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The Fabric Trends Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part I
Fabrics Highlights for Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part I
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 Autumn.Winter 24/25 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:
6Dias
6Dias looks forward to present their FW 24-25 Collection divided in 3 themes: UNNATURAL, BOTANICAL and PRACTICAL, for both Women and Men’s fashion. They produce and trade a wide range of products, such as Printings, Weaving, Jacquard, Denims, Pleated, Embroideries, etc. Visit their booth in H3 | E 03 or their showroom in Trofa and idealize your collection with them.
AKIN TEKSTIL
Focusing more to sustainable fabrics AKIN will present novelties made of PET bottles collected from oceans, abandoned FISHNETS and naturally color grown Cotton which doesn’t require any dyestuff or chemicals. Their range is completed with outstanding print designs showing patchworks, windows, luxury or nature.
BITZER + SINGLE
Starting in 1961, Bitzer+ Single has always been a modern trading agency and a strong partner for the textile industry. They offer a wide range of FABRICS and ACCESSORIES for products of the sportswear, lingerie and medical industry. Their goal is to create sustainability through consistency, organize short procurement tracks, integrate new ideas and always keep our finger on the pulse.
CANVASS TEKSTIL
Stripes and checks are often seen in fall/winter 2024-2025, tone on tone or through vibrant, ethnic colors. Checks bring movement to these colors and are in high demand as light and elegant checks. Degraded transitions give special effects to fabrics. Surfaces have metallic effects. Next to them are the colors of the floral world in traditional designs.
CANEL TEXTILE
Canel Textile, headquartered in Canel Plaza, Istanbul, Turkey, has been in business for 30 years. It is a financially sound business with a strong reputation in the market as a private label service provider of women’s ready-to-wear garments servicing both classic and contemporary brand styles. Their strong design team creates thousands of unique and fresh prints every year. The production is completely in-house. Come to Hall 3/D24 and be inspired by the new print collection with brushstroke optics, winterdark flowers and watercolor paisleys!
DUTEL
The new jacquard collection from Dutel for the season AW 24/25 is built around 5 themes: “Animal” features animal designs in natural or warm colours. “Bubble” offers swollen materials with 3D effects in vibrant or pastel colours. “Poison” is all about various patterns, silky aspects, dark colours and metallic. “Fable” offers natural materials, quilted effects, neutral colours and small figurative patterns. “Universal” focuses on the feminine-masculine look, neutral colours and comfortable materials.
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THE SOURCE 2024 – Spring.Summer 25 – Part I
Some 30 selected clothing manufacturers present their products and services around the latest sourcing services and apparel manufacturing at THE SOURCE studio in hall 2.
MUNICH FABRIC START Januar 2024 – Closing Report
The essence of the meeting of the European fashion industry: we are experiencing a return to our roots to meet the growing need for orientation – supported by a variety of exciting sustainable and AI-supported solutions that can pave the way to the future for the industry.
Trend Preview for SPRING.SUMMER 25
Reduction and realism, coupled with imagination and creativity, create a new awareness of quality, sustainability and design expertise.
KEYHOUSE 2024 trends spring.summer25
Auf über 1.000 Quadrat-metern finden Sie richtungsweisende Smart Textiles, Future Fabrics und neue Technologien – sei es in Punkto Nachhaltigkeit, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Digitalisierung, Traceability, Technologie oder Finishing für die Saison Autumn.Winter 24/25.
TIMELY TIMELESS
Langlebigkeit steht hoch im Kurs. Und damit ist nicht nur eine solidere Qualität gemeint, sondern auch und vor allem ein zeitloseres Design.
Digitale Klarheit im Design – ASSYST
Für das Thema Nachhaltigkeit sind normalerweise Einkauf und Produktion zuständig. Wer aber über den Einsatz von abbaubaren Stoffen hinausdenkt, kann Kosten, Materialverbrauch und Profitabilität deutlich beeinflussen. Neu daran: Der Schlüssel dazu liegt in der Hand der Kreativen.
ORTA x Long John
Togetherthey developed the biggest sustainable jeans everproduced to set a new milestone within the denim industry.
GANNI – Fashion made from next-gen materials
With all our communication we try to speak to our community in a meaningful and honest, not perfect way, showing the hard stuff, the stuff we didn’t get right, as much as we show the stuff we nailed.
STELLA BLU PRESENTS ITS FIRST COOLTRANS DENIM COLLECTION MADE WITHOUT INDIGO
This technology opens up extremely exciting possibilities.
THE COMEBAG PROJECT
UPCYCLING: THE COMEBAG PROJECT
Concept Store | H4
Handmade with love in M/UNIQUE
A team of young fashion designers has realised a great upcycling project in the last few weeks: they have sewn unique bags from former trade fair materials such as flags, various trade fair banners and carpet left overs from the MFS, giving the materials a meaningful purpose. The unique pieces of the limited edition THE COMEBAG bags can be purchased at the Concept Store in front of Hall 4 for 15€ per bag.
BORNEMANN ETIKETTEN supplies biodegradable labels in a print & weave combination for this unique project. The production of the labels comes from beautiful Portugal. Discover individual label solutions at BORNEMANN ETIKETTEN in H1 | B 20.
Master tailor Elina Chauan started her own business shortly before THE COMEBAG project and founded her label Elina.Chauan.Fashion – she produces handmade unique pieces in the unique “mushroom” cut. Elina specialises as a bag designer and brings her creative ideas to her handmade products.
Charlotte Hansel “Charly”, who actually works in dance, has also discovered her passion for fashion in recent years and taught herself to sew. Charlotte has already appeared in music videos and commercials and plans to continue her education as a choreographer to perform on the big stages as an artist.
The two met during the preparations for the MUNICH FABRIC START trade fair a year ago and became friends through their work together. Their common credo is:
You can create something out of anything and thus make the world more colourful and sustainable.
The idea for the project came about mainly because of the striking colour of the carpet, which immediately catches the eye. It would simply be a shame not to make further use of the beautiful existing materials – especially in view of the sustainability aspect, which plays a major role at the fair. We attach great importance to illustrating that something new can be created from every thing. It’s fascinating how we can use creativity and innovative thinking to create something completely new and impressive from seemingly insignificant or everyday objects.
Our goal is to inspire people to broaden their perspectives and see the potential in everything, be it materials, ideas or situations. We want to challenge the boundaries of what is possible and show that there are no limitations when it comes to creating something unique and meaningful.
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Bluezone Highlights
AMD X Naveena & Transformers Foundation
BLUEZONE HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUTUMN.WINTER 24/25
AMD X Naveena
We are born with 5 senses. They accompany us for a lifetime. Let us feel, taste, hear our environment, smell and see what surrounds us. Within 5 Groups of mixed courses from students of Fashion Design (B.A.), Fashion & Design Management ( B.A.)and Fashion Journalism & Communication (B.A.) the students from the Dusseldorf based AMD Akademie für Mode & Design, faculty design of Hochschule Fresenius, analyzed the importance and impact of our senses in context of Denim.
Why Denim? Because this beautiful and rich material like no other embodies senses and sensuality the best. In times of digitalization and virtual universes, it is our fabric of choice that symbolizes it´s human connection the best.
Join us on the Blue Zone area in Hall 7 | A 01 and get in touch, hear, feel, smell and also taste what Denim Senses triggers in yourself!
The 5 DENIM SENSES are brought to live thanks to the generous support from Naveena Denim Mills who provided the denim fabrics for this project:
The BERRIT I95 fabric includes hemp and belongs to Naveena’s CANNA DENIM concept which is made of cottonized and mechanical hemp composition around 20%. It is durable, breathable, anti-bacterial, requires 70% less water comparing to cotton and no pesticides. Plus it growths 3-4 times faster than cotton. KEATON I73 combines hemp and Tencel together.
MORGAN B56 includes recycled linen and belongs to Naveena’s LINO+ concept: fabrics with smart linen fiber, created by post industrial waste. They are GRS certified, breathable and moisture wicking.
VIDIC I81: Includes BioHemp and is part of Naveena’s BIOTECH concept. The mill teamed up with Circular Systems in a unique collaboration that transforms agricultural crop left-overs into scalable, high-value natural fiber denim fashion products with their Agraloop™ technology. BIOTECH fabrics are made with natural fiber derived from CBD hemp crop residue and refined into textile-grade fiber called Agraloop™ BioFibre™. These fabrics are also compliant with the Global Recycled Standard and Organic Blend Content Standard.
OLITA B91 and GLENN B56 are part of their RETROTECH concept which is inspired by retro denim heritage and remixing it to modern day living. Retrotech provides wear comfort without sacrificing vintage authentic look. For more comfortable fits, Naveena blended high and lows with stretch resulting in a modern vintage cotton with a stretch blend.
TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION
Initiated in September 2022, the TRANSFORMES FOUNDATION teamed up with BLUEZONE to join forces to educate and inspire the Denim industry. Their vision is to connect their networks, to share relevant content and profound insights of industry-relevant developments and challenges and to provide information and inspiration – all at once.
On 18 July, the TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION will hold a panel discussion about the legislative landscape in Europe, the UK, and the USA is evolving quickly and is likely to have far-reaching implications for apparel suppliers worldwide. On 19 July, they will explore the critical ethical questions needed to unlock meaningful decarbonization action.
The Transformers Foundation brings together the voices of the denim industry with social actors to provide impulses for positive change in the industry. It is an interface between brands, NGOs, consumers and the media. “Transformers” stands for all those stakeholders within the denim supply chain and beyond who want to actively participate in this change and transformation.
Join the TRANSFORMER FOUNDATIONS events: SEMINAR ZONE, BLUEZONE HALL 7
A Supplier’s Guide to Key Sustainability Legislation in the EU, US, UK
TUESDAY, 18 JULY from 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Decarbonizing Denim: The Denim Supply Chain Speaks Up
WEDNESDAY, 19 JULY from 11.00am – 12.00pm
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THE SOURCE 2023 - Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part II
THE SOURCE
PRIME MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
As the new one-stop solution for integrated fashion sourcing, THE SOURCE offers flexible sourcing services and solutions for newly conceived value chains on around 2,500 m2 in the new Hall 8, opposite the MOC.
On 18 and 19 July 2023, some 60 selected international manufacturing companies will present their services from cut-make-trim (CMT) to high-end production in the listed Lokhalle, which with its gigantic dimensions is one of the largest cantilevered historic steel halls in Europe.
A cluster of key sourcing countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Italy or Vietnam will create a business-relevant offer for risk diversification with the right product mix for every segment.
THAI SON S.P.
Thai Son S.P Co., Ltd. is a clothing manufacturer for women’s, men’s & kids’ cut & sew knitwear. They produce fabrics and offer garment prices. They are highly specialized in producing garments from circular knitted fabric for many kinds of garments for men and ladies (Cut & sew knit-tops from basic body to with various kinds of prints and different cuts, hoodies, sweaters, dresses/skirts, pants, underwear, fashionable styles, sportswear…) and are proud to be one of the family-owned garment suppliers who have been surviving and developing for the past 33 years.
TUONG LONG
Tuong Long Co.,Ltd is a denim factory in South Vietnam, established in 2000. Their main products are different kinds of denim (rigid, normal stretch, super stretch,…) with capacity around 2,5 million meter monthly. They have long time working with US market via AEO, Ann Taylor, Talbots, Rock Revival, Express and many more. Their wish is to bring Viet Nam denim to the world and they believe the EU is one of the most potential markets that they would love to get to know and work with.
UNION 3 FASHION
Bold geometric jacquards, mini checks and 3D textures are telling a story about clean-cut contrasts in Union 3 Fashion’s Fall-Winter Collection. Neutral sand mélange colours in soft yarn jersey pieces also offer an extra winter touch. Green and purple colour combinations in our graphic prints, rhinestones and foil wordings, lurex details and a variety of plisse techniques add an element of feminine festivity in our womenswear collection.
VIET HONG TEXTILE
Established in 2005 and owned by Viet Huong Group, Viet Hong is a family business with over 40 years of entrepreneurial experience in Vietnam. They have an integrated line of fabric manufacturing from weaving, dyeing, finishing and mercerizing. Their team consists of qualified, young and dynamic professionals who are passionate about the “special world of Blue”.
WELLFABRIC
WELLFABRIC is a brand of sustainable fabrics. Their featured products are bamboo fabric, organic cotton fabric, recycled poly fabric, bamboo cotton fabric, bamboo poly, cotton poly… etc. They are certified with GOTS, GRS and OEKO-Tex 100. Wellfabric also has an available stock of various colors and accepts small MOQ or as per customer’s request.
ZEN MODA
Embracing the AW24/25 season, the collection of ZEN MODA showcases captivating themes, vibrant colors, and innovative styles. They have incorporated new developments and processes, pushing the boundaries of creativity. Material innovations add a touch of luxury, while product novelties bring excitement to their range. Their commitment to excellence extends to new services, ensuring an exceptional experience. Join them at Hall 8 A10 to witness the essence of fashion reinvented.
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THE SOURCE 2024 – Spring.Summer 25 – Part I
Some 30 selected clothing manufacturers present their products and services around the latest sourcing services and apparel manufacturing at THE SOURCE studio in hall 2.
MUNICH FABRIC START Januar 2024 – Closing Report
The essence of the meeting of the European fashion industry: we are experiencing a return to our roots to meet the growing need for orientation – supported by a variety of exciting sustainable and AI-supported solutions that can pave the way to the future for the industry.
Trend Preview for SPRING.SUMMER 25
Reduction and realism, coupled with imagination and creativity, create a new awareness of quality, sustainability and design expertise.
KEYHOUSE 2024 trends spring.summer25
Auf über 1.000 Quadrat-metern finden Sie richtungsweisende Smart Textiles, Future Fabrics und neue Technologien – sei es in Punkto Nachhaltigkeit, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Digitalisierung, Traceability, Technologie oder Finishing für die Saison Autumn.Winter 24/25.
TIMELY TIMELESS
Langlebigkeit steht hoch im Kurs. Und damit ist nicht nur eine solidere Qualität gemeint, sondern auch und vor allem ein zeitloseres Design.
Digitale Klarheit im Design – ASSYST
Für das Thema Nachhaltigkeit sind normalerweise Einkauf und Produktion zuständig. Wer aber über den Einsatz von abbaubaren Stoffen hinausdenkt, kann Kosten, Materialverbrauch und Profitabilität deutlich beeinflussen. Neu daran: Der Schlüssel dazu liegt in der Hand der Kreativen.
ORTA x Long John
Togetherthey developed the biggest sustainable jeans everproduced to set a new milestone within the denim industry.
GANNI – Fashion made from next-gen materials
With all our communication we try to speak to our community in a meaningful and honest, not perfect way, showing the hard stuff, the stuff we didn’t get right, as much as we show the stuff we nailed.
STELLA BLU PRESENTS ITS FIRST COOLTRANS DENIM COLLECTION MADE WITHOUT INDIGO
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Visbatex - Performance by nature
Green revolution with bamboo
Visbatex shows its revolutionary high-performance fabrics made of bamboo viscose at Munich Fabric Start
Performance by nature – Visbatex is a pioneer in the production of high-quality textiles based on bamboo viscose and sets standards in the implementation of a holistic circular economy and European production standards. At the Munich Fabric Start from 18 to 20 July 2023, the Munich-based company will show how high-tech and sustainability go hand in hand. Visit Visbatex in Hall 2 at Stand B 13.
Fabrics made of bamboo are rightly considered an ecologically sound alternative to conventional textiles. The product properties of the fibre of the rapidly renewable natural raw material are too superior. Bamboo offers excellent wearing comfort. The fabric has an antibacterial and thus odour-inhibiting effect. Microscopically small holes in the fibre ensure breathability and rapid moisture transport. And as a natural UV barrier, bamboo filters up to 97.5% of harmful UV radiation.
The young company Visbatex combines all these properties in its new revolutionary high-performance fabrics based on at least 50 % bamboo viscose. This world innovation is developed and refined in the company’s own Nature Tech Lab. Visbatex’s own laboratory is the heart of the company’s product development, with which Visbatex is driving forward the transformation of conventional textiles into high-tech materials with a great pioneering spirit. The goal of Visbatex’s textile revolution is a bionically inspired evolution of classic fabrics. Visbatex has already applied for a patent for the composition of its fabrics based on bamboo viscose. The bamboo viscose from Visbatex is sold as a blend with other textiles such as recycled polyester or organic cotton.
But it is not only the product properties of Visbatex textiles that are convincing. The production in Europe and the implementation of a holistic circular economy also set standards. “As a company, we want to live up to our social and ecological responsibility,” says Klaudia Atelj, Managing Director of Visbatex. “Visbatex is environmentally friendly, durable, very hard-wearing and dimensionally stable.“
A variety of uses derive from all these properties. Besides fashion, these include workwear, medical clothing, leisurewear and, of course, baby and children’s fashion. But even in the automotive sector or in Munich, 30 June 2023 the packaging industry, Visbatex textile fabrics can show off their outstanding quality and performance features.
About Visbatex
Visbatex strives for nothing more and nothing less than a textile revolution. In its own Nature Tech Lab, the Munich-based company develops high-performance fabrics based on bamboo viscose (at least 50 %). The engine of the textile revolution is the pioneering spirit of the young company, which consistently questions standard processes and researches new bionically inspired solutions in an interdisciplinary framework with research and science. The basis for the development of new fabrics is always the possibility of ecological and social production and the embedding in a system of circular economy.
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CONNEXXION - SAAT MUNICH
Connexxion – 20 Years of togetherness in denim
H 6 | B 0 7
Connexxion – The association
The perfect connection is characterized by the fact that the SAATMUNICH Design Studio has been developing conceptual outfits for the Bluezone Hostess in collaboration with exclusive partners since 2016. The selection of these partners is based on the innovation of a weaver and the expertise of the manufacturer in the transformation of the nominated theme.
Connexxion – The relationship
Sajna Weber and Thorsten Bulander, the creative minds behind SAAT, designs conceptual looks for Bluezone every year. SAAT’s unique concept developments underline their long- term experience in the fields of design, denim, and workwear.
The SAATMUNICH Design Studio has established itself as an innovative and reliable partner in the sustainable production of denim products and corporate wear.
Connexxion – The combination
SAAT means “together” in the Indian language and “that which arises from the seed sown” in the German language. Thus, SAAT’s fashion is a harmonious interplay of different factors that always creates something new. The result is a timeless way of work fashion, stylish and individually tailored to the customer’s needs.
Connexxion – The correlation
The Bluezone hostesses’ anniversary look is a selection of Key-Pieces from the previous year’s outfits. The looks represent the exhibitors and the essential components needed to create something unique in the apparel industry.
“THE HOSTESS LOOK” – The boxy crewneck T-shirt, quilted denim vest and denim shorts echo the Connexxion theme and links all the components of the apparel industry, such as, fabrics, graphics and manufacturers needed to create unique and sustainable products for the fashion world.
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HOW DO WE PACKAGE PEOPLE?
HOW DO WE PACKAGE PEOPLE? – A RESET IN FASHION
A contribution by DMI trend analyst Carl Tillessen
about the new essence of existence and fashion
We were so looking forward to the time after the pandemic and now this: war in Europe, bottlenecks in the energy supply and the highest inflation in 71 years. We all feel like we are out of luck and ill-fated. And that for a very long time.
Of course, the world wasn’t any better in former times. But it seems so to us. And because we experience the present as so troubled, we try to return to the light-heartedness we felt in the past. “I have decided to go back to my roots in fashion as well as to the roots of Balenciaga, which is making quality clothes – not making image or buzz,” explains Demna. “Fashion has become a kind of entertainment, but often that part overshadows the essence of it, which lays in the way we create relationships between body and fabric,” state his show notes for Balenciaga.
Yes, in essence that’s it: “body and fabric”. JW Anderson sends these two basic ingredients, from which all fashion is created, down the catwalk before he starts his actual show. A naked body and a fresh roll of fabric – that is the tabula rasa, the blank slate on which fashion can reinvent itself once again. “How do we package people?” asks JW Anderson, as if all that were completely open-ended again.
Carl Tillessen
Summarizing the development, Mark Holgate of Vogue said:
“We’re heading into a reset, where all the din and clamor and sheer noise of fashion today doesn’t matter a jot if the clothes aren’t exceptional in their thought and craft. In other words: focus on design, not creating distraction!”
All this refocusing – on the essence of fashion, on the material as a starting point, on the product itself – is reminiscing. This is what fashion is all about right now: taking people on a journey through time to phases of our lives and theirs when we, and everyone around us, were so much more carefree than we are today.
GET INFORMED & INSPIRED AT MUNICH FABRIC START AT DMI:
You can find out how you can make this work for you in a personal conversation with the DMI analysts at the DMI Lounge in room K1 in front of hall 1 at MUNICH FABRIC START.
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THE SOURCE 2023 - Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part I
THE SOURCE
PRIME MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
As the new one-stop solution for integrated fashion sourcing, THE SOURCE offers flexible sourcing services and solutions for newly conceived value chains on around 2,500 m2 in the new Hall 8, opposite the MOC.
On 18 and 19 July 2023, some 60 selected international manufacturing companies will present their services from cut-make-trim (CMT) to high-end production in the listed Lokhalle, which with its gigantic dimensions is one of the largest cantilevered historic steel halls in Europe.
A cluster of key sourcing countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Italy or Vietnam will create a business-relevant offer for risk diversification with the right product mix for every segment.
BEEVALUE
Beevalue is a garment manufacturer-exporter established in 2014 in Vietnam. Their main products: shirts, polo shirts, jackets, pants, coats, uniforms, working wear, protective wear, skiwear, home wear, workout wear… have been exported to Japan, Belgium, United Kingdom. They source local materials at low cost and high-quality manufacturing so they are confident to provide best garments at reasonable prices.
COMPASS TEX
Redefine Fashion with COMPASS TEX! COMPASS TEX is one of THE leading suppliers for innovative fashion products in India, Bangladesh, Turkey & Vietnam. Service, Innovation, Digitization & Sustainability enable our customers to succeed in the market with COMPASS TEX. WE CARE – 78% of their products are produced on a 100% sustainable base and 80% of their products is produced with natural energy from crop to the finished product. COMPASS TEX makes the difference in fashion production!
EAST
Step into a world of stunning autumn/winter collections at www.eastdk.com! During the next edition of The Source they showcase the perfect blend of innovation, creativity, and sustainability. Discover how EAST merges cutting-edge technology using 3D with eco-friendly practices, shaping a brighter tomorrow. Join them on this visionary journey and experience the transformative power of style. #EastDK #Exhibition #AutumnWinter #Innovation #Creativity #Sustainability #3D #Fashion #Women
FRENCH PEOPLE DESIGN
Frenchpeopledesign is a leading apparel company with offices in Vietnam and China that offers design, sourcing and manufacturing solutions with a special focus and know-how on outerwear, sweat shirts, fake fur and equestrian garments. Their global understanding of fashion and their capacity to efficiently source fabrics, accessories or embellishments best suited to your brand convinced medium and high-end designer’s brands, department stores and retailers. Discover their expertise in designing and manufacturing of fashionable products.
M. I. INDUSTRIES
Founded in 1994, M. I. Industries is a well-known textile and apparel manufacturer operating out of Karachi, Pakistan. M. I. Industries is engaged in innovative manufacturing with a vertically-integrated supply chain that straddles from greige fabric to apparels, providing end to end solutions to trusted partners across the globe. Their commitment and performance has created an enviable reputation for printable blank products for promotional wears, school wears, athletic wears providing shortest possible lead times with complete logistic support up to warehouse deliveries. Looking ahead, M. I. Industries aspires to make a difference in the textile and apparel industry through innovation and sustainable business practices.
OTS
OTS has an extensive research of garments, fabrics, finishing and accessories, which they propose to the designers and product managers of their customers. This offer is constantly updated and it is seasonally integrated with innovative, yet commercially viable garments. Their focus is on natural and recycled materials. Visit their booth at THE SOURCE in Hall 8 | B 17.
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THE SOURCE 2024 – Spring.Summer 25 – Part I
Some 30 selected clothing manufacturers present their products and services around the latest sourcing services and apparel manufacturing at THE SOURCE studio in hall 2.
MUNICH FABRIC START Januar 2024 – Closing Report
The essence of the meeting of the European fashion industry: we are experiencing a return to our roots to meet the growing need for orientation – supported by a variety of exciting sustainable and AI-supported solutions that can pave the way to the future for the industry.
Trend Preview for SPRING.SUMMER 25
Reduction and realism, coupled with imagination and creativity, create a new awareness of quality, sustainability and design expertise.
KEYHOUSE 2024 trends spring.summer25
Auf über 1.000 Quadrat-metern finden Sie richtungsweisende Smart Textiles, Future Fabrics und neue Technologien – sei es in Punkto Nachhaltigkeit, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Digitalisierung, Traceability, Technologie oder Finishing für die Saison Autumn.Winter 24/25.
TIMELY TIMELESS
Langlebigkeit steht hoch im Kurs. Und damit ist nicht nur eine solidere Qualität gemeint, sondern auch und vor allem ein zeitloseres Design.
Digitale Klarheit im Design – ASSYST
Für das Thema Nachhaltigkeit sind normalerweise Einkauf und Produktion zuständig. Wer aber über den Einsatz von abbaubaren Stoffen hinausdenkt, kann Kosten, Materialverbrauch und Profitabilität deutlich beeinflussen. Neu daran: Der Schlüssel dazu liegt in der Hand der Kreativen.
ORTA x Long John
Togetherthey developed the biggest sustainable jeans everproduced to set a new milestone within the denim industry.
GANNI – Fashion made from next-gen materials
With all our communication we try to speak to our community in a meaningful and honest, not perfect way, showing the hard stuff, the stuff we didn’t get right, as much as we show the stuff we nailed.
STELLA BLU PRESENTS ITS FIRST COOLTRANS DENIM COLLECTION MADE WITHOUT INDIGO
This technology opens up extremely exciting possibilities.
High-tech connection meets low-tech reconnection
High-tech connection meets low-tech reconnection
Interview with Simon Angel, Curator of the Sustainable Innovations Forum
Reflecting on the past and looking towards the future – what lies ahead in the sustainable fashion and innovative design industry?
There are two significant factors driving the evolution of the industry at present. Let’s begin with the first topic, which I refer to as the ‘process runway’. On one hand, the term ‘runway’ refers to the well-known fashion runway or catwalk. On the other hand, we can observe the growth of numerous companies and designers with a sustainable focus, who are maturing and becoming more professional, preparing themselves to connect and deliver. From this perspective, it becomes clear that companies and designers understand the need to continuously improve every step of the supply chain, striving for constant enhancement – what I call the process runway.
Could you elaborate on how these labels are improving and changing their production practices?
Certainly. Let’s delve into the example of Knitwear Lab, one of the exhibitors. They demonstrate how one client’s interactions have led to improved production and enhanced quality in several ways. In the past, their manufacturing process began with a rough sketch or digitally drawn idea. Subsequently, one single idea was prototyped multiple times, thus resulting in numerous samples, requiring significant time and numerous adjustments. This process was highly time and material-consuming. To streamline this process, Knitwear Lab embraced digitization. They created a variety of avatars with different size measurements and body types, providing a perfect digital replica for every body shape. With this approach, they can now experiment with more complex designs and experience the implications of different designs and special materials across all sizes, from XXS to XXL without producing supervacaneous samples, thus waste. This is crucial since the details of a finished garment can appear differently on various body sizes. Hence, they first create a digitally perfect fit and high-quality product. Once flawless digitally, it is then manufactured in reality. The benefits are numerous: customization, time and material savings, and cost efficiency – all essential sustainable considerations. Additionally, they can incorporate quality aspects. Cause after all efficient work processes and resource conservation remain significant challenges within the industry.
Simon Angel
So, they transitioned from specialized skills to a broader scope?
Exactly. The progression follows this trajectory: initially, we have design studios focusing on their core strengths, on what they excel at. Simultaneously, they are eager to explore avenues for improving the customer journey, sustainability aspects, sourcing or design. It entails broadening their scope of responsibilities and possibilities. Within this transition lies immense potential, but it also presents several challenges. This is the nature of pursuing a goal – people need to collaborate, assume responsibility, and expand their horizons to harness the full potential and become more sustainable and efficient.
You mentioned another direction at the beginning. Could you elaborate on that?
The other topic revolves around reconnecting with craftsmanship. There is a growing focus on our human nature, on experiencing materials and products through touch, smell, taste… We are redirecting our attention towards engaging our senses. This year, we have exciting projects that facilitate this connection, inspiring people to participate in the knowledge and production processes. To be honest, this craving for tangibility and the opportunity to get hands dirty or experience materials is not limited to the production and design chain alone; it is also a fundamental human need. In the years to come, I am confident that there will be a significant resurgence in reconnecting and rediscovering the purity and authenticity of things.
Are there any synergies, or do these topics merely coexist?
On one hand we have high tech connection using digital advices for improvement and more sustainability, on the other hand low tech reconnection refocusing on craftmanship and human aspects with feeling of the senses. What they do have in common is the very important fact, that without collaboration, nothing would be the same. Studio Sarmite collaborates with Roua Atelier, Crafts Council works with Enschede Textielstad, Meyers & Fügmann cooperate with other designers. If we realize what we and others are doing, we can connect with collaboration and create something even bigger. That is what we experience ourselves at MUNICH FABRIC START: we collaborate a lot as well, for example with BiotexFuture, Berlin Design Farm and Crafts Council. We try to be a partner in acknowledging, introducing and togetherness with other partners to create something bigger in joint forces.
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The Textile Industry: What to Expect in the Next Five Years
The Textile Industry: What to Expect in the Next Five Years
Guest post by Muchaneta ten Napel, Founder and CEO, Shape Innovate
The textile industry has undergone remarkable changes, shifting from the use of traditional handlooms to state-of-the-art factories that produce enormous amounts of textiles and clothing. With the quickening pace of technological advancements, shifting consumer preferences, and evolving global trends, the landscape of the textile industry is on the brink of even more significant transformations in the upcoming five years.
Sustainability, No Longer a Buzzword
Sustainability has evolved from a catchphrase to a prerequisite in the textile sector. The rising consciousness of consumers regarding their environmental impact has compelled textile producers to adopt eco-friendly practices. As a result, the forthcoming half-decade is expected to herald an era where sustainability is the rule, not the exception.
The focus will be reducing hazardous chemicals, water, and energy in textile production. The industry will place greater emphasis on circular production methods and using recycled materials. Brands will strive to decrease their carbon footprint while maintaining the quality and style of their products, ensuring their entire supply chain adheres to sustainability standards.
Technology, A Key Driver
Technological innovation, a key industry driver, will further shape production processes over the next five years. Automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) will redefine production efficiency. Automation will enhance efficiency, reduce manual labour, and minimise production errors, leading to quicker turnarounds, amplified production capacity, and cost reduction.
AI will enable trend prediction, production optimisation, and quality control enhancement. Textile producers will leverage AI tools to analyse data and make informed sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution decisions. By connecting devices and systems, IoT will provide the following:
- Real-time control and monitoring of production processes.
- Thus improving quality control.
- Reducing waste.
- Boosting productivity.
Demand for luxury and premium textile products will rise over the next five years. An increase in consumer financial stability and an expanding middle class in emerging markets like China and India will drive this trend. In addition, the shift in consumer behaviour due to the COVID-19 pandemic towards prioritising comfort, quality, and durability over fast fashion will likely persist.
The Rise of Local Production
The pandemic also highlighted global supply chains’ vulnerability, causing production and delivery disruptions. The coming years will see a rise in local production as brands seek to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers. This shift towards local production will bring quicker turnarounds, lower transportation costs, reduced carbon footprint, and greater control over the supply chain. It will also stimulate local economies by creating job opportunities and nurturing local textile industries.
However, local production comes with challenges, including potentially higher costs than overseas production and the need for a skilled workforce. Nevertheless, the brands that successfully adapt to these shifts and meet evolving consumer needs will flourish in the upcoming years. In addition, the textile industry’s transformation presents an opportunity to address long-standing issues such as environmental sustainability, ethical production, and supply chain transparency, promising an exciting future.
In conclusion, the textile industry is poised for a significant evolution in the next five years, propelled by consumer behaviour, global trends, and technological advancements.
The textile industry is poised for a significant transformation in the next five years. Its evolution presents an opportunity to address long-standing challenges such as environmental sustainability, ethical production, and supply chain transparency.
All in all, it is an exciting time for the textile industry, and the next five years will undoubtedly shape its future.
Are you interested in more in-depth facts and figures on the new textile economy?
Visit the Shape Innovate Lounge in H5 | 04 or attend the mini-lectures in the Keyhouse.
About the author
Founding editor-in-chief of Shape Innovate, Muchaneta has worked in the fashion industry for over 14 years. She is currently one of the leading influencers speaking and writing about the merger of fashion with technology and wearable technology.
Muchaneta ten Napel | m@shapeinnovate.com
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