ITS SHOW TIME! WITH FIVE TRADE FAIRS HITTING MANHATTAN THIS WEEK, SPRING 2006 IS OFF TO A ROARIN' START.(Textile industry)

Daily News Record, January, 2005 by Gero, Cassandra

Byline: CASSANDRA GERO

Turkish Fashion Fabric Exhibition

Jan. 18-19 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Empire Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 E. 42nd Street, New York City

212-398-6241; www.turkishfabric.com

Why you're going: A boutique show with 49 major Turkish textile manufacturers, such as Altinyildiz, Bossa, Soktas and Yunsa. Fabrics available at the show include denim, sportswear and formalwear.

What's free: The company of other attendees from firms like Calvin Klein, Gap, Paul Stuart, Ralph Lauren and Sean John.

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