The international BRICS+ Fashion Summit was held in Moscow from November 28 to December 2 and featured a B2B showroom presenting collections from 130 fashion brands across 20 countries.
The B2B showroom offered diverse styles, including sports chic, casual, urban chic, street style, evening, and cocktail garments. In addition, a wide assortment of bags, luggage and travel accessories, footwear, accessories and jewelry, kids' fashion, and all kinds of accessories were on display.
Among the brands to be featured are Moscow brands such as Akhmadullina Dreams, Chapurin, Victoria Andreyanova, Loom by Rodina, Surovaya, BLCV, Gapanovich, and many others.
Russian brands from other cities, including 1377 (Volgograd), ABZAEVA (Ulan Ude), Buts#8 (Krasnoyarsk), CNS—Coined iN Stone (Rostov-on-Don), IANIS CHAMALIDY (St. Petersburg), Dear Passenger N. (St. Petersburg), House Of Leo (St. Petersburg), Two Eagles (Ivanteevka), and Yana Besfamilnaya (Perm) showcased their collections. The international lineup included Lucas Leao (Brazil), Batakovic Belgrade (Serbia), SADAELS (Argentina), David Tlale (South Africa), Arzu Kaprol (Turkey), 陳宇CHNNYU (China), and Naushad Ali (India).
While talking to this scribe, Johannesburg-based designer David Tlale revealed that the theme of his collection is ‘Let Love Rule’. This theme was chosen for their autumn, winter, and spring-summer collections as the brand is marking its 20th anniversary. The brand’s current strategy is to only sell what is truly beautiful.
Juan Hernandez Daels, the principal designer of the brand SADAELS from Argentina, shared that his collection draws inspiration from Argentinian culture, but with an added twist. The collection primarily aims to cater to bold and audacious women.
The B2B showroom was a professional venue for local and international brands to present collections, network, and sign cooperation agreements with top buyers and designers worldwide.
In addition to the B2B showroom, the BRICS+ Fashion Summit included a business Program, lectures by Russian and international professors and experts, and fashion shows by Russian and international brands. The summit continues the initiative of Moscow Fashion Week, which took place for the first time in June 2022 and attracted over 1.6 million visitors and participants.