Programme
Here you can find the complete programme of the next Denim Première Vision show in Berlin:
The denim talks
The talks will take place in the Talks Area, access upon presentation of your e-pass.
Wednesday 31 May
12 pm: Denim Fashion Seminar – Denim trends for Autumn-Winter 24-25
30 min Talk in English animated by Lorenza Martello, Denim expert / Première Vision
2.30 pm: BlueTailoring – denim becomes sartorial. Where research, style, craftsmanship and technology meet
30 min Talk in English with :
- Stefano Chiassai, Creative Director / Blue Tailoring
- Corinna Chiassai, Curator / BlueTailoring
- Marius Hordijk / TheCube Archive
- Flavio Berto, Owner / Berto Industria Tessile
4.30 pm: The 80’s London culture scene, a new “fashion stories” event
45 minutes Talk in English with:
- Michiko Koshino, Fashion Designer
- Chris Sullivan, Artist
- Alessio Berto, Pattern designer, product developer and teacher
Thursday 1 June
11 am: Denim Fashion Seminar – Denim trends for Autumn-Winter 24-25
30 min Talk in English animated by Lorenza Martello, Denim expert / Première Vision
12.30 pm: Going net-zero: is Europe ready?
45 minutes Talk in English moderated by Maria Cristina Pavarini Senior Editor / The SPIN OFF. With:
- Kristina Seidler-Lynders, External Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager / C&A
- Ivo Mersiowsky, Managing Director at Quantis Germany
- Mauro Scalia, Director of Sustainable Businesses / EURATEX.
2.30 pm: The future of Denim – How bluesign is working towards the cleanest denim in the world.
30 minutes Talk in English with:
- Ebru Ozkucuk Guler, Head of sustainability / ISKO
- Kutay Saritosun, Director of Brand Services and Partnerships / bluesign technologies ag.
- Jessica Cederberg Wodmar, Executive Vice President Global Sustainability & CSR / Gant.
Guided tours of the fashion forum
To better understand the season and orient your research towards the materials and suppliers adapted to your needs, the show offers guided tours of its fashion forum in English, German and Italian.
Guided tours are free to attend with no registration, but spots are limited! Please come to the forum at the time indicated to participate.
Wednesday 31 May
2pm – 2.30pm: tour in English
3pm – 3.30pm: tour in German
3.45pm – 4.15pm: tour in Italian
Thursday 1 June
2pm – 2.30pm: tour in English
3pm – 3.30pm: tour in German
The Denim Fashion District #3
After 2 successful editions in Berlin and Milan last year, the Denim Fashion District is returning for a 3rd edition in Berlin in May.
Upcycling labels, young designers, established brands and rising denim figures will meet for 2 days in a space specially designed for the occasion, where they will be introducing capsule collections created in partnership with the show’s exhibitors.
Denim PV workshops
The pattern-making workshop with Alessio Berto
The participants to the workshop will create – under the guidance of the master Alessio Berto and in partnership with Sharabati Denim – the pattern of the ABBAS coat or SALVAR pant.
Upcycling workshop with Therapy Berlin
Following the Motto “The most sustainable garment is the one already in your wardrobe”, Therapy Recycle and Exorcise brings to Denim Première Vision 3 workshops that will give us simple and applicable tools with the garments we already have in our closet.
Workshops schedule
Wednesday 31 May
All day long: Pattern-making with Alessio Berto
11am – 1pm: Upcycling workshop #1 – Radical Disruption
3pm – 4.30pm: Upcycling workshop #2 – Create bags from t-shirts (with and without sewing)
Thursday 1 June
All day long: Pattern-making with Alessio Berto
11am – 1.30pm: Upcycling workshop #3 – This used to be a men’s shirt
Exhibitions, activities & more
Première Vintage Market
Between two business meetings, take a shopping break in Denim PV Berlin’s brand new thrift store: Première Vintage Market. Come and shop iconic denim pieces from the 70s in the foyer of the Arena Berlin.
For this edition the main guest stores will be Union Fade Store, Burg & Schild et Final Layer, while it will be possible to find great gems from other players as well.
BlueTailoring exhibition by Stefano Chiassai
Through his searches for new variations of the iconic blue fabric in men’s wardrobe and his book “Blue Tailoring“, Stefano Chiassai gives his original interpretation of the most well-known fabric on the planet in this new Denim PV exhibition.
Denim PV x Akademie Mode & Design, Berlin
Come and see the collections of AMD fashion design students, one of whose items will be designed and produced in denim with the support of the show’s suppliers.
Presented under the motto “reflect yourself”, the project exhibition will be accompanied by photos and making-of clips, as well as a live performance during the Pink Party at the end of day 1.
Organic cotton made in Italy
Discover the story of 100% organic, fair trade and CO2 neutral Sicilian cotton through an exhibition prepared by Cotone Organico Sicilia, an organic farm specialised in the culture and processing of cotton in Sicily.
The experience of hand weaving
Founded in 1895, Tessitura La Colombina is a company that produces fabrics by hand on ancient looms. Come and practice your handloom skills and create your own denim fabric with the expert advice of Carlo Colombo at Denim PV!
The Denim PV X ISKO™️ Pink Party
A can’t-miss event, organized in partnership with Turkish denim manufacturer ISKO™, to celebrate denim and the denim community with DJ sets by Chris Sullivan and Alessio Berto!
A chance to meet up on the banks of the Arena Berlin as of 6 p.m. on the evening of the show’s opening day.