January 2026 Fashion Industry Events: The Complete Global Overview for Brands and Creators

January marks the true opening of the global fashion calendar. While retail activity tends to slow down, the industry enters one of its richest periods for research, sourcing, previews, and strategic repositioning. For designers, trend forecasters, product teams, and creative directors, January 2026 becomes the month where new materials, silhouettes, and cultural signals start to shape the seasons ahead.

Below is the complete guide to all January 2026 fashion events, with expanded insights on why each fair and fashion week matters, what professionals typically look for, and how these gatherings influence global creative direction.

Textile, Material & Sourcing Fairs

London Textile Fair — January 13–14, 2026

One of Europe’s most consolidated sourcing fairs, LTW is a key destination for discovering woven, knitted, and technical fabrics for upcoming FW collections. It offers early visibility of textile innovation, sustainability programs, and small-batch manufacturers ideal for emerging brands.

Première Vision New York — January 13–14, 2026

PV NY introduces American designers to early-season color stories, material innovation, leather qualities, trims, and forward textile technologies. The fair is a strategic stop for spotting macro-material themes months before the main Paris editions.

Milano Unica — January 20–22, 2026

Italy’s most sophisticated textile platform, offering high-quality Italian and European fabrics, jacquards, luxury wool, and advanced mills. Known for curating premium materials and cutting-edge R&D, MU is where luxury brands lock in their FW27 material directions.

Collective Shows West — January 20–21, 2026

A boutique-format platform uniting emerging labels, contemporary brands, and curated wholesalers. It’s valuable for American buyers scouting new aesthetics and agile production partners.

Pitti Immagine Filati — January 21–23, 2026

A world reference for knitwear yarn innovation, Pitti Filati reveals new color cards, fiber blends, sustainability advancements, and knit technologies. Often used as a bellwether for textures and knit behaviors for 2027.

FIMI — January 22–23, 2026

A leading international fair for childrenswear, showing new silhouettes, commercial directions, and evolving aesthetics for younger consumers.

Trade Shows & Buyer Events

Pitti Immagine Uomo — January 13–16, 2026

The most influential menswear trade event globally. Pitti Uomo is where early trend signals for menswear styling, tailoring, outerwear, and accessories become visible, often months before runway collections confirm them. Streetstyle at Pitti also acts as a cultural diagnostic tool for shifts in masculinity and aesthetics.

Salon International de la Lingerie — January 17–19, 2026

The central hub for lingerie, intimate apparel, shapewear, and loungewear innovation. Brands preview new lace technologies, comfort-driven constructions, skin-tone expansions, and fabric-softness advances.

Interfilière Paris — January 17–19, 2026

The sister event to SIL, dedicated to materials for lingerie, swimwear, and athleisure. A critical stop for designers looking for novel elastics, high-performance stretch fabrics, molded components, and eco-lingerie materials.

Who’s Next — January 17–19, 2026

One of Europe’s largest multi-category shows covering ready-to-wear, accessories, beauty, and lifestyle. Provides a wide macro-view on what’s commercially resonating and what micro-brands are bringing to the market.

Pitti Immagine Bimbo — January 21–22, 2026

Europe’s key children’s fashion fair, with strong focus on sustainability, safety, and new aesthetics for Gen Alpha.

Man/Woman Paris — January 23–25, 2026

A beautifully curated trade environment for modern brands. It highlights contemporary design, minimal luxury, and new-gen lifestyle labels, offering a refined overview of what retailers will buy next.

Playtime Paris — January 24–26, 2026

A creative fair dedicated to children’s fashion, interior products, and whimsical design. Known for its avant-garde spirit and trend-driven approach.

Man/Woman New York — January 27–29, 2026

The US edition of the curated show, focusing on elevated basics, gender-fluid silhouettes, and emerging American voices in design.

CIFF Copenhagen — January 27–29, 2026

A Scandinavian anchor event presenting minimal aesthetics, sustainable brands, and new-gen designers, often setting a tone for the Nordic fashion movement.

Fashion Weeks and Runway Seasons

Milan Men’s Fashion Week — January 16–20, 2026

The Italian stage for luxury menswear, tailoring excellence, and textile-forward visions. it anticipates fabric innovation, structured outerwear, and quiet-luxury aesthetics for Autumn Winter 2026 2027

Paris Men’s Fashion Week — January 20–25, 2026

One of the most influential events of the year. Paris defines the conceptual edge of menswear, highlighting avant-garde silhouettes, gender-fluid tailoring, and narrative-driven collections for Autumn Winter 2026 2027

Paris Couture & Haute Couture — January 26–29, 2026

A laboratory of imagination where craft, technology, and artistic expression merge. Couture influences luxury RTW, red carpet aesthetics, and even bridal trends.

Copenhagen Fashion Week — January 27–30, 2026

A sustainability-forward fashion week spotlighting Scandinavian minimalism, responsible innovation, and circular design models.

Berlin Fashion Week — January 30 – February 2, 2026

A progressive platform focusing on emerging designers, inclusivity, and experimental fashion. Often a strong indicator of underground aesthetics gaining momentum.

January 2026 as a Creative Engine: how Brands and Designers can Lead the Year Ahead

January 2026 is more than a dense sequence of fairs and fashion weeks — it is the moment when the industry resets its creative pulse and reveals the first signals of what the future will demand. Every event this month — from textile hubs to curated trade shows, from menswear runways to couture laboratories — becomes a strategic lens through which brands and designers can decode emerging aesthetics, shifting behaviours, and new material directions.

For brands, January offers the clarity to refine product strategies and reposition collections with intention. For designers, it is an opportunity to immerse in new textures, silhouettes, technologies, and cultural archetypes — the raw vocabulary from which the next seasons will be written.

Those who observe January with precision will design the rest of the year with authority, coherence, and cultural relevance. It’s the month that doesn’t just open the calendar —
it opens the future.

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