The main fashion event of the year: what is the Fashion Summit and why is it worth visiting?

The capital has not seen such a large-scale fashion event in a long time. From November 28 to December 2, the international BRICS+ Fashion Summit forum will be held in Moscow. Experts from Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and the CIS will discuss the problems of the fashion industry, common market prospects and interaction options between countries. We will tell you why this forum is definitely worth your attention.

The BRICS+ Fashion Summit is an international forum that brings together all participants in the fashion industry: designers, buyers, representatives of fashion schools and universities, industries, journalists, retailers and other fashion experts. Its goals are to develop the fashion industry, strengthen the commercial and economic position of countries in the field of fashion, and also promote the work of experts from different parts of the world.

More than 200 speakers will speak at the forum, including heads of specialist associations, fashion weeks and fashion schools, designers and buyers, manufacturers and influencers. Everyone can immerse themselves in the world of fashion through panel sessions, discussions and roundtables. The organizers of the forum have already announced the main discussion topics: “Produced in BRICS+. National brands are the basis of the single market”, “Growth Hormone. How to become a fast-growing brand” and “The future has already arrived. How is technology changing the fashion industry?”

The entire program is divided into three main blocks. The “Collaboration” route aims to combine efforts to develop the fashion segment, “Entrepreneurship” will focus on business processes and production issues, and “Technology” will highlight innovations in the fashion industry, including the role of artificial intelligence in the industry.

Additionally, many other questions will be raised in the forum. For example, Summit participants will touch on the current topic of ecology and circular economy, talk about cultural appropriation, discuss the impact of celebrity style on the fashion industry, and explain how national self-identification helps achieve success in business. The common theme of the BRICS+ Fashion Summit will be the democratization of fashion: some speakers call this the “decolonization of the fashion industry”.

In addition to theory, practice is also planned at the forum. Thus, the BRICS+ Fashion Summit will host fashion shows, a fashion intensive with the participation of professors from fashion schools, a B2B showroom, a short film festival called World Fashion Shorts and much more.