Taking place 12-15 September 2016 – Paris Le Bourget, TEXWORLD and ADVANTEX PARIS boasted buoyant business. The Paris fashion shows, organised by Messe Frankfurt France, were held in a turbulent economic and political environment that ‘gave little prominence to stakeholders’. Considering the circumstances, the shows recorded a limited decrease of 4.6 per cent in visitors partly due to visa restrictions. In contrast, the American continent, represented foremost by Co...