Infur Magazine

MOST INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN RUSSIA: MEXA MOSCOW

80 % international exhibitors, Pavilions from Germany and Greece, Special Appeal: Fashion Shows and the Contest „Stars of the Kremlin – FUR“ Weiden/Moscow, August 31, 2010 ̶ The MEXA MOSCOW is enjoying greater popularity in the fur trade than it has in a long while. Six weeks before the beginning of the fair the hall space has doubled in size over that of the previous year.

EUROPEAN SEAL BAN PUSHES INUIT INTO THE COLD

As the EU ban on trade in seal products come into force on August 20th - one Inuit woman describes the effect it will have on the livelihood, traditions and environment of Arctic people. Inuit live in harmony with nature. And you? Pangnirtung is an Inuit hamlet in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The village can track its history back over more than 4000 years. 1300 Inuit live here in close harmony with nature. It’s the birthplace of Meeka Mike. She now lives in Iqaluit, the territorial capital of Nunavut.

BLACKGLAMA CHOOSES JANET JACKSON

Janet Jackson has created an iconic place in the history of entertainment. Her albums, including Control, Janet, All For You and Number Ones, have sold over 100 million copies worldwide making her one of the best-selling female artists of all time. She is the only recording artist to have Grammy™ nominations spanning the categories Dance, Pop, Rap, Rock and R&B. Her breakthrough album, Control, was nominated for the Grammy™ Award for Album of the Year in 1987 and has been listed as one of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Janet is also an accomplished actress, with starring roles in television and film including Poetic Justice, Nutty Professor, Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?. She is an Oscar™ nominated song writer for “Again,” the theme from Poetic Justice, and her theme song “Nothing” from Why Did I Get Married Too? went to number one on iTunes. Jackson is currently filming her starring role in For Colored Girls.

NEW! COLOUR CARD IN LEATHER

With its finger firmly on the fashion pulse, LE CUIR A PARIS has made a name for itself as the leading show for the material and colour trends for the new season. To improve the fashion information that is on offer there, the organizers have put in place a new tool that is available to professionals: The Leather Colour Card, exclusive to LE CUIR A PARIS – autumn-winter 11-12.