From tomorrow the PITTI IMMAGINE shows dedicated to the women’s autumn/winter 2008-2009 collections, Touch! neoZone and cloudnine, will run from 21 to 24 February 2008 in the ex-Ansaldo spaces in Via Tortona, Milan.

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THE FIRST EDITION OF PITTI W _ WOMAN PRECOLLECTION IS ALSO A GREAT SUCCESS
Almost 900 collections exhibited, 1,700 journalists from all over the world, a calendar of around one hundred fashion events encompassing the whole city of Florence and more than 34,000 visitors – an incredible number which, on the morning of the second day of the event, made it necessary to allow unrestricted access to the entrances for more than one hour: these are the figures for Pitti Uomo 73 (9-12 January 2008).  Pitti W _ Woman Precollection, the new event dedicated to women’s pre-collections, was also a great success: the first edition, which received a very positive reaction from buyers and journalists, welcomed over 6,000 visitors thus laying solid foundations for achieving even higher numbers and greater international significance in the future. All the numbers here

We created a collection of photo albums named Pitti Uomo 2008 that includes several photo albums (sets), including those from the Adam Kimmel photo shooting and dining event  and a live concert from the NY-based experimental indie rock band Gang Gang Band. If You want to hear their sound, we also have a video of Gang Gang Band live on our space on YouTube (youtube.com/pittimmagine).

More photo sets on Flickr, as the one dedicated to the 6267 precollection presentation, an overlook to the exhibitors’ stands an the installations that interacted with the indoor and outdoor spaces at Fortezza da Basso, a photo album of the Donna Simonetta exhibition, and more pictures that we keep uploading and adding to the Pitti 2008/73 Photo collection.

You can download images from Flickr.com in several available sizes - see next image for hints on where to click. If you intend republish one or some of the images, just remind to attribute copyright info to Pitti Immagine and to the individual photographer quoted in each photo set.

If you need extra or special formats for publishing needs, get in touch with Francesca Di Stefano at the Pitti Immagine Press office, sending an email to distefano@pittimmagine.com.

Pitti Uomo 2008, very hectic for all day at both the expo and collateral shows, with a strong presence of buyers and public, who heat up the scene at the several locations dedicated to this 73rd edition of the Pitti Immagine fashion show.

A NETWORK EVERMORE INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN BUYERS UP BY 11%
There was an overall total of 6,385 buyers present, a growth of around 4% compared to last February’s edition.
Of particular significance, the number of foreign buyers was at 1,420 (an increase of 11%) as well as that of the Italian buyers which was up around 2% for a total of 4,965.

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