Gallery SHOES

International Trade Show for Shoes & Accessories

Gallery SHOES has an exciting vibe with an open, extremely varied, individual roundup of brands that are fascinating, impressive and highly modern. This is where the industry comes together to inform themselves, place orders, re-order and maintain their networks.

At Gallery SHOES more than 550 high-quality brands and over 400 exhibitors from more than 20 countries are stylishly set in scene. The team, headed by Ulrike Kähler, Managing Director / Project Director Gallery & Gallery SHOES, expands the exhibitor portfolio every season. An indispensable date for key accounts of the branch, journalists and bloggers.

Segments Gallery Shoes

PREMIUM ZONE

The ›Kaltstahlhalle‹ and ›Halle am Wasserturm‹ impress both with unique aesthetic and atmosphere and an elegant industrial vibe, making it the ideal setting for the PREMIUM zone: Exclusive, extravagant with perfect craftsmanship.

CONTEMPORARY ZONE

Major, internationally renowned brands. Collections covering the complete fashion spectrum: Classic, Lifestyle, Everyday Fashion.

URBAN ZONE

Individual brands with their own DNA – unconventional, progressive street and fashion scene trends.

KIDS’ ZONE

International footwear trends for „tomorrow’s trendsetters“ from stylish to rock-style. The KIDS’ ZONE will be presented new within the elaborated installed ›Rohstahlhalle‹. It is flooded with natural daylight, has an above-average ceiling height and is located directly opposite the ›Alte Schmiedehallen‹.

COMFORT ZONE

For the COMFORT ZONE, the ›Alte Federnfabrik‹ (Old Springs Factory) is providing a Düsseldorf home for brands from Germany, France, Austria and Spain.

ACCESSORIES

Numerous exhibitors complete their shoe collections with matching accessories and present themselves
in the different zones of Gallery SHOES.

Gallery SHOES News

Opening of edition N°5

2019-08-02

New shows ‘Gallery SHOES Selected’ & ‘Fashion-Lifestyle’; New entrances with meeting points/catering areas; CONTEMPORARY now also in the ›Edelstahlhalle‹; KIDS’ zone in new lightweight hall near Entrance I with large catering zone COMFORT zone now has its own entrance

Accompanying line-up for edition N°5

2019-08-01

Interesting and informative side events round off the ranges at Gallery SHOES. These include Fashion Shows, Trend Talks, Press Conferences, Presenttation and mauch more.

Gallery SHOES Preview of edition N°5

2019-07-05

Gallery SHOES leads ranking in ‘2019 TW Ladies’ Shoes Image Analysis’ 1st place in ‘Informative tradeshows’ category and 4th place in ‘Sources of information’ category

Gallery SHOES is well established on the market

“Gallery SHOES is well established on the market and a firm fixture on the international tradeshow calendar. It is a key date for the industry with a format that provides an inspiring blueprint. The attraction of the gallery-like vibe of the Areal Böhler is one thing, but persuading the exhibitors to present themselves in a completely new way was another. Today we are seeing that not only were our specifications accepted but they have also given the shoe business a new lease of life and brought a breath of fresh air to the European shoe fair scene. This image transformation was necessary and is also showing shoe retailers what change at a tradeshow can look like.”

Ulrike Kähler, Managing Director of IGEDO Company and Project Director of Gallery SHOES

Charming trade fair with a significantly high number of visitors

“Gallery SHOES is a lovely, charming trade fair with a significantly high number of visitors. It is of a manageable size and offers a productive working environment. We were also able to find new customers here. For us, Gallery SHOES is, without a doubt, an ordering event.”

CHIE MIHARA – Rosanna Santos, Sales Agent (Netherlands), and Noelia Sánchez, Export

The fair was a great success for us and there’s such a great vibe here!

Gallery SHOES is a very important platform for communication within the industry and meanwhile firmly established. Our relocation to a new area has been positive. The fair was a great success for us and there’s such a great vibe here!

GABOR –Achim Gabor, Managing Director

Gallery SHOES attracts definitely the right audience

“This is the second time that Steve Madden Europe has exhibited at Gallery SHOES. Our feedback is totally positive! For this edition we were given a booth in the ‘Alte Schmiedehallen’, right in the URBAN area with lots of other great exhibitors around us. Participating in this tradeshow gives us the perfect opportunity to quickly come into contact with our existing customers and to show them our latest collection. And we are also seeing a lot of new faces here. We are definitely attracting the right audience to our booth.”

STEVE MADDEN – Jacky van Dijk, Marketing Manager Europe

Definitely the right decision!

“Originally, we had not planned on being present at Gallery SHOES, but have changed our mind at short notice as the timing fits perfectly to the start of our German GmbH and the launch of our Düsseldorf office. Definitely the right decision! We are very pleased with the traffic and with the variety of customers. Our models that are certified with the EU ecolabel are especially popular among the buyers. In general, the new autumn/winter collection 2018 receives great feedback – high quality and good craftsmanship are what matters.”

KAVAT Deutschland GmbH – Christian Adams, Country Manager D-A-CH

The new Fashion Lifestyle Corner highly impressed

“Showcasing products and creating an emotional presentation of brands on the shop floor are becoming increasingly important for retailers. Gallery SHOES offers a unique opportunity to do both. Our customers were highly impressed by the new Fashion Lifestyle Corner.”

HÖGL – Gerhard Bachmaier, Managing Director/CEO

It’s a must-attend event!!

We really appreciate the show’s wonderful atmosphere and the professional organisation. For us, Gallery SHOES, with its fantastic visitor feedback, is the highlight of the ordering season. We appreciate the large numbers of interested visitors and regularly showcase new Naturino models and styles at the fair. It’s a must-attend event!

NATURINO–Thomas Wetzlar, Head of Sales

Gallery SHOES is very much a firm fixture on our trade fair calendar!”

Gallery SHOES also offers us the perfect setting in which to casually enter into contact with retailers and the industry and to present SCALERION. The response to our offer is overwhelming and we really enjoy working with Ms Kähler and her team. Gallery SHOES is very much a firm fixture on our trade fair calendar!”

SCALERION –Thomas Wetzlar, Managing Director