Premiere Classe Spotlights Texture

PARIS — Mirroring the runway, rich textures ruled at the recent Premiere Classe trade show here, from velvet and quilting to fringes and furs, and with accessories back in the forefront for the fall 2015 season. Visitor figures remained stable at the four-day event — themed around the Parisian woman — totaling 16,490, with a 3 percent uptick in French visitors and a 7 percent drop in foreign traffic. The struggling euro meant that exhibitors were taking fewer creative risks, with Europe-based retailers prioritizing safe sells. Buoyed by the strong dollar, American buyers were in a more spontaneous, shop-happy mood. “For Americans, we’re happy as we can finally afford to be here,” said an upbeat Joey Wölffer, founder and creative director of boho-luxe accessory truck The Styleliner. Her favorite collections included Loup Noir, for their prints and quality of scarves; Coops, a “very cool, interesting way of doing earrings,” and Catherine Osti, a Paris-based brand specializing in “jewelry cuffs” (shirt cuffs embellished with gems, lace and braids), whose namesake founder cut her teeth in Chanel’s tailoring workshops. “It’s great because we can buy a lot more, we’re able to have a richer selection and add on new labels,” said Saloni Mahendro, assistant buyer

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