For its January edition WSN Development, organizer of the Who’s NextFrédéric Maus, has already organized the Who’s Next trade fairs at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center, dedicated to ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories; Impact, for responsible fashion, BijorhcaInterfilière Paris. And now on the responsible side, Who’s Next, whose theme for its next edition will be District Fantasy, is strengthening its offer. WSN and Messe Frankfurt have announced an agreement to include the Neonyt trade show, which will be part of the January edition.

Neonyt, a pioneer in the field of eco-responsible trade fairs, held its first edition in 2011, managing to find its place in the bustling Berlin trade fair scene. Messe Frankfurt, the owner of the event, decided to exploit the name, which has become a reference in the sector by developing the show under license. Igedo Company already hold the license for Neonyt, and is organizing a show for the first time in Düsseldorf from 2023. 

WSN holds the license for France. “We are very proud of our new partnership with WSN Développement. It is a first precursor milestone in our strategic internationalization path,” says Olaf Schmidt, vice president textiles & textile technologies at Messe Frankfurt. “Paris is a very attractive place for fashion, very trendy, very fashionable and increasingly linked to the southern European markets. So for us – and for our community – it’s the right choice of location for our first international licensing venue.”