Indian Shoe Bazaar - Footwear Fairs: 96th GDS-Hot Trends for Warm Months

"Hot Trends for Warm Months"

"Hot Trends for Warm Months" in Halls 3 to 14!
"96th GDS - Hot Trends for Warm Months" is the motto of GDS held from 18 to 21 September 2003 in Halls 3 to 14 of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre.

The international footwear industry is very well represented at the world's most important fashion footwear fair. Exhibitors come from 46 countries such as Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom or the USA to name but a few. This is a unique opportunity for buyers from throughout the world to obtain a comprehensive overview of trends and products from all over the world - ranging from ba-sic footwear to luxury labels - systematically arranged into lines at GDS:

Accessoires Order (Halls 6+8):
e.g. Nannini (I), Abro (D),Medici (D), Tosca Blu (D)

Exclusivity (Hall 6):
e.g. Stuart Weitzman (USA), Pollini (I), Vi-cini (I), Lario 1898 (I), Baldinini (I), Church (GB), Alden (USA), Luzia Mirnar (E), Beverly Feldman (E), Allen Edmonds (USA), Joop and Escada (D)

Fashion & Trend Forum (Hall 7):
Fashion Shows and Trend in-formation

International Basic (Hall 3):
group stands/national pavilions from Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Ma-laysia, Turkey, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, Romania

International Fashion (Halls 4,5,8,9,10 and 11):
e.g. Filanto (I), Mirza Tanners (Ind), Boemos (I), Grisport - Marin (I), Unisa (E), Ana Bonilla (E), Effegi Style (I), Valleverde (I), Oxmox (D), Lloyd (D), Wortmann (D), Gabor (D), Högl (AU)

Kid's Corner (Hall 10):
e.g. Elefanten (D), Falc/Naturino (I), Igi Primigi (I), Stefcom (I), Ricosta (D), Buckle my Shoe (GB), Babybotte/Bidegain (F), Mirella (I)

Shop & Deco (Hall 8):
latest displays, shop fitting and advertis-ing tools revolving around shoes: TopStyle International (Hall 6): e.g. Charles Jourdan (F), Rob-ert Clergerie (F), Emma Hope's (GB), Pollini (I), Santoni (I), Kal-liste (I), Lorenzo Banfi (I), Anne Klein (USA)

Trade Forum (Hall 8):
worldwide information and press ex-change

Wellness & Comfort (Halls 11 + 12):
e.g. Mephisto (F), Birken-stock (D), Romika (D), Rieker (D), Geox (I)

Young Fashion (Halls 13+14):
e.g. Base London (GB), Diesel Footwear (USA), Kickers (GB), Buffalo (D), Gola (GB), Caterpillar (GB), Quiksilver (F), Dr. Martens (GB), Merrell (GB)

Young Fashion Lifestyle & Sports (Halls 12+13):
e.g. Rockport (USA), Timberland (D), Ecco (DK), Clarks (D), Stonefly (I), Snipe (E), Camper (E), Lacoste (GB); S. Oliver (D), Marc O'Polo (D), XOXO (USA), More & More (NL)

"Over a total of 80,000 m² exhibition space roughly 1,530 ex-hibitors will be presenting the 2004 Spring/Summer trends. This means that we have achieved the figures we posted for the March event. This is an excellent result in view of the current business climate on the footwear market - underlining the im-portance of GDS as the world's leading event for this industry," says Danila Avdiu, Project Manageress of the GDS event.

Dr. Thomas Nassua, General Manager of S. Oliver Shoes & Ac-cessoires GmbH (Hall 13 D 65/E 64) shares her optimism: "We wholeheartedly declare our support for GDS. This fair is the marketing tool for communication promoting dialogue between retailers and manufacturers. We will make a powerful colour statement at GDS. Not only does our collection focus on colour signals - our stand staff sends out the same message. As part-ners for our retailers it is as important as ever to demonstrate optimism by way of events and experiences."