Post Show Report CJF – Child and Junior Fashion 2026. Spring
35th edition of the International Exhibition for Child and Junior Fashion
17–19 February 2026
The 35th edition of the International Exhibition for Child and Junior Fashion – CJF – Child and Junior Fashion 2026. Spring took place on 17–19 February 2026 in Timiryazev Centre, Moscow.
CJF – Child and Junior Fashion is the main business platform for the children's fashion industry of Russia. It brings together manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, designers, and industry experts twice a year.
Dates: 17–19 February 2026
Venue: Timiryazev Centre
Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO
Supported by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Exhibition area: 2,500 net sq. m
Attendance: 2,300+ professional visitors from Russia, Abkhazia, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia; the top five regions in terms of the number of professional visitors from Russia are Moscow and the Moscow Region, Dagestan, Tatarstan, and the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Exhibitors: 200+ exhibitors
Countries: 7 (Russia, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkiye, Uzbekistan)
Foreign exhibitors: Tugi, Glasman, Herdal, Badi Junior, Silver Grey, Unicorn, Sorteks, Svetlanka Moda, Imir, Dr. Junior, Viollen, Ahsen Morva, Kalinka, etc.
Russian exhibitors: you can find both well-known and new brands on www.cjf-expo.ru
Country pavilion: Turkiye
Russian regional pavilion: Kirov Oblast
Product sectors: clothes for children, footwear for children, accessories for children, Premium – premium clothing brands, Teens – clothes for teenagers, retail equipment, fabrics and garment accessories
The show is designed for the most pragmatic visitors who choose reliable partners, a wide range of products with high turnover and marginality, and, of course, flexible working conditions.
According to the exhibitors of the spring edition, CJF – Child and Junior Fashion is one of the key tools for the development of their companies, which annually helps to attract new partners, arrange face-to-face meetings with existing and potential partners, and present new collections.
Show highlights
It is worth noting that the special focus of this spring edition was school uniform and new brands of products for newborns. Leading manufacturers have been actively forming pre-orders for next season's collections.
CJF – Child and Junior Fashion has become a launching pad for the successful debut of new brands. For example, the stands of NATURAPURA.RUS and BASTIMENTO, which make clothes for newborns and toddlers up to three years old, were crowded due to the large number of visitors.
One of the most dynamic events of the show was CJF. Children's Catwalk, where leading brands presented their new collections of children's clothing and accessories. The fashion shows took place twice a day and became an important part of the conference programme. This project is organised with the support of the PROfashion media holding and the TOP SECRET modeling agency.
Conference programme
The conference programme of CJF – Child and Junior Fashion 2026. Spring included 25 practical events with renowned experts. It focused on issues that directly affect sales and business sustainability in 2026.
EXPOCENTRE, being Russia’s largest organiser of conventions and trade shows, regularly pays attention to the development of two educational project at this show: EXPO Academy and EXPO Accelerator.
The programme of EXPO Academy is developed using the results of surveys and the wishes of business representatives together with key partners and experts representing the Centre for the Development of Competences in the Fashion Industry at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, the Centre for Advanced Technology Development – an operator at the Chestny ZNAK National Track & Trace Digital System, the Assembly of National and International Business Development, and the Carlin Creative Trend Bureau (France). Its purpose is to upgrade the skills of representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, introduce them to changes in tax legislation and product labeling, talk about the promotion of children's clothing on marketplaces, and help increase sales and the sustainability of the business as a whole.
In particular, the first day offered two workshops with the experts of the Centre for the Development of Competences in the Fashion Industry at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics on AI in Clothing Design: Saving Time and Resources, and on One Basis–Many Options. How a Designer Can Help in Development of Children’s Clothing Collections. Tatiana Kreydlina, a CAD expert, showed how a designer can help a company reduce the cost of developing a collection, and Nastasia Nekrasova, a teacher of 3D visualization, inspired everyone present with the capabilities of neural networks that can help both in developing prints for fabrics and in creating ready-made clothing designs.
These events were moderated by Svetlana Kostenko, Director at the Centre for the Development of Competences in the Fashion Industry at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
Special attention was paid to the development of Russian-Chinese cooperation. Thanks to the cooperation with Sinoruss, the regular Forum on Business with China: Key Solutions for the Children's Clothing, Footwear and Accessories Industry took place to discuss some key issues such as payments, logistics and the organisation of joint ventures between Russia and China in Russia. The moderator was Anastasia Valova, Managing Partner at Sinoruss.
The Workshop on Marketing Wars Marketplaces. How to Keep the Fashion Business in 2026 was organised by EXPOCENTRE and the Centre of Sales Technology. It was held by Evgeniy Danchev, an expert on increasing sales in the fashion market, author of the Practical Guide to Increasing Sales of Shoes and Accessories, creator of an online school for fashion market managers.
The Workshop on the Changes in Tax Legislation for the Textile and Garment Industry in 2026. Benefits, Niches, Opportunities. From Self-Employment to International Brands was devoted to the main changes in the industry in 2026 and how to adjust to them by legitimately reducing payments. Its speaker was Olga Malkova, a founder at the Assembly of National and International Business Development.
In addition, during the three days of the show, there were numerous workshops and forums held within the EXPO Academy project on various issues of the children's clothing industry: Collaborations in the Children’s Fashion: How Children's Brands Can Develop by Helping Each Other, Three Ways to Boost Sales at a Children's Shoe Store, Changes in Labeling of Textile Goods and Footwear in 2025-2026, Media Planning in CRM Marketing: How to Allocate a Budget not for Coverage, but for the Depth of Relationships, and other.
The regular trend tour of new products of children's clothing manufacturers: trends and hits of collections was held by Anastasia Kotova, a trend expert, representative of the Carlin Creative Trend Bureau (France) in Russia since 2006, for all CJF visitors. The project participants had a great opportunity to see and review new collections of leading market players, and network with partners and market experts.
CJF – Child and Junior Fashion is not an ordinary convention and trade show. For more than 35 successful seasons, the project team has been standing guard over industry interests, helping to cope with challenges, one of which is currently a shortage of personnel.
Therefore, work with young professionals within another educational project, EXPO Accelerator, is also a priority.
On the first day, the programme featured the Fashion Show of Debutantes ‘The Legends of Russia', devoted to the Year of Unity of the People of Russia and with participation of the students of the First Moscow Educational Complex. In addition, a marathon of master classes was dedicated to the use of AI in the creation of clothes and upcycling, which is a fashionable way of making clothes by recycling old things. Vadim Merlis, a well-known designer, spoke about its possibilities.
We would like to thank all participants of the show and conference programme and all media partners for their support.
We are looking forward to seeing you at CJF – Child and Junior Fashion 2026. Autumn held in tandem with Mir Detstva 2026 on 16–18 September 2026 at Crocus Expo, Moscow, Russia.
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