modebranchen.NU no. 2 / June 2014 | Page 21

GDS relaunches in July A new trade fair concept will secure that the shoe fair GDS shines with a new brilliance. global destination for shoes & accessories. Going forward, GDS will be organized stock, Finn Comfort, Ganter, and Sioux, for Platform for premium labels into the three worlds Highstreet, Pop-Up example, will be among the labels in the Studio is the platform for premium labels. and Studio. Each world is unique - with its comfort sector. Newcomers will include Kennel & Schmen- own appropriate design and atmosphere. New exhibitors in the Highstreet world ger, Barbour Footwear, and Patricia Pepe Each world within the new GDS counts ex- include labels such as Gant, Lacoste, Marc among others. citing shoe and accessories labels, inclu- O’Polo, Napapijri, Giesswein, and Viking. Children’s labels will include Bisgaard, Highlight route Similarly promising is Tag it! by gds - the Däumling, Clic!, Falc, Richter, and Primigi. Each of the three worlds offers visitors ad- show for private labels in shoes and acces- In the performance area within the High- ditional orientation by means of the High- street world, it is all about sportiness, cloJuly to 1 August 2014 and is the logical me- seness to nature and active lifestyles. Gore, visitors past selected exhibitors’ stands, tamorphosis of the fair previously known Kamik, Lowa, Salomon and Teva will be special product presentations, trend infor- as Global Shoes. among the companies present here. mation, fashion shows and events. The new GDS concept also includes an ex- Moreover, GDS interlinks its fashion focus pansion of the accessories sector. on shoes and accessories with socially re- Highstreet levant topics and long-term trends. In sum- The collections featured in the world Highstreet cover a spectrum that ranges from Marketplace for streetwear mer 2014, urban cycling is in the spotlight modern to sporty and all the way to clas- Pop-Up is a lively marketplace for trendy at GDS and the fair intends to present urban sic. Companies such as Ara, Buffalo, Camel, streetwear. This July, manufacturers such cycling in a trendy environment. Urban cy- Clarks, Donna Carolina, Gabor, Kangaroos, - Manas, Mephisto, Lloyd, Skechers, s.Oliver, sta, Fly London Maruti, Panama Jack, Pepe Unisa, Vagabond and Wortmann have an- Jeans Footwear, and Replay will present nounced their participation here. Birken- their new collections here. standards for sportiness. 21_