Our vision is to create a stronger fashion sector in Europe by giving independent labels and creators the tools and skills to develop their business in a globalized world.
United Fashion is carried out by a cluster of European fashion support associations, and initiated by MAD Brussels Fashion and Design Platform. We aim at enhancing the culture of fashion designers across Europe to be more business minded and at enhancing their competitiveness internationally, without limiting their creativity.
Through a number of international network events and transdisciplinary training workshop, more than 150 fashion designers will have the opportunity to participate by showcasing their collection, getting to know and understand several European markets, developing new skills in fashion tech, sustainable fashion, production, craftsmanship, business models.
MAD, Home of Creators is the platform of expertise to develop and show off the fashion and design sectors in Brussels, Belgium. It is also the leading partner of United Fashion.
Fashion Council Germany supports the positive economic and cultural development, and international importance of the German fashion industry, especially its young talent.
W. www.fashion-council-germany.org
E. office@fashion-council-germany.org
Flanders DC supports, promotes and connects the Flemish creative industries. It is the linking pin for the creative industries in Flanders, Belgium.
Baltic Fashion Federation aims at developing fashion industry on the local market as well as promoting Baltic fashion abroad, through promotion, marketing assistance and information supply.
Maisons de Mode aims at identifying and guiding emerging French designers with an already established brand in developing their businesses for the long run.
ModaLisboa is a multidisciplinary project with the mission to promote the development of the Portuguese fashion at national and international level.
Fashion Weekend Skopje represents a platform for promotion, integration and development of the Macedonian – and regional – fashion culture.
W. fashionweekendskopje.mk
E. info@fashionweekendskopje.mk
United Fashion received the support from the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
United Fashion has also 16 associate partners: ACME — Asociación Creadores de Moda de España (ES), Austrian Fashion Association (AT), Centre for Fashion Enterprise – University of Arts London (UK), Council of Irish Fashion Designers (IR), Cyprus Fashion Designers Association (CY), Design Terminal (HU), Dutch Fashion Foundation (NL), Europeana Fashion International Association, Fédération française du Prêt à Porter féminin (FR), Festival International de Mode et de Photographie d’Hyères (FR), Future in Fashion Foundation (PL), NFLH — Fashion Hungary (HU), Norwegian Fashion Institute (NO), Sourcebook (DE), Squat (SI), and Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode (BE).
Over a four-year period, more than 150 participating fashion SME’s will be given the opportunity to have a presence on a foreign market in Europe, where they can participate in the different events and workshops, showcase and test their products in the designer showrooms, broaden their network and gain real and useful insights on creative, technological and business opportunities.
You will find below the overall agenda of the events during which UNITED FASHION partners organise this programme of networking events, conferences, showrooms and/or workshops.