The second Istanbul Fashion Week (IFW) which unites fashion in Turkey under a single roof by bringing the leading fashion designers of our country and ready-wear brands together, is taking place on 3-6 February...

Istanbul Fashion Week ( IFW), which will be realized for the second time with the cooperation of ITKIB and Fashion Designers Association (MTD) has been introduced at a party which was attended by the leading names in the Turkish textile and fashion sector, as well as Mr. Zafer Çağlayan, the State Minister responsible from Foreign Trade.

The first of the fashion days was realized on August 2009 and was called Istanbul Fashion Days, where 25.000 visitors visited the event in three days, thanks to an immense interest by the local and foreign sector followers.

The event will be held a second time in parallel to the World Fashion Weeks calendar and understanding and will be held in SantralIstanbul on 3-6 February under the name “Istanbul Fashion Week”, like its counterparts in the fashion capitals of the world.

İHKİB President of the Board Hikmet Tanrıverdi made the opening speech, stating that they have started a new era in Turkey on behalf of the sector and that they are very happy that ISTANBUL FASHION WEEK (IFW) accelerated the sector, and emphasizing that the impact IFW 2010 will have on the international platform will be much bigger since Istanbul is the 2010 European Capital of Culture.

MTD President Bahar Korçan took the floor after Tanrıverdi and she pointed out that “IFW, which has been realized due to a necessity for the unity of the Turkish fashion sector, has reinforced designer and industry cooperation” and added that “a major platform has been formed for our brands and designers, for meeting foreign buyer groups.”

On the other hand, Mr. Zafer Çağlayan, State Minister responsible from Foreign Trade said “I AM THE PROTECTOR OF THIS!” and mentioned how proud he was of the success of IFW, which he had been supporting from the beginning and addressed the textile by saying “I am inviting our designers, brands, the whole sector via the press to collaborate.”

ISTANBUL FASHION WEEK (IFW), which has been designed to provide a flow of information to the world on fashion design and to get the attention of the world’s leading fashion press and buyers, will once more unite all the textile and fashion industry.