Who's Next 2025
Fashion Clothing
Paris, France
18-20 Jan 2025
A pivotal event for the European fashion sector
Who’s Next rivals Paris Fashion Week as one of the most important fashion events in Paris, France. The international trade fair has been the meeting point for supply and demand since 1994 and is a source of major inspiration in the world of beauty, lifestyle, accessories, and ready-to-wear fashion clothing. One of the defining qualities of Who’s Next is its product portfolio. Trade visitors can find everything in the following zones – young designers, shoes, resort & swimwear, Villa Beauté & Lifestyle, What’s Up, Trendy, jewellery, leather goods, textile accessories and ready-to-wear. The fashion industry is one that’s running at a fast pace, and Who’s Next is the perfect venue to see all trends in real time. The programming also offers insights into how fashion production is changing and adapting to demands for ethical production and calls for sustainability. Have the best of times making connections and positioning your brand to enthusiastic buyers.
Who’s Next January 2025
WSN is happy to announce that Who’s Next 2024 will open the new fashion season from 18.01.2025 and 20.01.2025. Fashion experts and buyers are already planning their trip to Paris, France, for the full Who’s Next experience. The live edition will be held over a long weekend at the Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
Accommodation
Land the hotel deals you deserve for Who’s Next. Trade Fair Trips ltd works actively with clients to ensure the best possible hotel reservation for their stay. As experts in accommodation for trade fairs, we know what our customers want – convenience. That’s why we always select the hotels closest to Paris expo Porte de Versailles. Whether you walk to the front doors or ride the metro for a few minutes, your commute won’t last long. Take a look at our extensive database with prices at every price point. Your hotel booking for Who’s Next is yours in just a few hours. Trade Fair Trips ltd also assists at the exhibition centre. Maybe you need a meeting room with the right equipment to host a presentation? Or you don’t have a team to build your fair booth? We have the resources to help you and do it at a generous rate.
On foot:
Not advisable when travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport
Not advisable when travelling from Gare du Nord
By car:
15 minutes when travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport
35 minutes when travelling from Gare du Nord
By public transport:
50 minutes when travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport
Not advisable when travelling from Gare du Nord
Hotels near Who's Next
Hotel | Stars | Distance to fair | City | Price | ||
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Mercure Paris 15 Porte de Versailles | 0.9 | Paris | from € 422.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Hotel Andre Latin | 4.8 | Paris | from € 212.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Novotel Suites Paris Issy Les Moulineaux | 1.9 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | from € 312.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Hotel Paris Louis Blanc | Paris | from € 410.00 EUR | Book Now | |||
Radisson Blu Hotel, Paris-Boulogne | 3.1 | Paris | from € 302.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Mercure Paris CDG Airport & Convention | Roissy en France | from € 390.00 EUR | Book Now | |||
Kopster Hotel Paris Porte de Versailles | 0.75 | Paris | from € 307.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Novotel Paris Roissy CDG Convention | 27.6 | Roissy en France | from € 420.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Hôtel Le Tourville by Inwood Hotels | 4.28 | Paris | from € 325.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
Le Littre | 3.4 | Paris | from € 307.00 EUR | Book Now |
As with most fashion events, Who’s Next takes place twice a year and runs for a total of four days. The first edition is held in January and covers the upcoming spring and summer trends. The second edition is put together in September and follows the fall and winter trends. WSN Development is the official organiser of the event, which is also co-located with IMPACT in Paris, France. Only trade visitors can buy tickets and enter Paris expo Porte de Versailles. Doors open at 09:30 in the morning and activities wrap up around 19:00 in the evening. The only exception is the last day, which closes at 17:00 in the afternoon. Paris expo Porte de Versailles is easily accessible by all types of public transportation. You have the Porte de Versailles metro station right next door and there are multiple bus and tram lines that connect the rest of the city to the exhibition grounds.
What You Can Expect as an Exhibitor?
Who’s Next has very recently integrated into its programming the related IMPACT event, whose mission is to bring conversations around sustainable fashion to the forefront. The space shines a bright spotlight onto sustainable brands, while also confronting the worst aspects of fashion manufacturing with possible solutions for the short and long run. This only adds deeper value to the show as a whole.
As a smaller exhibitor or designer, you can greatly benefit from submitting your project to Ulule. The Who’s Next X Ulule partnership presents smaller creators crowdfunding as a way to finance their next ambition. This is where Ulule, the financing tool, comes into play.
Who’s Next keeps having exhibitors return time and time again, because editions are well attended. Last edition registered over 45,000 international visitors, who were highly international in origin. The most well-represented market is Europe with major numbers from Italy, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Norway and Denmark. The trade fair has also become very popular with Asian markets like South Korea, Japan, Thailand and China. There’s also strong numbers from Canada and North America. Roughly 70% of all visitors were made up by retail, multi-brand, department store and e-commerce buyers. All came to explore the offerings by 600 different exhibitors. The other 30% of visitors are agents, journalists, stylists, schools and trend forecasters. As an exhibitor, you are in the best position to create buzz around new collections, get people to notice your brand and then expand your professional contact list.
Who's Next 2022
The 2022 Autumn rendition of Who's Next was hosted between September 2nd and September 5th, 2022. Because France lifted its pandemic-related limitations, the venue did not include Covid-19 safety precautions. Over 1,000 exhibitors attended the event, with 52% representing a foreign country.
Who's Next 2023
The 2023 January edition of Who's Next was hosted between 21.01.2023 and 23.01.2023 as a live edition. The venue did not incorporate Covid-19 safety measures. This was due to the removal of the country's pandemic-related restrictions. The edition featured 700 exhibiting brands.
The 2023 September iteration of Who's Next took place as a live trade fair between 01.09.2023 and 04.09.2023. The venue did not include Covid-19 safety measures similar to the 2023 January rendition. The event received more than 1,200 exhibitor brands. 58% of them had travelled from a foreign country.
Who's Next 2024
The 2024 edition of Who's Next Winter was a live trade exposition that took place between 20.01.2024 and 22.01.2024. The event was hosted alongside BIJORHCA PARIS 2024. The events attracted over 980 exhibitors from approximately 40 countries and 16,000 visitors.
Who's Next Summer 2024, BIJORHCA PARIS Summer 2024 and Interfiliere Summer 2024 were held between 08.09.2024 and 10.09.2024, The editions were attended by over 1,200 exhibitors.