Ulrike Kähler, Managing Director of Igedo company, Project Director of Gallery & Gallery SHOES commented: "As an early ordering date for accessories and shoes in Düsseldorf, Gallery is playing an increasingly important role. With a 27% increase in the number of exhibitors, both product groups are set to grow by 35% in terms of floor space at the coming July event.”

The ›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, the main hall of Gallery for the official three days of the fair, will be divided into two distinctly different areas from July 2019: one third of the hall will be taken up by accessories and shoes from the Premium, Urban and Contemporary segments. With a focus on design, avantgarde and evening, the remaining two thirds of the other side of the hall will be reserved for fashion. A geometric guidance system underlines this new, clear segmentation. Two diagonal axes in the Fashion Zone further enhance the aesthetic clarity, the high level of service and the improved layout of the new hall allocation.

Accessories & Shoes

The growth of this area, which has now moved into the ›Alte Schmiedehallen‹, has led to changes to the AVANTGARDE, DESIGN & CONTEMPORARY and EVENING & OCCASION segments: “In order to meet the increasing demand of buyers and exhibitors, we have made a number of systematic improvements,” comments Ulrike Kähler. Shoe brands like Lofina from Denmark, Papuccei from Romania and Gerry Weber and Tizian from Germany will be exhibiting in the Accessories & Shoes area. The list of accessories exhibitors also includes hat suppliers such as ID Hats from the Netherlands, bags by Bellissima Creation and jewellery by Cimp, both from Germany. Plus: Rossomenta Firenze with hats and Valiervenetia with bags, both from Italy, Taschendieb from Austria and jewellery from Dutch brand Juulry.

The next edition of Gallery will take place between the 20^th and 22^nd of July. Gallery Shoes, the event focused on footwear, will take place from the 1^st to  the 3^rd of September.