Statements on the Igedo Fashion Fairs Düsseldorf

From 4 to 6 February 2007

CPD Exhibitors
Sportalm, Georg Kecht, Representative Germany, Austria
The fair shows a marked upward trend. Both attendance and visitors’ propensity to order have exceeded our expectations. We are noticing a stronger focus on Düsseldorf as a fashion destination again.
Papiina Oy, Piia Kolho, Managing Director, Finland
This is the second time we are exhibiting at CPD. For us the Fashion Gallery is the non plus ultra hall. We have been constantly busy talking to customers and taking orders. We will definitely be back in July.
Dikton's, Juan Gonzales, Commercial Director, Spain
We had an excellent Sunday. Our exhibition stand was very busy and we even welcomed customers from Russia. You can clearly feel that the German market is on the way up, too.
Nelly Johansson, Kim Hüldelund, General Agent, Sweden
There was a good deal of activity at our stand, especially on the first day of the trade fair. The response was outstanding thanks to our participation at the fashion show.
annette görtz, Annette Görtz, Designer and MD, Germany
CPD was sensational for us and we are extremely satisfied. Worth a special mention is the wide variety of visitors. Many international customers visited us both at the Exhibition Centre and at our showroom. We were particularly delighted with the positive response to our exhibition stand and the show.
Hexeline, Halina Zawacka, Owner, Poland
After twelve years away we finally returned to CPD again. With our presence at the trade fair we are planning to pave the way for our German market entry. For a “new exhibitor” our stand was well attended. We were able to establish many contacts.
anja gockel - london, Anja Gockel, Designer and Owner, Germany
We had a host of international visitors, from Russia, for example, and managed to make new contacts. We estimate that half our buyers were first-time customers. We are very satisfied.
Agents of shoes & accessories, Ralf Butz, Owner and General Manager, Germany
The trade fair went extremely well for us. Style & Signatures is staged both progressively and professionally at the same time. The quality level of exhibitors is extremely high – and the right customers for this segment can be found here. The potential of Style & Signatures is huge serving as a pointer for the global players in the fashion segment. We do have our own showroom but visitor frequency is better at CPD allowing us to make faster contact with new customers. Thanks to the combination of trade fairs and showrooms Düsseldorf is Germany’s No. 1 fashion
destination.
ITKIB (Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association), Cemal Bayazit, Deputy Secretary General, Turkey
Innovative concepts such as “The Room”, for example, have whipped CPD into shape again. We found that visitor attendance was up. We would wish this upward trend to continue because we appreciate Düsseldorf as a trade-fair and fashion location, but above all for its powerful retail presence.
Brandmasters, Michael Gerlach, General Manager, Germany
For us Style & Signatures is the right platform to present our brand to an international audience. We welcomed customers from Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium; even visitors from the USA placed orders with us. We will definitely be back next time, not least because CPD also offers the greatest convenience for us and our customers.
I.N. Sense of…, Nicole Kersten, Owner and General Manager, Germany
Visitor frequency on the Sunday of the trade fair was sensationally high. The openplan stand design makes customers noticeably less inhibited about entering the stand. Here you meet them walking the aisles of the hall in relaxed and well disposed mood. We registered buyers from Holland and Finland at our stand. Style& Signatures is exactly what the industry needs in this segment. The concept of the Igedo Fashion Fairs is consistent and it makes sense. The clear delimitation of segments provides the necessary overview. Düsseldorf is centrally located and the
trade fair dates are a perfect choice to kick off the order cycle.
Owa, Bernd Michael Ostwald, General Manager, Germany
We are utterly delighted with the fair. The accessories could not have been positioned anywhere better than in that hall. This has been the best trade fair ever for us.
Fashion New York, Jean Luc Uzan, Owner, France
We exhibit twice a year in Düsseldorf. We have done very good business and have won over new customers from Greece, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Finland. Düsseldorf is the platform for international contacts. We will definitely be back.
Allure Bridals by Saunders Imports Ltd., Tony Hart, Owner, England
This is our first time in Düsseldorf and we opted for the NightLife segment at CPD because we want to position ourselves on the international market. So far we have won over new customers from Jordan, Ireland, Qatar, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Greece, Turkey, France and Italy.
Ronoche, Robert de Boer, Owner, Belgium
We had a very good flow of visitors, both existing ones and also many new ones – for example from Russia, Switzerland, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates. The NightLife segment is the most important international platform for us for securing new design-oriented customers.
Greystone, Walter Olschewsky, Managing Director, Germany
After four seasons away we are now back at the fair and we are very satisfied. We did 50% domestic and 50% export business and were busy from morning to evening.
Clara, Martin Bekken, Business Manager, Sweden
We are the fourth largest supplier of women’s wear in Sweden and this is our very first time at a German fair. Our expectations have been exceeded and we are very satisfied with the good numbers of visitors at our stand.
Malafacha, Francisco Saldana, Managing Director, Mexico
As a young designer I am delighted to be able to participate in the New Discovery segment at CPD and I was already able to make my first contacts with retailers in Spain.
Blessing, Georg Blessing, Managing Director, Germany
We did very good business. The numbers of visitors at our stand was especially high, with a high proportion of Russian visitors. On the Sunday alone we were able to win over 35 new customers.
Redbeard, Georgina Hernández, Export Department, Spain
This is our first time at CPD Düsseldorf and we are very satisfied. We had excellent visitor numbers at our trade fair stand and we took many orders. We will be attending the next fair.
Terrence Bray Design, Terrence Bray, Managing Director, South Africa
I am overwhelmed by the range here at the fair. The amount of activity both at the fair and in Düsseldorf in general is fantastic.