Pitti Immagine Filati 67, a leading international event for industrial knitting yarns is being held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 6 to 8 July 2010. A research lab and trend observatory, Pitti Filati aims to present excellence in yarns to its audience of buyers and designers for the major fashion brands that come to Florence looking for new creative inputs.

This edition of Pitti Filati will be featuring previews of knitting yarn collections for the 2011-2012 fall/winter season and in order to have a more international flavour, organisers Pitti Immagine have put together a promotional plan with Toscana Promozione. A delegation of American buyers will be present at this edition, representing some of the most important companies and fashion groups in the United States. They will be viewing the new collections from exhibitors and visiting the new Spazio Ricerca Move.

Spazio Ricerca

According to the organisers, evolution is the key to the structure and layout of the Spazio Ricerca and the Fashion at Work area (Lower Level, Main Pavilion), the increasingly powerful ‘centre of gravity’ for everything that’s related to creativity. Move is the title of this edition’s Spazio Ricerca, staged by fashion designer Angelo Figus and knitwear expert Nicola Miller who, in the settings designed by Alessandro Moradei will present the new trends for fall-winter 2011-2012.

Move is said to be an energetic and visionary call to get things, people and ideas moving again to recover that feeling of amazement that comes with discovering new places, people and cultures. “Moving on water, on the ground, in the air – is the way to discover the world, near and far and also the strength to launch ideas and project them into the future. A trip across the continents that explores their contemporary sides through the faces of the people, their places, and the things they use – be they new or traditional. The trip across the trip and the trip across the continents: two macro-themes that lead to the development of new atmospheres,” Pitti Filati says.

Prima  – Moda Tessuto

Prima – Moda Tessuto, now in its third edition, is a show produced by the PratoTrade consortium in synergy with Pitti Immagine and an event that was immediately hailed by the international fashion community as a total innovation, organisers say. “Prima has a jump on the trade calendar presenting textile collections for the 2011-2012 fall/winter season early in July – since it is held together will Pitti Filati – (from 6 to 8 July, on the Upper Lever of the Main Pavilion at the Fortezza da Basso). The event is designed to present a complete overview of fashion’s basic materials – textiles and yarns,” PratoTrade explains.

Vintage Selection n.16

Vintage Selection, the fair featuring vintage clothing, accessories and design objects, will also be back at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence from 6 to 10 July 2010. Held concurrently with Pitti Filati 67 it is, organisers say, the not-to-miss event for cool hunters and style bureaus from major international fashion houses, and a must-see for the huge audience of collectors and enthusiasts.

 Vintage Selection is a research lab that looks to the fashions of the past and is also a rich archive that today’s designers turn to for new ideas. Once again the event will be divided into two sections – Luxury Collections and the less formal Sportswear Collections. Organisers say that given last January’s success the Happy Kilo area will be back – and open to all exhibitors. It’s a temporary store where selected items will be sold by weight. Vintage Selection is produced by Stazione Leopolda Srl in cooperation with A.N.G.E.L.O.

Feel the Yarn

At this edition of Pitti Filati a new project called Feel the Yarn will be presented. It will be a competition for new candidates in the design of knitwear and the first ‘master’ specialized in textiles and yarns. It is an initiative by Pitti Immagine Filati, Consorzio Promozione Filati (Association of Textile Promotion) and Toscana Promozione, economic development and promotion agency for the Tuscany Region.