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17 EDITION

FASHION-FABRICS, GARMENTS, ACCESSORIES, HOME TEXTILES & MORE

FASHION | FABRIC | FOOTWEAR | APPAREL | ACCESSORIES | HOME | JUTE & LEATHER | HANDBAGS & MORE!
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INTERNATIONAL APPAREL & TEXTILE FAIR IS UAE’S
PREMIER PLATFORM FOR FASHION FABRICS, FOOTWEAR &
CLOTHING ACCESSORIES .
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International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) is UAE’s premier platform for sourcing
apparel, Fashion Fabrics, Prints, Clothing Accessories, Home Textiles, Footwear,
Handbags, Jute & Leather Products. IATF in its 17th edition will be showcasing Spring-
Summer collections and Autumn- Winter highlights. With over 450+ exhibitors, the fair
aims to expand with each event becoming a major influence in the MENA REGIONS’s
FASHION-TRADE INDUSTRY. The fair attracts a wide range of textile mills,
accessories/trim suppliers, print designers, and major foot- wear manufacturers.
Exhibitors are mainly from China, India, Egypt. Exhibitors from Turkey, Spain, Italy,
Belarus, France, Russia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Hongkong and many more

IATF provides manufacturers and their agents an opportunity to showcase their

products to the most influential buyers and designers in the Middle East & North Africa
(MENA) Fashion sphere. Principally a “Trade only” event, IATF provides a professional
and conducive atmosphere for business and networking. In response to the need for a
dedicated trade exhibition in Dubai, UAE, the show has been designed for a quality
event for the fashion business in the MIDDLE EAST. Attracting over 4000+ fashion
industry focused buyers from all over the MENA REGION, predominantly UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait & More!
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IATF HAS
EVOLVED AS A LEADING BRAND

An ideal platform
FOR THE WHOSE-WHO OF THE
FASHION INDUSTRY
The majority of exhibitors at IATF will be
manufacturers and their agents who specialize in Apparels,
Footwear, Handbags, Textiles, Jute & Leather Products & Accessories
for the high street clothing, designer wear, fashion fabric, industrial clothing,
home textile and various segments of the industry. IATF is an ideal platform for the
whose-who of the fashion industry across the world.
MEET Meet numerous skilled and
high profile industry
INDUSTRY
experts from the fashion
EXPERTS industry in the region.

UAE ranks as the 3rd largest

FASHION 1 country in terms of fashion
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EXPORTS 3 UAE exports and is amongst the largest th
4 sector of the Middle East.
17 EDITION
With the 16th
edition, IATF has
LEADING Network and participate evolved as a leading
BUYING with the leading buying
HOUSES houses all under one roof. brand for buyers in
the MENA region to
source the best
IATF is also an annual forum textile, fabric,
where in speakers from all
around the world highlight
footwear, handbags
UPCOMING upcoming trends through accessories and print
TRENDS workshops, panel discussions
and seminars.
from international
mills.
 Textile Accessories
& Trimmings
Laces | Buttons
Embroidery
Labels, Badges
& Handtags

Apparel Textiles
Hosiery clothing Home Textiles
Coats and Jackets Bed sheets
Royal Attires Towels
Shawls & Wraps Blankets
Intimate (Lingerie) Bath and bed linen
Clothing Curtains & Carpets
Readymade Garment
Knitted Garments

Textile
Prints & Design
Textile & Print
Fashion
Studios
Machinery
Designers
& Institutes

Fabrics for Handbags

Fashion Wallets/Clutches
Organic Clothing Handbags
Tote Bags

PROFILE
Fabrics and materials
Fur Clothing Leather Bags
Shirting’s Sling Bags
Woolen/Fur Clothing Luggage Bags
Leather Clothing
IATF garners attention from the most sought Silk

after names in the industry with exhibitors Footwear

Leather Shoes
pouring in from fashion centered cities in Heels
Sports Shoes
addition to manufacturing regional hubs. Flats, Boots
Flip Flops/Slips ons
Footwear Accessories & more.
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GARMENT MANUFACTURERS | TRADING COMPANIES | IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATIONS
WHOLESALERS / DISTRIBUTORS | AGENTS & PRESS | DEPARTMENT STORES
RETAILER / CHAINSTORES | BUYING OFFICERS | FIBRE PRODUCERS / SPINNERS / WEAVERS
ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION | HOME TEXTILES RELATED | FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS
ONLINE STORES / E - COMMERCE | ACADEMIC / RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT / TEXTILE INSTITUTES
SOME OF IATF’S ESTEEMED BUYERS
 We invest in a highly targeted
comprehensive promotional campaign
CAMPAIGN that includes the following :
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1. Press Advertising :
Highly targeted advertisements are placed in mainstream newspapers leading up to
and during the event, to reach out to a wide audience across the Middle East, India,
Africa, etc.
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2. Electronic Mailers :
Our email campaign includes an initial block your date/registration drive, regular show
updates, registration reminders, live show updates and highlights/ features to our extensive
database which is managed and updated regularly.

3. SMS Campaigns :
3 Short and to-the-point text messages are sent out at regular intervals to a large database, starting
three to four months prior to the show.

4. Industry Magazine :
Continuous PR campaign (Pre and post) through some of the top International Magazines

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1. Association Supports 2. Outdoor Campaigns 3. Digital Marketing 4. Online AÆliates 5. VIP Invites 6. Invites

IATF associates with Outdoor publicity Social media activities Awareness through Special printed invites Invitation cards will
leading Industry through hoardings through Facebook, web banners on will be sent to be sent out to Indus-
Associations to across the city, on the Instagram, Twitter, Industry and Trade Government try Associations,
promote the show buses, show standees Flickr, LinkedIn, websites (National institutions, Industry Exhibitors and Media
to their members & in the showrooms of Pinterest, Google and International) and Associates & Market Partners to invite
subscribers. exhibitors across the Advertisements and on the top websites drivers. their key customers,
Middle East. Posters many more, thus of the top industry to bring in quality
prominently displayed ensuring accessibility magazines. trade visitors to the
in all possible retail to information on one show.
outlets. click through your
Smart phones,
 CONTACT US FOR MORE
INFORMATION

www.internationalapparelandtextilefair.com
bhavna@internationaltextilefair.com
+971 55 884 6186

FASHION-FABRICS, GARMENTS, ACCESSORIES, HOME TEXTILES & MORE