IFM and Première Vision launch a professorship in the economics of fashion and creative subjects

By

Matthieu Guinebault

Published
Nov 27, 2015

The Institut Français de la Mode (French Fashion Institute) and the textile trade show organiser Première Vision announced the joint creation of a professorship, lasting a minimum of 3 years, on the economics of fashion and creative subjects.

The professorship will be launched on 1st January 2016, with the mission of gathering international economic data on the textile and leather industry, as well as setting up new tools aimed at improving the information available to industry players.

The activity will focus on specific studies, on the promotion of research on creative subjects and on reinforcing Première Vision's initiatives targeted to young designers and future managers.

Première Vision stated that "the objective of this collaboration is to foster the skills represented in its shows, thanks to improved access to economic and industry data, and also through ad hoc research carried out jointly with IFM, allowing a better understanding of the industry's challenges and its evolution."

"It's also an important communication tool, and a means for Première Vision to establish its position as forum of reference for the entire fashion industry", the show organiser has stated.

Première Vision organises textile trade shows in Paris, New York and Istanbul, as well as in Shanghai and Seoul, and also a specific Denim event in Barcelona. The latest major edition of Première Vision Paris attracted 61,700 professionals, 74% of whom came from 174 countries outside France, and a total of 1,900 exhibiting companies.