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ISPO 2025: Dynamism, innovation, and strong impulses through close industry dialogue

Sports are becoming increasingly diverse and blending with many new areas. As a result, the sports industry is growing larger, customer demand is changing, and its fields of application are becoming more varied. New technologies, data-driven business models, sustainability, and international networking are shaping the market. In this dynamic environment, ISPO exhibitors demonstrate how change can be actively shaped.

#Nonwoven machines

ANDRITZ collaborates with Tandem Repeat on solutions to produce novel sustainable fiber

International technology group ANDRITZ has entered into a collaboration with Tandem Repeat Technologies, a pioneering biotechnology company, to bring to the market industrial-scale solutions for producing ProcellTM, a new sustainable fiber for textiles and nonwovens.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

A+A 2025: innovations and know-how for tomorrow’s world of work

A+A 2025 has kicked off and is making Düsseldorf the centre of the international OSH world once again. Under the guiding theme “People matter” the world-leading trade fair for safety, security and health at work brings together over 2,340 exhibitors from 70 countries on 88,500 sqm net exhibition space in 13 exhibition halls making it the meeting point for the international expert community for the future of work again.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

MUNICH FABRIC START: Strategic repositioning of the show’s summer term to late July 2026

MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH is reacting to the development of fashion cycles and is repositioning its summer trade show six weeks earlier starting in 2026. With the new scheduling, MUNICH FABRIC START confirms its role as the clear start of the season and creates two optimally coordinated presentation platforms per season.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

New Retviews study by Lectra: the luxury market in 2025, between margin protection strategies and new iconic pieces

After more than a decade of uninterrupted growth, the luxury fashion market is now experiencing a more pronounced slowdown. Global luxury goods sales have fallen from €369 billion in 2023 to €364 billion in 2024 (according to Bain & Co.), exposing the vulnerabilities of a model long supported by aggressive price increases.

#Recycling / Circular Economy

textile.4U publishes special edition “Top 100 Textile Recycling Companies 2025”

With a comprehensive 176-page special edition, textile.4U is dedicating its latest issue entirely to one of the most dynamic and influential topics in today’s textile industry: textile recycling. The new issue, published exclusively in high-quality print, presents the Top 100 textile recycling companies researched and selected by TexData – organizations that already play a key role in the transition to circular textiles or are expected to have a significant impact in the near future.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Nike unites innovation, design and product teams to accelerate athlete-centered innovation

Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse are joining forces under a new, athlete-focused creation structure aimed at accelerating innovation and driving growth across NIKE, Inc. The new setup unites the Innovation, Design and Product teams from all three brands into a single “creation engine” that will enable greater sharing of insights, technology and manufacturing methods throughout the innovation process. This integration is part of Nike’s new Sport Offense strategy and is designed to enhance the creation of products that help athletes perform at their best.

#Sustainability

Pioneering open-source framework shows how early innovation drives a just and net-zero fashion future

The non-profit H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture, has unveiled From Signals to Systems Change, an insight report calling on the fashion industry to rethink its role in transformation. At its core is the Reimagined System Map, a pioneering open-source framework that visualises how early-stage innovation could drive a just and net-zero textile future.

#ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025

KARL MAYER puts textiles centre stage

For KARL MAYER, textiles are much more than just materials – they express function, emotion and progress. And they are at the heart of its customers' activities. KARL MAYER is now focusing more than ever on its customers' needs and plans and therefore on the textiles made on its machines: WARP KNITS. At the upcoming ITMA ASIA + CITME, the company will demonstrate how textile solutions are providing new impetus in the categories of Fashion & Clothing and Technical Textiles.

#Sustainability

Key takeaways from the 2025 Textile Exchange conference

Brands and retailers, suppliers, innovators, recyclers, farmers, non-profit organizations, and academics convened at Textile Exchange’s Annual Conference, held in the Lisbon Conference Centre.

#Research & Development

The Textile Institute marks 100 years with a global expansion drive

Fresh from its highly successful 63rd conference held in Porto, Portugal, from October 7-10, The Textile Institute (TI) will celebrate a major milestone at the ITMA Asia+CITME textile machinery exhibition in Singapore later this month.

#Nonwovens

Freudenberg accelerates local production for apparel market by expanding its site in India

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel (Freudenberg Apparel) celebrates the grand opening of a major expansion at its manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, on October 14, adding 20,000 square feet of production space and introducing new production lines tailored to the Indian apparel market. This strategic investment is aimed at significantly reducing lead times and enhancing the availability of high-quality, locally produced interlinings for the fast-evolving apparel sector in India and South Asia.

#Knitting & Hosiery

KARL MAYER develops seersucker WARP KNITS with even more character and style

Seersucker fabrics are icons of the clothing industry and assure their manufacturers' success. Just in time for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025, the textile product developers at KARL MAYER have succeeded in creating brand new variants of this material. These fancy newcomers feature unique bubble effects and, with their new dimensionality, inject extra dynamism into the textile surface – and into the market.

#Denim

ISKO unveils SS27 denim innovations at Kingpins Amsterdam

ISKO presents its SS27 collection at Kingpins Amsterdam, highlighting new developments in fabric innovation that bring together denim heritage and forward-looking design. Through unique fiber blends, summer denim is redefined by unprecedented material concepts and responsibly engineered fabrics.

#Denim

Jeanologia shapes the denim of the future at Kingpins with ‘Mediterranean Soul’

Jeanologia, the global leader in sustainable technologies for the textile industry, returns to Kingpins Amsterdam with its new collection “Mediterranean Soul”, blending nature, creativity, and technology to prove that authentic denim can be designed and produced with efficiency and minimal environmental impact.

#Sustainability

GORE-TEX® KIDSWEAR launches innovative membership scheme for kids’ jackets

With its revolutionary new membership model, GORE-TEX® Kidswear now offers families a simple, flexible and sustainable way of kitting out their children in top-quality jackets. It is aimed at the parents of children aged between five and ten and kicks off with a choice of functional winter jackets.

#Sustainability

H&M Foundation funds pioneering initiative to build the factories of the future

The H&M Foundation is committing SEK 53 million (approx. EUR 5 million) towards Future Forward Factories, a five-year initiative led by Fashion for Good, to address fashion’s most polluting stage: tier 2 textile processing.

#Sustainability

YKK to exhibit at Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Lisbon

YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koichi Matsushima; hereafter, YKK) will exhibit at the Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Portugal, held from Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17, to showcase its products and initiatives that contribute to the realization of a circular economy in the fashion industry.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

G. Schneider wins the Climate Action Award at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 for the SANIN Project

Under the historic lights of Teatro alla Scala, G. Schneider was honoured with the Climate Action Award at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025. The ceremony was hosted by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in collaboration with the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion and with the support of the Municipality of Milan.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris: More than 7,000 textile buyers gathered in Paris

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris strengthens its position as the leading platform for the textile and apparel industry. By bringing together more than 7000 buyers and 1300 manufacturers from 35+ countries over three days, Messe Frankfurt reaffirms Paris’s central role on the international sourcing stage.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Autumn edition of China’s largest fashion and lifestyle trade fair closed successfully

With more than 650 premium exhibitors covering around 60,000 square meters, CHIC once again proved to be Asia’s most significant fashion trade fair in its Autumn 2025 edition. Its strategic focus – “New Intelligence, New Products, New Scenes” – reflects the transformation of China’s apparel industry and emphasizes the growing importance of supply chains, technology, and sustainability. More than 60,000 professional visitors attended, engaging in direct orders, networking, and market exploration.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

SAITEX releases 2024 impact report, showing decarbonization at scale and industry-leading circularity

SAITEX, a global pioneer in sustainable apparel and denim manufacturing, has released its 2024 Impact Report, highlighting measurable progress toward net-zero operations, renewable energy expansion, and community-driven innovation across its vertically integrated platforms.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

BASF at SIMAC 2025: Recycling meets Performance – PU solutions for the future of footwear

BASF is presenting new materials, concepts and recycling methods for polyurethanes in footwear at SIMAC Tanning Tech. The leading international trade fair will take place from September 23-25 in Milan, Italy. We will showcase our unique and integrated toolbox of Elastopan® (PU) and thermoplastic polyurethanes Elastollan® and Infinergy®. Together with our partners and customers we bring innovative products to the market offering utmost lightness paired with mechanical performance and automated processing.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Responsible innovation at FILO64: the new FILO space curated by C.L.A.S.S.

This season focus? Advanced Natural Fibers, Traceability, and Next-Generation Communication — showcased in an exhibition area and completed by two FILO Dialogues

#Denim

Artistic Milliners acquires majority stake in Cone Denim

Artistic Milliners, a global leader in denim innovation, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Cone Denim from Elevate Textiles. The new multi-national company will operate under the historic Cone Denim name. Artistic Milliners' Pakistan operations and business will continue to operate independently. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Toray Industries and MAS Holdings announce Joint Venture in Odisha, India

Toray Industries (H.K.) Ltd., has officially entered a joint venture with South Asia’s largest apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings, marking a unique opportunity to enhance the two companies’ supply chain capabilities and pursue product manufacturing within and for the fast-growing Indian market. The joint venture, operating under the name Toray MAS Apparel India, will see the establishment of a new manufacturing facility at the MAS Apparel Park Bhuinpur in Odisha, India, which is currently under development.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Texhibition Istanbul: Global showcase of the textile industry

The textile world is set to gather once again in Istanbul for the 8th edition of Texhibition Istanbul Fabric, Yarn, and Textile Accessories Fair from September 10 to 12, 2025 organized by ITKIB Fairs Inc. on behalf of the Istanbul Textile Exporters’ Association (ITKIB). Texhibition has become a central hub of the global textile industry: it combines production excellence, innovation, and sustainability with an export-driven focus, securing its place among the leading international trade fairs.

#Technical Textiles

Royal visit celebrates Pincroft role in military textiles

Pincroft Dyeing and Printing, a global leader in military fabric printing, dyeing and finishing, welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to its Adlington site in Lancashire on Tuesday 9 September 2025, to showcase a £1.5 million investment in advanced camouflage printing technology.

#Software

Style3D launches Moda – the first fashion-first AI platform

Style3D has introduced Style3D Moda, the first AI platform designed exclusively for the fashion industry. The solution integrates all Style3D AI tools for design, development, marketing, showrooms, and merchandising into one business platform – fully GDPR-compliant.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Global Change Award 2026: Nominations now open

On 1 September, the H&M Foundation launched the nomination round for the Global Change Award 2026. The international innovation challenge is looking for early-stage ideas that can drive the textile and fashion industry towards circularity and climate neutrality.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris: 1,300 exhibitors gather in Paris for this major textile event

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris returns for its 57th edition at the Paris–Le Bourget Exhibition Centre from 15 to 17 September 2025, offering for the first time a perfect balance between textile manufacturers (Texworld) and clothing manufacturers (Apparel Sourcing).

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

The LYCRA Company goes “ALL IN” at Intertextile Shanghai

The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, returns to Intertextile Shanghai (Sept. 2–4) with an exclusive global sneak preview of its latest denim innovation.

#Denim

ISKO brings FW 26/27 collection and RECODE denim innovation to Bluezone

A showcase of advanced fabric technologies and circular approaches shaping the future of denim. Munich, 2-3 September 2025 – ISKO showcases its FW 26/27 collection at Bluezone Munich Fabric Start – booth D23 – highlighting new developments in fabric engineering and circular denim technologies. A central focus of the presentation is RECODE DENIM, ISKO’s most advanced circular platform to date, developed in collaboration with RE&UP.

#Sustainability

ALLIED Feather + Down expands supply chain transparency, shares insights at Première Vision Paris

Working with Green Threads DPP in anticipation of new EU regulations, ALLIED prepares to set the gold standard for materials transparency.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

TEXTILCOLOR AG acquires PyroshellTM-patents from SCHOELLER TEXTIL AG

TEXTILCOLOR AG, a leading provider of innovative textile chemicals, today announces the acquisition of the application patents for PyroshellTM from Schoeller Textil AG, based in Sevelen.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

8th IFCO marks 29% growth in international visitors and reinforces Türkiye’s global fashion role

The eighth edition of IFCO once again showcased the strength and diversity of Türkiye’s fashion industry, with exhibitors from all key segments expressing satisfaction and optimism about the fair’s growing international relevance. Divided into clear product areas with a total of 25.000 square meters of exhibition space, brands and manufacturers presented the latest collections from the areas of womenswear, menswear, kidswear, denim, accessories, and homewear. Almost 20.000 visitors have been welcomed at this edition with strong international participation.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Expanding horizons through partnership

TEXTILCOLOR AG and Chemdyes Sdn. Bhd. join forces in Asia and announce the beginning of a strategic and forward-looking partnership between TEXTILCOLOR AG, Switzerland, and Chemdyes Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Providing zippers dyed with ECO-DYE® technology for the World Expo

YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koichi Matsushima; hereafter, YKK) will provide zippers to the University of Fukui’s Fukumira Design Factory for its booth at the “Science: Connecting You to the Future” exhibit (sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), which will take place at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan from August 14 (Thursday) to August 19 (Tuesday).

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

TEXTILCOLOR AG acquires SCHOELLER TECHNOLOGIES AG

TEXTILCOLOR AG, a leading provider of innovative textile chemicals, today announces the acquisition of Sevelen-based Schoeller Technologies AG from Schoeller Textil AG. With this strategically important step, TEXTILCOLOR strengthens its position in the international market, expands its technology portfolio and creates new development capacities for future-oriented textile and chemical solutions.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

IVGT: AddTex final meeting in Terrassa

From 25 to 26 June 2025, the final meeting of the ERASMUS+ project AddTex took place in Terrassa, Spain, which aimed to train workers, pupils and students in the textile industry. Over a period of three years, eleven partners from Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic and the IVGT association for Germany were involved in the project.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris: 3 days of textile sourcing for the fashion industry

From 15 to 17 September 2025, 1300 textile and apparel manufacturers from more than thirty countries are expected at the Paris-Le-Bourget Exhibition Center, for the 57th edition of Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris – a key event for European and international fashion brands, offering exceptional sourcing opportunities. The professional trade shows Texworld Paris and Apparel Sourcing Paris, along with the Avantex sector (dedicated to more efficient and sustainable fashion solutions), will occupy Halls 2, 3, and 4 of the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Culp reports FY2025 results and completes restructuring to support future growth

Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP), a leading supplier of fabrics for bedding and upholstered furniture, has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended April 27, 2025. Despite continued macroeconomic and tariff-related challenges, the company completed its restructuring plan and entered fiscal 2026 with a leaner, more efficient operating model.

#Textile processing

Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition opened its doors with thousands of visitors from 82 countries

Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition, Turkiye's only and most comprehensive meeting point in the field of garment and ready-to-wear technologies, opened its doors with the participation of 249 companies and company representatives and a record number of visitors from 82 countries. Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition, which will host the leading manufacturers and brands of garment technologies in Istanbul for 4 days, will be a platform where innovations that shape the sector are exhibited, the foundations of global collaborations are laid and the production approach of the future is shed light on.

#Associations

“Transformation Journey of the Turkish Apparel Industry” event successfully held in Istanbul

At the event titled "The Transformation Journey of the Turkish Apparel Industry," coordinated by the Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (IHKIB), Mustafa Gültepe, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (T?M), delivered a speech.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Carnet redefines modern tailoring at Pitti Uomo with an immersive new concept

Since 1865, Carnet, a division of the Ratti Group, has been weaving stories of elegance and craftsmanship. Today, drawing on this legacy, it redefines the language of tailoring in a contemporary key, transforming the selection of a fabric into an immersive and surprising experience.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Expanded halls, new product zones: VIATT 2026 unlocks broader opportunities

The Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is poised to return to the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) from 26 to 28 February 2026. Building on its second edition’s nearly 13% exhibitor growth, next year’s show floor will expand by 20%, from 15,000 to 18,000 sqm and cover the full area of Halls A and B. This includes new dedicated zones for apparel, fashion accessories, and textile chemicals and dyes, with the strategic growth underscoring Vietnam’s emergence as a vertically and horizontally integrated textile powerhouse.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

A/W 2026-2027 inspirations from Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris

Nova Fabula, the Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris Trend Book unveiled at Le Bourget from 15 to 17 September 2025, is a sensory and forward- looking narrative designed to inspire Autumn-Winter 2026-2027 collections.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Ternua continues their commitment to circularity with a SS 2026 collection where 70% of the garments are mono-material

Ternua, a B Corp brand since August 2024, has just presented the collection they’ve designed for the spring-summer of next year to their international sales network. In large swaths, it’s a continuation of the previous collection that has a selection of technical garments with minimal environmental impact, and it has a range of renewed colors that respond to market demands. It should be noted that 70% of the pieces in this new collection are mono-material.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

HKUST & Esquel unveil five-year study: Empowering students for sustainable innovation

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”) has partnered with Esquel Enterprises Limited (“Esquel Group”) to launch a five-year study program that allows HKUST students to conduct biannual field research at the textile manufacturer’s 500,000-square-meter Sustainable Development Garden Integral, recognized as one of China’s top 20 sustainable development projects by the United Nations.

#Fabrics

Next week's Intertextile Shenzhen and Yarn Expo Shenzhen fringe events to promote eco-friendly and innovative fashion textile solutions

Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo Shenzhen, held concurrently with PH Value and BIRD Fashion Fair, will be a focal point for innovative fashion across the fashion spectrum at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian). From 11 – 13 June, in Halls 1 and 9, numerous global exhibitors will showcase a multitude of trendy upstream and downstream products, offering visitors a comprehensive sourcing experience.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

ATP promotes Portuguese Textile Industry at Expo 2025 Osaka with “TEXTILE LIVE” Installation

The Portuguese Textile and Apparel Association (ATP) is promoting the national textile-industry at Expo 2025 Osaka with the installation TEXTILE LIVE – Draping withSustainable Materials, made in Portugal, featured in the Portugal Pavilion under thetheme Ocean, The Blue Dialogue.This international initiative celebrates innovation, environmental responsibil-ity, andthe heritage of the Portuguese textile and clothing industry, highlighting materials andprocesses developed in Portugal that respect ecosystems and place sustainability at the-heart of creative practice.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Ratti named among Europe's and Italy’s top sustainability leaders for 2025

Italian textile manufacturer Ratti S.p.A. has been recognized among the top sustainability leaders in both Italy and Europe, underscoring the company's continued investment in environmental responsibility and circular innovation.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Under Armour and UNLESS debuted compostable sportswear at Milan Design Week

At Milan Design Week 2025, Under Armour and sustainable brand UNLESS unveiled their first collaborative collection of fully regenerative sportswear. The line included hoodies, t-shirts, and shorts in men's, women's, and unisex styles — all made entirely from plant-based materials and designed to decompose naturally at the end of their lifecycle.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

CiCLO technology reduces lasting microplastic pollution while keeping signage durable and eye-catching

K&R Solutions Group, a leader in producing and installing printed tension fabric, graphics, and lightboxes, today announced widespread adoption of its U.S. made Bio Knit SEG fabric made with CiCLO® technology. Produced by Intrinsic Advanced Materials (ILM), a joint venture between Parkdale Advanced Materials, Inc. and Intrinsic Textiles Group, LLC, CiCLO technology reduces microplastic pollution while keeping signage durable and vibrant.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

YKK makes the switch to 100% low-carbon aluminum for use in aluminum alloy zippers

YKK Corporation will begin using only low-carbon aluminum (*1) as the source for all aluminum alloy wire procured for zippers, as part of its initiative to convert all aluminum alloy zipper items to sustainable products.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris 2025

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris will take place from Septembre 15 to 17 2025 in Halls 2, 3 and 4 of the Paris-Le-Bourget Exhibition Center. Texworld Paris, Apparel Sourcing Paris, along with their dedicated sectors Avantex and Leatherworld, will showcase the global offering for fashion brands—from ready-to-wear to luxury.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Trevira CS® celebrates 45 years at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

During Clerkenwell Design Week from May 20 to 22 in London's Clerkenwell district, Indorama Ventures is inviting design enthusiasts and trade visitors to discover the diverse fabric world of its Trevira® CS brand. This year the brand also celebrates its 45th anniversary!

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition: a global hub for buyers and international visitors

Poised to become a global showcase for the garment and ready-to-wear industry, Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition is set to bring together leading brands that shape the sector under one roof. With its diversity of exhibitors, high-profile visitor portfolio, and substantial business potential, the exhibition promises a unique experience. It will serve as a pulse-check for the industry's ongoing transformation.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

International practical experience for textile students

As part of the European Erasmus+ project AddTex, the partner institutions organised several hackathons simultaneously from 15 to 17 May 2024 at the universities in Borås (Sweden), UPC (Spain), PIN (Italy) and TUS (Ireland). The aim was to develop practical solutions to real challenges facing the textile industry. The German family-owned company Schmitz Textiles, a specialist in complete textile solutions for indoor and outdoor use, challenged students at the University of PIN in Prato to increase the recycled content of yarns for awning production to 100 per cent.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

IAF Position on tariffs

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) represents the apparel manufacturing community across more than 40 countries—a global industry comprising hundreds of thousands of companies and millions of employees. Apparel and textiles are among the most globalized industries, historically foundational to industrial development around the world.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

MUNICH FABRIC START will unite all trade show areas under one roof at the MOC Munich

Strategic realignment: MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH is strengthening its profile as one of the leading European textile trade shows and will unite all fashion segments under one roof in future. At the upcoming show on 2 and 3 September 2025, the international denim trade show BLUEZONE and the innovation hub KEYHOUSE will take place together with MUNICH FABRIC START and THE SOURCE at the MOC in Munich for the first time.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Destination Porto for this year’s Textile Institute World Conference

The 93rd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC 2025) will take place at the Porto Palácio Hotel and Spa in Porto, Portugal, from October 7-10 2025.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Durak Tekstil has become a well-known brand in the global market

Durak Tekstil successfully implements an export-oriented growth strategy, while constantly strengthening its position in target markets. The company with the solutions that meet the criteria of efficiency, functionality and sustainability in sewing and embroidery threads, integrates its brand with the innovation concept through R&D.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Fashion InStyle unveils future materials at Asia's creative hub

The immense potential of Hong Kong's creative industries is being highlighted by the HKSAR Government, which is actively developing the sector as a new economic driver and working to position Hong Kong as Asia's creative hub. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is echoing this development direction by hosting seven large-scale events, spanning lifestyle products and licensing opportunities, that will further enhance the city's reputation as a creative hotspot.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Driving fashion, innovation and sustainability: VIATT 2025 solidifies its role as ASEAN’s premier international textile platform

At its second edition, the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT) has once again proven a vital trade platform for the global textile value chain. Taking place from 26 – 28 February 2025, the show concluded with resounding success, after attracting over 19,000 visits (more than 10% increase) from over 70 countries and regions (2024: 55 countries and regions).

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

PERFORMANCE DAYS spring edition sets strong impulses

Once again, PERFORMANCE DAYS has proven to be the most important gathering for the functional textile industry. The Spring 2025 edition, held from March 5–6 at Messe München, attracted numerous industry experts and trade visitors, offering a unique platform for networking, business, and knowledge exchange. With 588 booths and 3,367 visitors, the event significantly surpassed previous years’ numbers. In comparison, the previous spring edition had fewer than 500 booths and 2,999 visitors.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

The 63rd edition of Filo closed with positive results

The 63rd edition of Filo, the International Yarns and Fibres Exhibition, closed today in Milan by performing very positive results. Despite the current economic downturn, buyers have appreciated highly valuable collections proposed by the exhibitors, which have shown the ability in innovation and research for sustainability of Italian and foreign textile producers.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Filo 63 highlights sustainability and innovation with C.L.A.S.S.

At the 63rd edition of Filo, the initiative “Sustainability from A to Z”, developed in collaboration with C.L.A.S.S., focuses on responsible innovation and expanding knowledge through technical insights, case studies, and direct industry testimonials. This initiative aims to guide companies through the complexities of sustainability while aligning with the evolving market landscape. The proposals presented by C.L.A.S.S. as part of this initiative closely relate to discussions within “Dialoghi di Confronto”, offering further opportunities for industry insights.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

PERFORMANCE DAYS recognizes innovations in apparel, footwear and bodywear

When PERFORMANCE DAYS opens its doors on March 5-6, 2025, at halls C4 and C5 at Messe München, visitors will once again discover fabric innovations for Spring/Summer 2027 across the Performancewear, Bodywear, and Accessories segments. For the first time, a dedicated Wool Forum will be introduced alongside the existing Trend, Footwear, and Bodywear Forums. A jury of renowned industry experts carefully reviewed the submissions for the upcoming season and awarded a total of four prizes.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Exhibitors, fringe events embrace innovation and sustainability at VIATT 2025

Building on the success of its inaugural edition, the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is set to open its doors once again to the dynamic ASEAN textile market from 26 – 28 February. As a comprehensive trade platform encompassing the entire textile value chain, the show, through its range of exhibitors and fringe events, is set to help industry players unlock new opportunities aligned with the latest industry trends.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Source Fashion opens with record-breaking visitor numbers at Olympia London

Source Fashion, Europe’s leading responsible sourcing show, opened its doors today, Tuesday, 18th February, at Olympia London, attracting record-breaking visitor numbers. Buyers, retailers, and sourcing professionals from around the world gathered at the highly anticipated event, including representatives from industry giants such as NEXT, John Lewis, Reiss, Maebe, ASOS, Evans, Harrods, Hunter Boots, Lipsy, Barbour, Claires, NBA, Fortnum and Mason, Sophia Webster, The Hippie Shake and French Connection.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

EOG and Messe München decide to pause OutDoor 2025

“Sometimes, courageous decisions are needed”, said Christian Schneidermeier, who recently took on his new role as Director of the European Outdoor Group at the beginning of February. “But beyond being courageous, our decision not to hold OutDoor in 2025 is logical. Despite our best efforts – ranging from a new trade fair concept to thorough discussions and appeals – the number of registrations that we have received to date indicates that we will not achieve the goals set for OutDoor 2025.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

World’s leading textile-producing countries cooperate at VIATT 2025

At the turn of the new year, Vietnam's textile industry is poised to celebrate a significant milestone achieved in 2024: it is likely to have overtaken Bangladesh as the world's second-largest garment exporter, following China[1]. With a robust lineup of Chinese exhibitors showcasing to the Vietnamese market, and sustainability high on the list of priorities, these two textile powerhouses are set to unlock new opportunities at the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT), taking place from 26 – 28 February 2025.

#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

MOD'Unica: a new name, the same unique essence

After 64 editions inspiring the textile and clothing sector in Portugal, the fair formerly known as MODTISSIMO has been renamed MOD'Unica, reaffirming its position as the only fair entirely dedicated to the Portuguese textile and clothing industry and the oldest on the Iberian Peninsula.

#Techtextil 2026

Focus on market opportunities: Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 with adapted hall layout and new product areas

The leading international trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess strengthen their offering for the upcoming edition from 21 to 24 April 2026. The focus is on a restructured hall layout, additional product areas and the extension of content formats. As strong and reliable platforms for the global industry, Techtextil and Texprocess are thus responding to the growth opportunities and needs of the innovative branches: international business chances, expert knowledge and young professionals. The early-booking offer for exhibitors is available until 12 March 2025.
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