19-21 August 2026, Istanbul Expo Center
The highly anticipated event of the sector, IFCO Istanbul Fashion Connection, continues to keep its finger on the pulse of the fashion world. Hosting the eagerly awaited new season designs of the fashion industry, IFCO is preparing to welcome its visitors from February 5-8, 2025. As always, IFCO, Europe's largest Ready-to-Wear and Fashion Fair, brings together innovative designs, current trends, leading designers, and top names from brands in Istanbul, the heart of fashion.
Over 500 companies from the women's, men's, and children's clothing, leather and fur apparel, denim and sportswear, evening and groom's wear, underwear, and hosiery product groups, as well as leading companies from the ready-to-wear retail sector, will participate in the fair.
IFCO; IFCO brings together a wide range of product groups under one roof, including major domestic and international ready-to-wear manufacturers, purchasing managers of international chain stores and department stores, managers of international brands and chains that commission collections for their own brands, managers of stores specializing in certain product groups, managers of online sales platforms, importers, wholesalers, distributors, designers, and those who have their own brand produced.
The Brands Special Section features companies that have established themselves as brands in the ready-to-wear sector, export to many parts of the world, and stand out with their collections. Having hosted numerous domestic brands with the capacity to export worldwide in previous years, IFCO will this season be a meeting point for domestic brands such as İpekyol, Kiğılı, Damat, Naramax, Rojbey, Armine, Markahub, Jimmy Key, Kayra, NCS, Jakamen, and Sabri Özel, who want to expand their international customer networks.
At the IFCO fair, visitors can also explore The Core Istanbul area, dedicated specifically to Turkish fashion designers, and examine the latest trend designs from Turkish fashion designers. The Core Istanbul, located within the IFCO Fair, which brings together Turkey's leading fashion designers and ready-to-wear brands with international buyers and provides brands and designers with the opportunity to turn their collections into commercial activity, is attracting significant visitor interest.
The first edition of IFCO in 2025 will bring together the sector with the strong participation of baby and children's clothing companies. Baby and children's clothing manufacturers aim to increase their export volume through the IFCO Ready-to-Wear and Fashion Fair.
In the Fashionist section under the IFCO umbrella, important brands in the evening wear, wedding dress, and groom's suit categories are adding color to the fair with their diverse designs, innovative colors, and dynamic styles. Evening wear companies, which stand out with their long-standing experience, design power, and production quality in the ready-to-wear and textile sector, are attracting intense interest from domestic and international buyers with the products they exhibit.
At Linexpo, also under the IFCO umbrella, leading companies in the lingerie, nightgown, hosiery, leggings, and swimwear sectors are presenting their latest fashion products to visitors. Linexpo offers visitors a magnificent visual spectacle with fashion shows and visual performances.
Preparing to host over 30,000 visitors in 8 halls, the event will bring together over 550 IFCO exhibitors and buyers from numerous companies worldwide, primarily from EU countries, the UK, Russia, and the Middle East, to forge new business collaborations.
