International Alliance of Specialty Fashion Retailers Supports the MIFW Buyers

The International Alliance of Specialty Fashion Retailers (IASFR) has partnered with the Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD) to support the international buyers attending Miami International Fashion Week™ 2010. 

Miami Initernational Fashion Week™, the largest international fashion event in the US will present the latest Spring preview of over 60 of the most exciting emerging and established designers from throughout North, South and Central America including Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean as well as designers from Spain, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, U.A.E., Pakistan, Eastern Eruope and India to name just a few.  Categories include women's evening wear and prêt-a-porter, swimwear, men's wear, jewelry and accessories.  A complete list of participating designers will be available in February 2010. 

Miami International Fashion Week™ celebrates its 12^th year presenting these runway collections to over 500 international media and buyers from throughout the world.  The event will take place at "Midtown" located at North Miami Avenue and NE 34th Street in Miami's trendy Wynwood Art District.  IASFR will support the buyers in making personal introductions to the designers and hosting a variety of activities during the event.  

Robin Fleming, President of IASFR is thrilled with the association as a new venue for the top specialty store buyers in the US and internationally to meet some of the best new design talent in the world.  "With an overload of trade shows and limited time for the buyers to travel, the MIFW event is the perfect solution to finding fresh new designers for our stores."  www.smartretailers.org

Buyers receive complimentary admission to the press shows, priority seating, educational seminars, a private buyers reception, meetings with the designers, hotel discounts, 20% discount with COPA Airlines on flights from Latin America, VIP special event invitations and more!  Activities include a trends and retail seminar presented by Global Purchasing Group, as well as an international business seminar moderated by the President of the World Trade Center Miami on today's global fashion industry including topics on new international trade laws and licensing by one of the world's largest apparel law firms Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., plus a host of other industry professionals. 

All shows take place in the evening from 7:00pm - 10:00pm, while the days are filled with designer meetings, reviewing collections or you can shop ‘til you drop or just relax on one of the world's finest beaches.  Afterglow parties are held each night at Miami's trendiest hotspots.

Please contact us for additional information and we look forward to your attendance to discover some of the world's greatest new designers, never before seen in the US.