Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part VII
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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:
GRATEX
Textiles are the fabric from which our passion is woven: Gratex is a reliable family business with 50 years of international experience and always on the pulse of the fashion world. Since 2021, they have also been a partner of BETTER COTTON (BCI), the world’s largest initiative for sustainable cotton production. For their customers, Gratex spans the spectrum from fashionable fabric design to yard goods for the coming season. Our Spring/Summer 2024 collection includes traditional and fashion prints, jacquard fabrics, lace, shirting and much more. Fresh pastel shades, bright pink and elegant greens whet the appetite for summer.
MARIA MADALENA DA ROCHA AZEVEDO
MMRA is a Portuguese family business with 40 years of experience in circular knitting. It exports to several international markets, presents a wide range of natural, organic, recycled and synthetic products. MMRA is committed to Oeko-Tex, Gots, GRS and OCS certifications. Among the innovations, the use of materials such as textile paper and banana thread with a pineapple mixture stand out.
LEMAR
Lemar offers a responsible sourcing and fiber choice, eco labels, and fiber-to-fiber technologies in their new Spring.Summer 24 collection. These developments have improved positively the features of the yarns selected, helping to create fabrics with better performance from an environmental perspective. Find value-added fabrics offering advantages across all areas of sustainability, like: Seaqual™, Newlife™, AmniSoulEco™, Yarnaway™, Q-Nova™ and their brand-new fabrics woven with EVO by Fulgar, Sensil™ BioCare and Sensil™ byNature – because we care.
Cody
MEHLER – LODENFABRIK
Since 1644 the woollen mill Mehler guarantees development, quality and service. Due to full integration of their production with their own spinning, weaving, dye-works and finishing, they offer everything from fibre to fabric: everything they do is 100% made in Germany. Apart from main articles such as classic woollen fabrics from carded and worsted yarn, they also develop new products. „Shine“ is unique by its sparkling effect. In addition the composite „Cody“ is a fabric made for apparel with a smooth fabric on the one side and a woollen fleece on the other side. Both made from 100% wool – for quality and sustainability.
Shine
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