Milano Unica Postpones Dates Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

NEW DATES: Italian textile trade show Milano Unica is the latest fashion-related event to be postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The event, originally slated to run July 7 to 9, is now scheduled for Sept. 7 to 9 at the Milano-Rho fairgrounds. Textile companies will present their fall 2021 collections. “The reasons behind the decision to postpone the usual July edition [of the fair] stem from the complexity of the domestic situation and the international evolution of the outbreak, in addition to the indisputable difficulties in producing the collections and the efforts made by many [exhibitors] to reconvert their productions to provide personal protective equipment,” commented Alessandro Barberis Canonico, the newly appointed president of Milano Unica, adding he hopes the decision will contribute to overcome the health emergency. Earlier in the week, Barberis Canonico told WWD the fair’s board was also concerned “about the impact that [the emergency] will have on our clients as they might still be unable to travel.” As of March 31, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide reached 787,631, according to a Johns Hopkins tally, 101,739 of which are in Italy. “In this crucial moment we’re all asked to halt our pace and our habits, in

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