Fabrics Highlights für Spring.Summer 25 - Part III
In the FABRICS Area, around 600 international suppliers present their material innovations for all apparel segments. The complete product portfolio of fashionable woven and knitted fabrics made of wool, cotton, silk, blends and functional fibres is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 25 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:
ETICO PRINTS & FABRICS
30 years of printing experience and a passion for blending contemporary and traditional fashion, ETICO leaves a unique mark in the exciting world of fashion. With their proficient design team, they offer a wide collection for every story. They prioritize design excellence, giving utmost importance to their customers’ ever-changing mood boards, creating stunning collections. Join them on this fashionable journey and experience a whole new dimension of self-expression!
FABRIC & CO.
Fabric & Co. focuses on sustainability in its new collection, designed in line with the latest trends. With a production facility known for continuous investments in technology, the brand adopts an innovative approach and adheres to a principle of not compromising on quality.
FEINJERSEY
dfine. by Feinjersey is a new collection by a fully integrated fine rib fabric manufacturer in Austria, Europe. They are crafting high-end fabrics by embracing minimalism and precision and combine exceptional functionality with collective responsibility and prioritize the development of degradable materials with a minimal ecological footprint. dfine sets a new standard of ecological production through fully digital resource monitoring and the synergetic reduction of water, energy and chemicals. The collection is segmented into 5 sections: AVANT => Fashion Forward Fabrics (stock program), IVORY => second skin underwear, APEX => functional asthetics, FORMA => fluid shaping and ARMIS => elite safety.
FILDAN
FILDAN introduces several new innovations: The Mushro Grip Tape replaces the velcro tape and comes in different sizes. It can be combined in any way – useable for many different areas of functional clothing. OFF-Hey is a game-changer for fasteners that replaces the traditional Hook & Eye with one single component. One click, and your garments are securely fastened. The Shoulder Strap Pad is an innovative add-on product for bra straps. It avoids cutting in the shoulders.
GOTTSTEIN
Focus at Gottstein GmbH & Co. KG continues to be on sustainability and short transport routes. In collaboration with the Hohenstein Institute, the boiled wool and felt fabrics produced in Tyrol were tested for their biodegradability with an extremely positive result. Within just two months, the submitted samples for biodegradation testing made from undyed wool completely decomposed.
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