The 94th edition of Pitti Immagine Filati closed with an attendance of 3,600 visitors including journalists, agents, and suppliers. The event registered specifically 3,000 buyers, around 1,170 of them international professionals. This is a 3% increase compared to last year. The event showcased yarn collections for the Spring-Summer 2025 season, designed and produced by the best Italian and international mills, totalling to 115 exhibitors
In the ranking of international attendees, the top spots are occupied by France, Great Britain, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, the United States, Spain, Mainland China, Japan, and the Netherlands. The significant increase in Asian buyers (adding South Korea and China-Hong Kong to the aforementioned countries) is perhaps the characteristic element of this edition of the show and also bodes well for the next June edition, focusing on the winter collections, which generally have a greater impact on the volumes and revenues of the producers.
Positive feedback was also recorded among buyers, the press, and operators for the new Research Area Milestone, curated by Angelo Figus and Nicola Miller, the fair's creative laboratory and a real experimental observatory for future trends; as well as the special area CustomEasy, curated by Maurizio Brocchetto and dedicated to customization in luxury knitwear, Knit Club, with its selection of some of the best knitwear companies, and the participation of D-House, an urban laboratory for the fashion, design, and automotive sectors. There was also significant appreciation and attendance for Vintage Selection, a show within the show, and an added value for the operators arriving at the Fortezza da Basso.
"Our exhibitors have worked at very high and focused rhythms, thanks to the presence of motivated, competent buyers with spending power," said Raffaello Napoleone, ceo of Pitti Immagine. "It’s not just about the numbers, which are pleasing as always: a look through the attendee list reveals that, for years, all the style offices of the major fashion and luxury houses and the best international knitwear companies haven’t missed an edition of the show. And it’s not just about fashion in the strict sense: Pitti Filati is also visited by heads of style departments of prestigious interior and home design companies and other industrial creativity professionals, like those in the automotive industry."
"Pitti Filati is a different kind of fair, as the highest technical and manufacturing content is combined with the ability to evoke and represent the glamour of fashion, which is now inseparable from a conscious sensitivity to variously interpreted sustainability themes, concluded Agostino Poletto, general director of Pitti Immagine.
Photo: Pitti Immagine Filati 94
