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Our recent Entrep Fashion Transnational Project Meeting in Ruse and Bucharest on 31 October and 1 November brought together participants to discuss sustainable fashion, project outcomes, and future initiatives. Over two productive days, we shared insights and explored collaborative paths towards sustainable fashion. Agenda Highlights: Day 1 in Ruse, Bulgaria • Factory Visit: We explored Bulammas MTM Fashion, gaining insights into their made-to-measure and made-to-order sustainable production models. • Entrep Fashion Showcase Event: The day

Bulgarian Fashion Association (BFA) presented FEA-VEE project during the event Mariage Fest in Bucharest, Romania, held from November 1st  to November 3rd  2024. This event is a significant gathering in the wedding and fashion industry, showcasing the latest trends, designs, and innovations in bridal fashion, as well as related sectors like accessories, beauty, and lifestyle. We had a discussion about sustainable fashion with organizations, presented at the fair and explained them how FEA-VEE project can

The 5th Transnational Partner Meeting of FEA-VEE took place at the end of September in Leipzig, Germany and was hosted by ITKAM – Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany. We had two very productive meeting days discussing and preparing the next steps in the project, and ended with a lovely visit of the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts (GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts).

Today apparel brands and retailers – and all companies working with textile and apparel – are expected to have robust climate targets and a credible climate action strategy that is being implemented, not only to meet stakeholder expectations, but also to comply with current and future legislation. To ensure companies understand the importance of climate action for business success and to help them quickly get up to speed on what is required to start and

BFA invites its members to participate in the annual trade show what will take place at the Istanbul Expo Centre between ‘’7-9 August 2024’’. Product Range: Women & Men Apparel Baby & Children Apparel Export-Oriented Brands – Sourcing Socks, Underwear, Swimsuit Denim & Active Wear, Sports Wear Bags and Bags Accessories Evening Dress and Bridal Wedding Dress Shoes and Accessories Leather & Fur Garments, Shoes, Leather crafts As a Hosted Buyer you will enjoy the

EuroBoosTEX launchs a 3rd call – Internationalisation Boost Grant – Australia – from May 15 to July 17, 2024. The goal of this call is to enable the 15 winning SMEs to discover or strengthen market opportunities by organising an exploratory mission to Australia, with funding of €12,000 per company. This call aims to support SMEs in expanding their operations internationally, particularly by providing them with opportunities to enter the Australian market. The focus is

ENTREP FASHION project held its kick-off meeting online on 13th March 2024 with the participation of the project partners – BildungsLAB – Hands&Minds Learning Center Austria, CRADLE Single Member P.C. Greece, Bulgarian Fashion Association and Compass – Beratung, Begleitung und Training Austria. ENTREP FASHION’s multifaceted approach is aimed at empowering migrant women, promoting sustainable practices, and fostering inclusion and diversity within the fashion industry, aligning with the broader goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Shoptalk Europe is returning to Barcelona this June, following a hugely successful relaunch in 2023, with a purpose of facilitating the digital transformation of the European retail market. It’s Shoptalk’s aim to create the most dynamic and progressive community in European retail, focused on digital transformation and retail innovation. They bring together the whole ecosystem; retailers, brands, technology innovators and investors, at a senior level, and over 3,000 leaders joined in 2023. At the heart

The CLOTH project ClusterXchange visit organised around the PITTI UOMO fair in Florence took place from 8th to 12th January 2024. 7SMEs took part in this short-term exchange in the EU supported CLOTH Project. CLOTH Project, the European alliance which brings together individuals, companies and clusters working on the transformation of the fashion sector towards sustainability and digital organized its last ClusterXchange event in Florence and Prato, Italy. It took place from 8th to 12th

What are the main challenges of the fashion sector? How can European Union (EU) SMEs face them? These are the questions the CLOTH partnership answered thanks to its results achieved and lessons learned during the last two years of the project implementation. The CLOTH partnership reviewed its activities implemented during these last two years to draw up recommendations to EU Fashion clusters and SMEs. The consortium pointed out the main challenges of the sector (linked

The closing conference of CLOTH project will take place on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2023 at Hotel Unirea in Iași, Romania at 09:30 – 12:00 (CET). Join us to learn about the latest trends and challenges in the Fashion sector, and discover how we can create a greener, smarter, and more competitive European Fashion sector. Register now: https://forms.gle/rQe8ZBxujcxtnyP57

On 3 November 2023 Bulgarian Fashion Association, together with denkstatt Bulgaria organizes an online webinar in the framework of the project CLOTH – CLuster Alliance for the Transition to Green and Digital Fashion. The webinar will be in English and will be focused on sustainable fashion, minimizing and utilization of textile waste. Programme (time is in CET): 10-10.40 Effective practices for textile waste utilization The impact of textile waste in Europe Successful practices for textile

A new ClusterXchange (CXC) event will take place in France, from the 10th to the 13th of October during Pollutec fair in Lyon. With a programme organised around the Pollutec fair, the clusterxchange will focus on sustainability and networking with international companies and clusters. Pollutec Lyon fair is the reference meeting place for environmental professionals since 1978. It is also a platform for environmental solutions for industries, cities and territories, and a springboard for innovations

We are proud to announce that we partnered up with  White Label World Expo Frankfurt – Europe’s leading and most influential event where you can network with dedicated to white label professionals, online sellers and suppliers! On the 11th & 12th of October 2023 at the Messe Frankfurt, Germany, thousands of visitors will be looking for unlimited opportunities to scale their business to the global market.  The event is a perfect destination for white label