn and After Six as well as show debuts Cut Loose, Randi May, Sahara, Punky Fish Designs On, Provinci di Caserta and Paule Vasseur to name but a few.

Once again, running alongside Moda UK will be Moda Menswear, the established menswear trade exhibition, this season introducing more lifestyle brands to the event. Footwear UK is situated in adjacent hall 17, making the NEC the season's most essential one-stop fashion venue.

The exhibition caters for forward order and stock requirements for trade buyers only.

The trade aspect of fashion established in Birmingham only goes to strengthen the £9 billion regeneration programme currently underway in the city centre. Birmingham now boasts the best of fashion at retail and consumer levels with the opening of Harvey Nichols, The Mailbox and Selfridges department store.

Moda UK and Moda Menswear are wholly owned by ITE Moda Ltd (part of the ITE Group Plc).

• Forward dates for Moda UK are 7, 8 and 9 August 2005

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