Brands Joining Lineup at D&A Paris

Space is filling up for Designers and Agents’ first show in Paris, set for Oct. 1–4 at Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt in the city’s Marais quarter.

The trade show will run concurrently with Paris Fashion Week and will feature American brands for the show’s debut. (Future editions will feature more international labels.)

Plans call for up to 30 exhibitors representing contemporary and young designer collections. Among the companies already on board are Beryll, Mason by Michelle Mason, Calleen Cordero, Melissa Joy Manning, Christina Lehr, R 13, Creative Growth for Everybody, Society for Rational Dress, G1, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Goldsign, Thea Grant, Heff Christiansen, Tracy Watts, Ian and Veda.

In addition, D&A Paris will feature six members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America: Lutz & Patmos, Mary Ping, Rozae Nichols, Selima Optique, Underligne by Doo-Ri Ching and VPL by Victoria Bartlett.

For more information, e-mail parisinfo@designersandagents.com or visit www.designersandagents.com.—Alison A. Nieder