#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

2020-01-23

Overview Winter 2021/22 – Focus on Cosmopolitan

While most people who take careful consideration toward their workwear style do the same for their sportswear style, many are continuing to bring performance sportswear looks into their daily lives. A general shift toward urban outdoor style with sustainable performance elements is the norm, along with unique fabric function stories that are authentic and clear in their design language.

For winter 2021-2022, these multifunctional, versatile high-tech textiles at Schoeller fall under a theme of REAL FICTION. REAL meaning real responsibility, practiced sustainability and true innovation, and FICTION representing the future, adventure and magical dreams.

GREY DILUTIONS

The trendy, supersoft mulesing-free schoeller®-WB-400 Merino wool blend in a denim look flows softly and cuts a fine figure in each situation. Tailored into washable, chic pants, jackets or suits in jeans-like shades of blue and grey, the fabric becomes the ideal all-rounder both at work and during leisure activities. Thanks to the new bio-based iLoad Comfort Bio technology, which actively balances the temperature, the fabric has a very pleasant feel in the most varied of climate zones. In addition, sustainable water repellence is ensured by the fluorocarbon-free ecorepel® Bio technology, also based on renewable raw materials.

ENHANCED CLASSICS

The comfortable schoeller®-shape wool blend in fine herringbone with shades of brown and blue can be tailored into a piece that takes its wearer through the day with sporty elegance, radiating casual Brit chic and comfort. Thanks to the corkshell technology based on cork by-products, the mulesing-free, washable merino fabric keeps the wearer reliably and naturally warm. In addition, the re-interpreted classic item is finished with ecorepel® Bio technology, providing ecological, PFC-free water repellence.

ULTIMATE RED

Flowing lightly and falling softly best describe the new schoeller®-shape jacket and pants weights in full-bodied shades of red, burnt henna or warm wine. The blend of cotton and classy cashmere, together with recycled polyester, lends the fabric a vibrant, urban elegance. In its function, the eye-catcher makes a convincing impact with a new aerobrane e-spinning membrane. This offers optimum protection from wind and weather and is extraordinarily breathable.

ECO CREATED

The matt soft-shell with recycled polyester and cotton, as well as the ecorepel® Bio technology, is a shining example of sustainable and responsibly-produced quality products from Switzerland. The comfortable schoeller®-WB-400 quality with a soft, recycled fleece on the reverse keeps the wearer wonderfully warm and adapts to every movement – whether on the bike, in the city or even enjoying winter sports on the ski slopes.

Messe Frankfurt commits further to East Africa: three textiles trade fairs during Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week from 2027

Messe Frankfurt and its Texpertise Network continue their steady, successful trajectory in the region. As Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week (ASFW) opened today, Member of the Executive Board Detlef Braun announced that Messe Frankfurt is licencing its three leading international trade fair brands Texworld, Apparel Sourcing and Texprocess to Nairobi, Kenya for the first time in 2027. From now on, they will take place annually as part of the Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week (ASFW) Nairobi.

“We Believe in the Value of Textiles”: Successful Opening of the KARL MAYER TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER

KARL MAYER inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER (TIC) with a four-day opening week from April 21 to 24. The highlight of the week was the grand opening on Thursday, which drew a strong turnout from the international textile industry: around 220 customers, brands, and partners from across the textile value chain came to the company’s headquarters in Obertshausen for a first-hand look at the new high-tech development environment and lively exchange with industry peers.

Texhibition Istanbul signals stability and global connectivity

From 4 to 6 March 2026, Texhibition Istanbul once again brought together the international textile industry at the Istanbul Expo Center. Organized by İTKİB Fuarcılık A.Ş. in cooperation with the Istanbul Textile Exporters Association (İTHİB), the fair confirmed its role as one of the most important international sourcing platforms for fabrics and textile innovation. With 500+ exhibitors across 5 halls on 42,850 sqm, the trade fair attracted 19,325 visitors. Among them, 5.565 international visitors represented Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, North America, and other regions, underlining the show’s expanding global reach.

STFI highlights textile circular economy and alternative fibres at INDEX™ 2026

From 19 to 22 May 2026, INDEX will invite visitors to Lake Geneva for the world's leading nonwovens trade fair. The Centre of Excellence in Nonwovens at the Sächsisches Textilforschung- sinstitut e.V. (STFI) will be in attendance to present the latest developments in nonwovens research. In the field of the textile circular economy, the STFI will present acoustically effective nonwovens made from chemical recycling residues. The range also includes innovations aimed at replacing conventional raw materials, such as the biobased and biodegradable polymer polybutylene succinate (PBS) and Kendyr as an alternative to cotton.

FET’s revolutionary gel spinning system wins Techtextil Innovation Award

FET has received the prestigious Techtextil Innovation Award 2026 in the New Production Technology category. The Techtextil Innovation Award honours outstanding ideas in textile technology, sustainability, AI and the creation of technical textiles, selected by an international jury of experts. Ranging from new materials to new production technologies, this award recognises progressive ideas that are driving forces for numerous industries, such as automotive, medical and construction.