JAKARTA: Ten Indonesian designers and fashion companies will represent the country at the Saudi Fashiontex Expo in Jeddah next month, as they seek to tap into the Kingdom’s booming $18 billion-plus clothing market.
Thousands of international visitors are expected to join the Fourth Saudi Fashiontex Expo from Sept. 24-27, which will feature hundreds of exhibitors from at least two dozen countries.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade has curated a group of 10 fashion companies to take part in the upcoming Saudi expo, following a selection process that involved more than 180 brands from across the country.
“Saudi Arabia is a potential market for high-quality fashion products, including modest fashion — one of the sectors where Indonesia excels,” the ministry said in a statement.
Indonesia ranked first globally in the modest fashion sector, according to the 2025/26 State of the Global Islamic Economy Report, in which Saudi Arabia is identified as the third-largest modest fashion consumer market, just behind Iran and Turkiye.
