FEVEST was created in 1992 by SINDVEST, the union of the apparel industry, together with entrepreneurs in the sector, to bring to Brazil and the world the fashion that has been created here since 1982. Check out a little of the history of our hub and how it all began:

The city of Nova Friburgo is considered the largest producer of intimate fashion/lingerie in the country, according to Abit – Brazilian Association of the Textile Industry. The Nova Friburgo hub is the largest and most important lingerie hub in Latin America. With the crisis of 1982, the giants of the textile sector were severely impacted. The market contraction led industries to lay off a large number of employees who, as a means of survival, were responsible for establishing the foundation for the fashion industry in Nova Friburgo. With the money from severance pay, the laid-off professionals invested in purchasing sewing machines and began producing pieces at home. In 1990, small and medium-sized companies established themselves as the hub of clothing production in Nova Friburgo.  

The then fashion production hub quickly gained notoriety and in recent decades has been seen as a successful example of integration among micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs, in a well-articulated production chain with notable earning and employment capacity. Today, it produces about 336 million pieces a year, which represents 35% of the national production of lingerie, beachwear, and fitness clothing. In addition, it generates around 28,000 direct and indirect jobs, with 80% of the workforce and leadership of the companies being represented by women. The hub also has the lowest female unemployment rate in Brazil. 

Since 1992, FEVEST has been growing, changing, reinventing itself, and adapting to all the moments of the modern world and the current market, marking 34 years of a consolidated event in the fashion world.