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JANUARY 4–6 London Fashion Week Men’s Designer Showroom, Truman Brewery, Ely’s Yard, 15 Hanbury Street, E1 6QR, London Tel.: +44-207-759-1999 E-mail: registration@britishfashioncouncil.com Web: londonfashionweekmens.com   7–10 Pitti Immagine Uomo Fortezza da Basso, Viale Strozzi 1, Florence, Italy Tel.: +39-05-536931 E-mail: info@pittimmagine.com Web: pittimmagine.com   10–14 Milano Moda Uomo, Milan Tel.: +39-02-777-1081 E-mail: cameramoda@cameramoda.it Web: cameramoda.it   11–13 WSM Via Tortona 27, 31, 35, 54, Milan Tel.: +39-02-34592785 E-mail: info@whiteshow.it Web: whiteshow.it   11–14 Expo Riva Schuh Fair District, Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy Tel.: +39-04-64570153 E-mail: info@exporivaschuh.it Web: exporivaschuh.it   12–14 Top Drawer Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, W14 8UX Tel.: +44-20-7384-8167 E-mail: camille.etroit@clarionevents.com Web: topdrawer.co.uk   13–17 Berlin Fashion Week Kraftwerk Berlin, Koepenicker Str. 70, Berlin Tel.: +49-30-4630-2500 E-mail: info@berlin-partner.de Web: fashion-week-berlin.com   14–19 Paris Fashion Week Men’s Tel.: +33-(0)1-42-66-64-44 E-mail: federation@fhcm.paris Web: fhcm.paris   14–15 Fashiontech Berlin Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, Berlin Tel.: +49-30-6290-850 E-mail: hello@fashiontech.berlin Web: fashiontech.berlin   14–16 Neonyt Hangar 4, Berlin Tempelhof, Platz der Luftbruecke 5, Berlin Tel.: +49-69-7575-5855 E-mail: neonyt@messefrankfurt.com Web: neonyt.messefrankfurt.com   14–16 Seek Arena Berlin, Eichen Str. 4, Berlin Tel.: +49-30-2088-913400 E-mail: info@seekexhibitions.com Web: seekexhibitions.com   14–16 Premium Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, Berlin Tel.: +49-30-6290-850 E-mail: info@premiumexhibitions.com Web: premiumexhibitions.com   14–16 Panorama Fashion Fair Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Platz der Luftbruecke 5, Berlin ​Tel.: +49-30-2759-56011 E-mail: office@panorama-berlin.com Web: panorama-berlin.com   14–16 Selvedge Run Tempelhof Airport, Platz der Luftbruecke 5, Berlin Tel.: +49-30-2759-5604011 E-mail: office@panorama-berlin.com Web: selvedgerun.com   15–16 The London Textile Fair 52 Upper Street, The Angel, N1 0QH, London Tel.: +44-020-8347-8145 E-mail: bronwen@textileevents.co.uk Web: thelondontextilefair.co.uk   16–18 Pitti Immagine Bimbo Fortezza da Basso, Viale Strozzi 1, Florence Tel.: +39-05-536-931 E-mail: info@pittimmagine.com Web: pittimmagine.com   16–21 Tranoï Richelieu Atelier Richelieu, 60 rue Richelieu, 75002 Paris Tel.: +33(0)-1-53-01-84-90 E-mail: info@tranoi.com Web: tranoi.com   17–22 VicenzaOro January Vicenza Fair, Via dell’Oreficeria 16, Vicenza, Italy Tel.: +39-04-44-969-111 E-mail:

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