Montreal fashion industry once again chooses Magic to spotlight deisgners

By

Jennifer Braun

Published
Feb 5, 2020

The Montreal fashion industry will be in the spotlight in Las Vegas this week, as over 50 brands will be showcased at North America's largest fashion marketplace -- Magic 2020. 

Led by Mmode, the Metropolitan Fashion Cluster, the event will showcase fall/winter collections from designers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers from Montreal’s fashion industry.

"We intend to leverage this unique opportunity to showcase our industry internationally and reinforce Montréal's leadership as a fashion hub," said Debbie Zakaib, executive director of mmode.

There will be two exclusive exhibition platforms under the #mtlstyle signature, strategically positioned at the heart of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center to showcase Montreal-based companies. 

“We designed these spaces to create a unique experience for buyers and influencers, and favour relationship building with the actors of Montreal's fashion ecosystem," added Zakaib. 

Spanning categories such as womenswear, menswear, footwear, furs and outerwear, denim, wearables, accessories, and more, the exhibition zones at Magic 2020 will include brands such as Joseph Ribkoff, wellDunn, Yoga Jeans, Solios Watches, and Splendor Fur, to name a few. 

Montreal is one of the three largest cities in North America in clothing manufacturing, along with Los Angeles and New York. The fashion sector in Quebec accounts for Cdn $8 billion in goods manufactured and sales by wholesaler-distributors.