Igedo (Igedo Company GmbH & Co. KG) is an organiser of

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

fairs and shows established in 1949 and located in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

, Germany. The

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abbreviates "Interessengemeinschaft Damenoberbekleidung", in English "Community of interests for women's outerwear". Since 2004 it belongs to

Messe Düsseldorf The Messe Düsseldorf is a trade fair ground and organizer, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a workforce of 1,459 employees worldwide (2006) and a total exhibition space of 306,000 m2 (of which 262,700 m2 is indoors) in Düsseldorf, ...

. The former fashion fairs of the Igedo known as "Verkaufs- und Modewoche Düsseldorf", "Igedo Fashion Fairs" or "Collection premiere Düsseldorf" (CPD - 30,000 trade visitors in 2009) were at times the largest in the world.AUMA fair database
/ref> Since 2007, the

Bread and Butter tradeshow Bread&Butter was an annual Berlin-based event and a year-round online shopping hub by Zalando. Access to pre-launches and rare items, with a particular focus on streetwear and sneakers, is part of Bread&&Butter’s DNA. Brands such as Vans, adidas ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

surpassed its dominance. Igedo has branches in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

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*{{official website Companies based in Düsseldorf Trade fairs in Germany German fashion Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia Event management companies of Germany