From February 18 to 21 in the exhibition area of Fiera Milano-Rho, the Mipel show returns with its 125th edition, organized with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci) and Italian Trade Agency, as well as the patronage of the City of Milan. The trade show will be staged simultaneously with Micam, TheOne Milano, Milano Fashion&Jewels, Lineapelle, and Simac Tanning Tech.

With an itinerary of more than 4,000 square meters and 200 brands selected from historical brands and emerging companies from Italy and abroad, Mipel will once again offer a comprehensive view of the new handbags and leather accessories collections for the FW2024-25 season inside Halls 1 and 3, with an additional area dedicated to overseas companies in Hall 7.

The theme also fits perfectly with Mipel's decision to expand its offerings by presenting a new area completely dedicated to the travel and business sector: an exclusive space reserved for national and international brands that offer their collections of suitcases, trolleys, travel bags, backpacks, accessories, office bags and everything that can help make a leisure trip easier and more enjoyable, but also an away trip or a work day. Among the brands featured are Aleon, Bric's, Echolac, Got Bag, Heys, Momodesign, Plein Sport, Porsche Design, Spalding, Swissbrand, Titan, Travelite, and Tucano.

"Mipel marks an important step forward in our ongoing commitment to offer a stage of excellence for the leather goods sector. With the new project dedicated to Travel and business, we aim to expand and diversify the offer present at the fair to meet the needs of an increasingly attentive and dynamic public. For buyers and companies, especially those of small and medium size, the show continues to represent an unmissable business opportunity to gain international visibility, as well as to compare and update on new and emerging market trends. What we propose at Mipel is a real journey into the best of Italian and international leather goods, a theme we have precisely chosen for this edition," commented Assopellettieri and Mipel president Claudia Sequi.

After the success of the September edition, the Showcase Milano area curated by Mirta, the digital showroom that connects local contemporary brands with international curators, also returns inside Hall 1. Innovation, creativity, attention to market demands, and research in the use of materials and shapes, production, and processing techniques are some of the characteristics that distinguish the fashion and design companies featured in this special section.

Renovated inside Hall 3 is the Trend Area, the place to discover and explore the fashion trends of bags and accessories for the FW 2024/25 season. An area born from the collaboration with the Mipel Fashion Committee, for the study and development of trends in the world of leather goods for the coming season, has been carried away by the intimate and personal history of consumers, tastes, and desires that change like the surrounding reality.

Mipel 125
February 18 - 21, 2024
Quartiere Espositivo Fieramilano
Strada Statale del Sempione 28
20017 Rho (MI)
mipel.com

Photo: Mipel 124. Courtesy image of Mipel