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Inditex Drops Potential Turkish Supplier Over Alleged Workers' Rights Abuses

Zara owner Inditex ditched a would-be Turkish supplier in the middle of sourcing negotiations after it confirmed reports of union-busting that culminated in th…

Fabrics

The Brands: How Eyelet Milano bets on new talents and a new business model

Eyelet Milano is an up-and-coming Italian clothing brand that offers smart-casual outfits suitable for an audience that prefers fresh yet comfortable-fitting g…

Will UK Brands Commit to Producing 1% of Their Clothing in Leicester?

A fairer garment industry in the United Kingdom requires skin in the game, labor activists say. “We see Leicester’s potential to become a model hub for a more…

The Materials: How Rudolf and Jonathan Christopher explore new directions in fashion

During the last edition of Performance Days, the technical textile show that took place in Munich on 23 and 24 October, the German chemical specialist Rudolf a…

Fashion, Fabrics

Circular Textile Innovators Playing On An Increasingly Crowded Field

Circular solutions for textile waste are proliferating across the fashion sector, creating a fertile environment for innovation—and the beginnings of a competi…

Fashion, Fabrics

The People: Pierluigi Fusco Girard is Cotonificio Albini's new CEO

Cotonificio Albini, an Italian company specialising in the production of high-end shirting fabrics, has announced the appointment of Pierluigi Fusco Girard, 42…

INTERFILIERE SHANGHAI 2024 Intimates Trade Show Celebrates 20th Year

Held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on October 15 to 16 th, 2024, leading international intimate apparel and body fashion lifestyle trade show Interfiliere …

Fabrics, Interior, Technical Textiles

Funding gap for India decarbonisation plans

AMSTERDAM - India’s textile and apparel industry requires around $6.5 billion in fresh funding if it is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030, …

Funding boost for PFAS-free textile treatment

NEW MEXICO – Textile finishing specialist Green Theme Technologies (GTT) has secured a $6 million tranche of fresh funding, which it’ll use to scale-up its wat…

Fabrics

Germany's Kelheim Fibres files for bankruptcy

Kelheim Fibres GmbH, a German speciality viscose fibre producer, recently filed for bankruptcy under protective shield proceedings due to high energy costs and…

Otto aiming for 50% cotton waste in new yarns

With funding from the German Federal Environmental Foundation, German cotton spinner Gebrüder Otto has been working with the Recycling Atelier at ITA Augsburg …

Fabrics, Processing

Technical Textiles 4/2024: Review of textile materials for outdoor use

Essential properties for outdoor textiles (Kumaraguru College of Technology/Polytechnic College) Outdoor textiles play a crucial role in enhancing our outdoor…

The Shows: What the next Trippin’ Blue will be like

Trippin’Blue is an international event that brings together some of the most influential leaders of the denim industry. The digital event is kicking off today…

Fabrics

Brunner: New ‘wave’ table collection is versatile in use

The family-run company Brunner designs sustainable working environments: The customised solutions focus on flexibility, comfort and stylish design, such as th…

Strong local attendance at ITMA ASIA + CITME

ITMA ASIA + CITME, Asia’s leading textile machinery exhibition, ended successfully after a five-day showcase on 18 October 2024. It attracted around 90,000 vis…

Interior

India's Raymond Lifestyle expands retail network despite revenue drop

Raymond Lifestyle Limited reported a 6.2 per cent year-over-year income decline in Q2 FY25, with revenue at ₹1,735 crore (~$20.59 million). H1 FY25 income fell…

Burberry opens flagship store in Sanlitun, Beijing

Burberry has opened a new three-floor store in Beijing's Sanlitun district, blending London-inspired architecture with local design elements. The store feature…

Fabrics

CHT Group: Sustainability leadership recognition from adidas

(Source: CHT Group) adidas has acknowledged the CHT Group as a champion in advancing sustainability for the 2nd consecutive year. CHT Germany GmbH, Tübingen/…

Texcare: Exploring textile innovations at Texcare

(Source: Messe Frankfurt) Texcare International is poised to unite the textile care industry's leading innovators in Frankfurt/Germany, from November 6-8, 202…

Interior

Alternative polyester garment from Paradise Textiles

Paradise Textiles, the material science hub of the Taiwan-headquartered Alpine Group, is launching the first garment based on the bio-based and biodegradable p…

Fashion, Fabrics, Technical Textiles

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: Record growth and sustainable practices

(Source: Pixabay) The initiative for producing responsibly grown cotton, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, Cordova, TN/USA, has released its 2023/24 Annual Report. …

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 enjoys strong local attendance

The 2024 ITMA ASIA + CITME textile machinery exhibition concluded on October 18, attracting nearly 90,000 visitors from 111 countries, with 87 per cent local a…

Interior

India's cotton production estimated to drop to 7-year low in 2024-25 - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

India's cotton production for the ****- ** season is projected at ***. ** lakh bales, marking a *. ** per cent drop from last year and potentially reaching a s…

Fashion, Fabrics

Anil Jadhav | Regional Director - South Asia & Middle East | Ecocert

There is no standardised definition of sustainability globally For over three decades, Ecocert has been at the forefront of promoting and implementing sustaina…

Fabrics

UK's ASOS' revenue declines 16% to $3.74 bn in FY24

ASOS reported a 16 per cent decline in revenue to £2.9 billion (~$3.74 billion) for FY24, with a 43.4 per cent gross margin and £80.1 million in adjusted EBITD…

$5 billion plan to boost manufacturing in Africa

Swiss leader in staple fibre yarn spinning technology Rieter is involved in a bold new plan to establish 500,000 metric tons of cotton transformation capacity …

Fabrics

ICE cotton inches up amid crude oil surge, USDA report anticipation

ICE cotton prices saw slight gains, supported by rising crude oil and a weaker US dollar, which made purchases more affordable for international buyers. Invest…

Fabrics

Martin Bentz | CEO | Outlast Technologies GmbH

We are entering new territory in the field of insulation Outlast Technologies is a market leader in climate-regulating materials, specialising in proactive he…

Processing, Technical Textiles

With all senses

Explore Prof. Lesley Collier's insights on using textiles to improve cognitive well-being and workplace design. Learn more now!

Technical textiles, Interior

Primark, Asos See Positive Signs Ahead

Primark The store rollout across Europe and the U.S. at value retailer Primark is expected to provide it with mid-single digit sales growth in 2025, its paren…

Crystal International Outlines 2030 Sustainability Goals

Global apparel manufacturer Crystal International has laid out its sustainability goals for the next five years as part of its Crystal Sustainability Vision 20…

Best Place to Shop for Jeans in London, According to Denim Experts

Home to the biggest denim flagships and influential department stores in the world, London takes the crown for being one of the most exciting and surprising sp…

Cotton Usa™ Summit- 2024 (november 2024), California

About the Fair 11th Nov, 2024 to 13th Nov, 2024 at Omni La Costa Resort, California, United States Of America The COTTON USA™ Summit is a forum to gather in-p…

Fabrics

Heimtextil -2025 (january 2025), Frankfurt | Germany

About the Fair 14th Jan, 2025 to 17th Jan, 2025 at Frankfurt am Main, Germany Our platform, your success! As the globally unique trade fair for home and contr…

Fabrics, Interior

Dubai - Palm Jumeirah - Signature Villas - Signature Villas Frond K Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, ARE - Luxury Real Estate Listings for Sale - Wall Street Journal

Make sure to secure your opportunity to view this incredible six-bedroom villa with its gorgeous Atlantis views on Frond K, Palm Jumeirah. Designed by the ISAA…

Interior, Technical Textiles

Big Tech's Legal Battles and How They Could Impact Fashion

According to U.S. federal and state governments, Big Tech has been behaving badly—or, in several cases, monopolistically. Not that scrutiny from attorneys gen…

Loose Threads: Denham, Levi's, Cat Workwear and More

Here’s a quick roundup of the latest news from leading denim brands. Denham Denham and Japanese watch maker Seiko are joining forces for a limited-edition wa…

Staying Compliant Under Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) Policies

With only 1 percent of the world’s textiles recycled into new products, the fashion industry wants to reduce waste and increase recycling, but who’s actually r…

The People: How Milan (finally) pays its homage to Elio Fiorucci

From 6 November 2024 to 16 March 2025, Triennale Milano will host the exhibition "Elio Fiorucci". The initiative comes to life after three years of work and re…

Session Details: Sourcing Journal Fall Summit 2024

Growing Transshipments and Risk Origins Richard Mojica, Practice Lead, Customs & Import Trade, Miller & Chevalier Chartered Ben Tomkins, Vice President, Retai…

Zalando (ZAL) Q3 Earnings 2024: Revenues Up 5 Percent on Strength of Logistics Business, Consumer Spend

POnline fashion retailer Zalando continued its recovery in the third quarter, with revenues rising 5 percent to 2.4 billion euros. It’s the second consecutive…

Authentic Brands Group Will Terminate New Guards Group Reebok License

Authentic Brands Group no longer wants to do business with New Guards Group, a division of Farfetch, and has terminated its license to distribute Reebok footwe…

Discover the highlights from last Venice Sustainable Forum

The Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum recently took place in Venice. The summit, conceived by Sistema Moda Italia, The European House-Ambrosetti and Confindustr…

Fabrics

AbTF joins initiative to challenge PEF rules

HAMBURG – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and the Good Cashmere Standard (GCS), has joined the Make the Label C…

How Fashion’s Legislative Agenda Could Be Shaped by the 2024 Election

Fashion has been out trying to prod Americans toward the voting booth. Saks Fifth Avenue spelled it out, literally, with in the windows of its storied Manhatt…

Akash Agarwal | Whole Time Director | V2 Retail

V2 Retail has established a solid position in the Indian retail market V2 Retail is a leading Indian retail chain known for offering a wide variety of trendy, …

Report highlights bio-based fibres environmental risk

PLYMOUTH - Bio-based fibres such as viscose could pose a greater threat to the environment than conventional plastics such as polyester, new research suggests.…

Lee Launches Totes and Handbags

The Kontoor Brands-owned heritage brand announced Monday the launch of handbags and totes. The collection is made by Western handbag and accessory manufacture…

Fabrics

American company Unifi's sales up 6% in Q1FY25

Unifi reported net sales of $147.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up 6 per cent from the first quarter of 2024, driven by higher sales volumes, p…

Texworld Rolls Out New Industry Insight Series and ‘Made to Move’ Area

Trade shows are always a dynamic meeting of industry minds. And as industries are constantly evolving, events must constantly introduce fresh insights, ideas a…

ACIMIT : Italian textile machinery orders fall in Q3/2024

In the 3rd quarter of 2024, the index of orders for the Italian textile machinery sector showed a decline by 19% compared to the period July – September 2023. …

Weaving the future: Textiles and talent attraction

The textile industry, while abundant in tradition, it is often seen as conservative. Yet, it's pivotal to overturn these perceptions. Reinvention of the indust…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics, Processing

Regenerative design – just a new buzzword?

Find out all about regenerative design and its future! Read exciting insights and discover sustainable trends.

Wohnen & Objekt, Texpertise Network Econogy, Stoffe

Embracing diversity in fashion

Find out from Michaela Leitz how the fashion industry promotes diversity. Discover the future of inclusive fashion!

Fashion, Processing

AI meets Textiles

Anja Bisgaard Gaede from the Danish trend agency SPOTT trends + business on the transformative power of AI in the textile industry.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Processing

European Ecodesign Regulation: regulation for textile and shoe products

The new Ecodesign Regulation (EU 2024/1781) came into force on 18 July 2024 and is a central component of the European Green Deal. The directive, also known as…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics

Textile Standards and Legislation Guide

The current edition provides an overview of the most important environmental and social standards, instruments and labels in the textile industry.

Texpertise Econogy

The future of textile manufacturing

Michael McDonald discusses the key concerns keeping industry members awake at night. While 2022 was a peak for many, 2023 has been a challenging year, and 2024…

Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Up-to-date insights into sustainable manufacturing

1. Measure your current sustainability performance without comparison to others. 2. Analyze your materiality and aim for reduction in key areas. 3. Set your ow…

Texpertise Econogy, Processing

“This is when sustainability quickly becomes a serious economic factor”

You can forget it if you haven’t got a certificate! In the contract sector, the demands placed on tenders are increasing continuously and worldwide. At the Hei…

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

A look behind "Made in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan..."

“A dumping ground for textiles” or the textile market of the future? A textile expert who is frequently in Africa offers insights into the situation of the Afr…

Texpertise Econogy

Textiles and football

Millions of fans throughout the world are currently enjoying the European Football Championship. But without textiles, football just wouldn‘t be possible. They…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

European textile-waste strategy: separate, recycle, reuse

The European Waste Framework Directive requires all EU member states to set up separate collection systems for used textiles from 2025. According to the Europ…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics

Heimtextil Trends 24/25: New Sensitivity

Heimtextil Trends 24/25 is about approaching the future of textiles with a New Sensitivity. In this context, sensitivity means considering impact when making a…

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

The circular economy is not just a passing fad

From fashion to aerospace: classic polyester is virtually irreplaceable in numerous areas of application. The problem: polyester is based on fossil raw materia…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Fabrics, Processing

Textiles have a long tradition in Africa. And a great future

“A dumping ground for textiles” or the textile market of the future? A textile expert who is frequently in Africa offers insights into the situation of the Afr…

Fashion for Biodiversity

An experiment by his award-winning company Cocccon Crafts & Loom gave Chandra Prakash the idea of his pioneering business model Fashion For Biodiversity. A con…

Textile glacier protection

Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace with the climate emergency making things particularly difficult for the white giants. Can textiles slow down the rate …

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy

‘Something’s happening on the wall’

An interview with wallpaper designer Felix Diener about where he gets the best ideas for new wallpaper designs, the importance of wallpaper in a digital world …

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

International fashion festival honours up-and-coming designers – Texpertise Network hands out sustainability award

In late October, the Breton town of Dinan, situated in north-western France, hosted the 27th edition of the Festival International des Créateurs de Mode. The e…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

Why small fibres play such a big role in the energy transformation

Alongside photovoltaics, wind energy is considered to be the most important energy source for the future.

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Focus on sustainability and digitalisation

The Texpertise Network trade fair stand at Heimtextil 2023 in Frankfurt offered visitors the opportunity to take a trip into the metaverse using a virtual real…

Texpertise Econogy

Young sustainable fashion from South Africa

Women and their empowerment play an important role in the future-oriented and sustainable development of the South African fashion industry and in making South…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

New Texpertise SDG Report is online

The first SDG Report of the Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network is now public. The report summarizes Messe Frankfurt's global commitment to achieving the Sustai…

Texpertise Econogy

Commitment and transparency for a better future

All over the world encouraging examples can be found of how the principle of individual responsibility and voluntary action can function in implementing the Su…

And yet it moves!

A mood of optimism! In September 2015, the international community adopted the UN’s 2030 agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Within this framew…

Dynamic thinking - sustainable change

In January, it was that time again - on the occasion of Heimtextil 2023, industry and association representatives came together for the traditional Texpertise …

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior

New + Next

The "New & Next University Competition" selects representative design concepts from students at international universities specializing in textile design as pa…

Interior

The woven heart valve

An innovation that could extend cardiovascular patients’ lives has been honored at Techtextil in June 2022.

Technical textiles

Clean shoes

Textile and leather cleaners have discovered a new business field. They offer professional cleaning of shoes.

Texpertise Econogy

Where business and fashion meet

Although the fashion scene in Africa has been thriving for many years, the rest of the fashion world seems to only just be waking up to the vast and varied tal…

Fashion, Fabrics

Tu Du’s for your own sustainable wardrobe

How effective collective brainstorming is and what it can achieve was made clear by Germany's first "TU DU" wall.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Sustainability in textile printing

Peter Buttiens from the European Specialty Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA) and Thomas Poetz from 3T Industry InkJet Consulting are experts in digital…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Processing

We make a difference!

“Sustainable fashion makes a difference. We make a difference!” – these were two of the most important messages of the Neonyt Lab.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

A new plan for an old problem

The EU has adopted an action plan to drive the textile industry's shift toward greater sustainability

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics, Interior, Processing

Podcast: What can home textile retailers learn from nature’s ecosystem?

Based on the Heimtextil Trend "Deep Nature", this year’s curator and trend expert Anja Bisgard Gaede sheds light on the trends in the latest podcast.

Interior

“We shouldn’t forget individual needs”

Dr Christian Benedict has been researching the subject of sleep for more than 20 years. At the Sleep & More conference during the Heimtextil Summer Special fro…

Interior

Covid-19 accelerates systemic change

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact worldwide. Even the textile and clothing industries have not been spared. Karl-Hendrik Magnus, Senior P…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics, Processing

“It pays off to know each production step in detail”

Interview with Marion Röttges, Co-CEO Apparel & Communication der Remei AG.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Processing

The climate deal

The focus was on actively shaping climate action when the representatives of almost 200 countries met at the COP26 Global Summit in Glasgow last winter. The go…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

Scaling circularity

The fashion industry could become 80% circular by 2030, according to the "Scaling Circularity" report published by Global Fashion Agenda with the support of Mc…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

“Buying in general is getting more deliberate”

Interview with Claudia Franz, Director Brand Management Interior & Contract Textiles and Apparel Fabrics & Fashion at Messe Frankfurt

Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics, Interior

New ways of sourcing

Globalisation, digitalisation and a shift in values are changing the clothing industry and also the way clothing is sourced.

Fashion

Online shopping is more sustainable

Shopping experiences in brick-and-mortar stores are not possible at the moment because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Online shopping is a popular alternative. W…

“An important first step of a long journey”

Austrian fibre producer and Texprocess exhibitor Lenzing AG is a pioneer in sustainable production processes. Robert Van de Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer a…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

The New Cool

Plant-based leather, natural dyes, recycled materials and the likes. More and more brands are launching environmentally friendly collections and are advertisin…

Vegan, organic, sustainable

Leather is a much-loved material for shoes, bags and accessories. But using leather to make such items has long ceased to be necessary. Plant-based alternative…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

„It takes two“ Attitude-Behavior Gap Report

In Covid-19 times, more and more people want more sustainability when shopping for clothing. That is why Zalando is expanding the second-hand clothing business.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

From Jeans to Couch

Interior meets fashion: International furniture retailer Ikea teams up with sustainable fashion pioneer MUD Jeans to create two sustainable sofa covers using r…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior

Leather made from mushrooms

US biotech company Bolt Threads has developed a plant-based alternative to leather made from mushrooms. The first fashion company to have designed clothes with…

Fashion, Fabrics