CHIC Shanghai closed its Autumn 2025 edition with more than 650 premium exhibitors covering around 60,000 square meters. Its strategic focus, “New Intelligence, New Products, New Scenes”, reflects the transformation of China’s apparel industry and emphasizes the growing importance of supply chains, technology, and sustainability.

CHIC recorded a total of 60,977 professional visitors from 83 countries and regions. Among them, 58,891 visitors came from within China, while 2,086 international visitors attended the show, including 1,571 from Asia, 239 from Europe, 87 from Africa, 85 from North America, and 53 from Oceania.

The guiding theme of the Autumn edition, the “Autumn Picnic”, added a distinctive touch to the fair. The picnic metaphor stood for exchange, community, and openness, highlighting the communicative and innovative spirit of the fair. “CHIC is far more than an exhibition; it is a strategic hub where the future of the fashion economy takes shape," said Chen Dapeng, vice president, China National Textile Council; president, China National Garment Association, and CHIC. "With the Autumn 2025 edition, we demonstrated that China’s apparel industry continues to show innovation, resilience, and global appeal, even in a challenging environment. International brands find here the right partners, distribution channels, and market opportunities.”

The autumn fair focused on intelligent manufacturing, digital supply chain solutions, production processes aligned with ESG criteria, including environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and transparently managed, and over 100,000 SKUs (product variants). Innovations ranged from outdoor and streetwear to silk and cotton to avant-garde designer collections.

CHIC Autumn 2025 also highlighted the global relevance of Chinese designer labels. Several brands that have already showcased at other platforms, such as Pitti Uomo in Florence, presented their collections in Shanghai, underscoring how Chinese design has established itself on the international stage. Labels such as May D. Wang and other representatives of a new creative generation combine craftsmanship with innovative concepts and cultural identity.

Further key highlights included lifestyle-oriented apparel and sportswear, which emerged as clear growth categories from market leaders such as Zhangzhen Jeans, Zhijin County Batik Embroidery, and Muye Zhanfang. Technological innovations attracted strong attention, with smart production equipment, 3D printing, and AI solution providers such as Psai, Argus, Chaojihui, and Feiliu Tech showcasing the industry’s digital edge. At the same time, brands as Ange, Muundim, Morning Grazing, and Yizhuo underlined the continuing relevance of jeanswear.

Finally, sustainability was another central focus: CHIC Autumn 2025 established a dedicated Sustainable Innovation Zone in the North Hall, presenting pioneering products and hosting the 2025 Circular Stewardship Fashion Conference. The program, which brought together experts and enterprises from China and abroad, included talks about how to build a closed-loop industrial chain for textiles, solve core challenges of ESG value symbiosis, and exchange best practices from leading global cases such as the EU’s regulatory frameworks and China’s localized circular economy models. Key topics included material innovation, consumer behavior shifts, and carbon footprint accounting.

CHIC Next Edition
March 11 - 13, 2026
National Exhibition and Convention Center - Shanghai