(Mar. 26th) – More than 70 Italian companies in the apparel industry will be on display in a group exhibition organized by Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE), from today and until March 29th, to the 21st edition the exhibition Chic – China International Clothing & Accessories Fair in Beijing, hosted by the New China International Exhibition Center. The event, sponsored by industry associations China National Garment Association and Sub-Council of Textile Industry, is held annually and is open to manufacturers of clothing for men/women/children, footwear and fashion accessories. The 73 participating companies, for the exhibition of 89 brands, will put on show their autumn-winter 2013-2014 collections and come from most of the Italian regions: Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Abruzzo, Campania and Puglia. CHIC is divided into eight halls dedicated to men’s clothing, casual and sporty leather and fur, baby accessories and printing industry; women’s clothing; two international pavilions. The two International Halls (W1-W2) will host the pavilions of Italy, France, Korea, Germany, USA and Japan. The group exhibition organized by the Ice is located in the Hall W2, over an area of 2,200 sqm. (red)