Medellín’s Colombiamoda: The World’s Best Clothing Brands in Colombia

• Place: Medellín, Antioquia
• Region: Andes
• Date: in July, every year
• Duration: 3 days

Every day, Latin American fashion and clothes by Latin American designers attract increasing interest.

Over the years, some names have arrived at the pinnacle of world haute couture; for instance, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Narciso Rodríguez, Alexander Hercovich, and Esteban Cortázar.

In recent years, Colombia began to host its biggest fashion fair, Colombiamoda, which attracts more people every year who are interested in the national textile industry.

Following this trend, Colombia has betted on putting together the country’s most important fashion fair, Colombiamoda, which attracts more and more public interested in Colombian textiles every year. Colombiamoda takes place in Medellín with the participation of important companies, international guests, and the best of Colombian talent. It is an event with a large convening power among businesses around the world and, undoubtedly, a great platform for doing business with European and South American companies.

Objective of Colombiamoda

Colombiamoda attempts to influence the development of productive chains in the textile industry, cooperation and technology interchange, raw materials, design, and marketing, and to attract foreign investment.

The objective of the fair is to generate closeness between Europe, with its efficient technologies for business and investment; and Latin America, with its knowledge, talent, low production costs, and top-quality raw materials.

Medellín: Colombia’s Textile City

At present, Medellín is Colombia’s main exporter of knit and woven textiles, with 53% of total exports of finished clothing going to countries like the United States, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the European community. The textile industry generates 30% of the total employment for the city by way of 45,000 direct jobs and 135,000 indirect ones.

The following brands are licensed for production in Medellín: Diesel, Fiorucci, Americanino, Naf Naf, Esprit, Chevignon, Levis, Girbaud and Used Jeans Company.

Clothing of the following brands is manufactured in Medellín: Avirex, Tommy Hilfiger, Levis, DKNY, Hanes, Gymboree, Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Eva Picone, Daniel Hetcher, Liz Claiborne, Nautica, Oscar de la Renta, Nine West, Kathie Lee, Dockers, Hue Charter Club, Slates, Timberland, Little Me, Byford, Hush Puppies, Pex, Farah, Sock Shop, Burlington, and Mothercare.

Colombiamoda 2007 in Numbers

• Colombiamoda 2007 closed with sales of 72 million dollars; actual sales reached a figure of US $23,178,100; expected sales were estimated at US $49,038,200.
• The fair welcomed 1,493 international buyers from 21 countries and 6,679 national buyers.
• Delegations with the highest number of buyers came from Venezuela, the United States, Mexico, Perú, Ecuador, the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe.