The 27th edition of CPM – Collection Première Moscow kicks off from August 31, 2016 and will present around 950 collections on 45,000 square metres of exhibition space.

According to the organiser, collections from the 2017 Spring/Summer will be featured at this edition of the largest trade fair in Eastern Europe.

There will more Russian designers at the August edition; with the ‘Handmade in Russia’ section in particular growing from 5 to 17 designers.

While the promotion programme of the CPM ‘Designer Pool’ will feature collections from Elena Brezhneva, Maria Akireikina, Toolai, Asta Rich and Yulia Nikolaeva.

The fashion show centre in Hall 83 will this time be designed by a California based blind artist George Redhawk, who uses special vision aids and computer software to design animation art.

“Also featured on the catwalk alongside the daily CPM Selected and CPM Kids shows will be the labels Marc Cain, 5900 BC and Vemina City,” Igedo Company, the organiser said.

Trend bureau WGSN will be holding a lecture on the key trends for the 2017 Spring/Summer season as part of the Russian Fashion Retail Forum.

The overriding theme of the two-day seminar programme will be ‘Innovations for Retail to defy the Shrinking of the Market’.

CPM is also recording new country participations from Indonesia, while India and Columbia will be exhibiting for the first time in their own country pavilion.