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American Eagle Outfitters unveils 'Live Your Life' campaign

American Eagle Outfitters launches 'Live Your Life', celebrating optimism and self-expression. Featuring stars like Coco Gauff and Trevor Lawrence, the fall co…

Fabrics

The Brands: Why Lululemon is accused of greenwashing

While today Paris Olympic Games will get started, two days ago French authorities have filed a denunciation over greenwashing against the Canadian athletic com…

The Shows: That was last Premiere Vision New York's vibe

The recently concluded Premiere Vision New York trade show, held on July 16 and 17, 2024 has aroused significant energy and enthusiasm as 2194 visitors, includ…

Fashion, Fabrics, Technical Textiles

US' VF Corp allocates $545 mn to environmental sustainability

American company VF Corporation, one of the world's largest brand, released its 2024 Green Bond Impact Report, detailing the €496 million (~$545 million) proce…

US' Wrangler partners with Beyond Retro for eco-friendly denim line

Wrangler launches the second Wrangler Reborn collection, collaborating with BVH Services' Beyond Retro. This sustainable line features classics like the Greens…

French fashion house Hermès' revenue up 15% to $8.14 bn in H1 FY24

Hermès reported €7.5 billion (~$8.14 billion) in H1 FY24 revenue, up 15 per cent at constant exchange rates. Recurring operating income rose 7 per cent to €3.1…

The Trends: IED signs partnership with CESAP Portuguese fashion academy

IED, an international network of education in the creative field, and CESAP, an appreciated Portuguese academic institution, have signed an agreement to start …

Trützschler Group : Innovative carding machine with higher productivity

f-l-t-r: Burak Ateş (Owner Mayfil Tekstil), Osman Kutlutürk (Regional Service Manager Trützschler Temasa) and Önder Bilir (Factory Manager Mayfil Tekstil) (Sou…

63rd Dornbirn GFC : Addressing energy challenges through fiber innovations

(Source: Dornbirn GFC) The 63rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress & 4th Innovation Days, held in Dornbirn/Austria from September 11-13, 2024, will focus on energ…

Processing

Purdue Research Foundation : Biodegradable superabsorbent made from hemp

Development of superabsorbent materials from cellulose extracted from hemp (Source: Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Tom Campbell) Manufacturing and d…

UK researchers turn banana waste to green textiles, renewable energy

Textiles UK researchers turn banana waste to green textiles, renewable energy Jul 26, 2024 Northumbria University and partners from the UK and Pakistan are …

PN Santhankkhrishnen & PM Ayaaswaamy | Directors and Partners | Aspire Grand Excel Automation

Our focus is on delivering innovative services and solutions to our customers Aspire Grand Excel Automation, formerly known as Aspire Automation and Technologi…

Processing

UK researchers turn banana waste to green textiles, renewable energy

Northumbria University and partners from the UK and Pakistan are developing a project to convert banana waste to textile fibres and renewable energy. The initi…

Kornit Digital To Showcase Its Revolutionary Award-Winning Apollo System At PRINTING United Expo 2024

LAS VEGAS, NV - Kornit Digital, a global market leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, announces the US debut of…

Fashion, Fabrics, Processing

Deloitte

After varying month by month across Q2 2024, UK retail sales were broadly flat in the quarter, according to Deloitte. Retail sales volumes fell by 0.1 per cent…

The Materials: Vitale Barberis Canonico launches first digital transparency passport

Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the oldest Italian wool mills in the world, founded over 360 years ago, has launched its first digital transparency passport. …

Demand slump in north Indian cotton yarn market; prices down in Delhi - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

North India's cotton yarn prices eased in Delhi but remained stable in Ludhiana despite early declines. Demand dropped due to the Kanwar Yatra, impacting the D…

Fashion, Fabrics

Japan's ASICS & Dassault Systèmes launch custom insoles studio

ASICS and Dassault Systèmes have opened a test studio near Paris for on-demand, personalised insoles. Combining Dassault's 3D EXPERIENCE platform with ASICS' s…

Heimtextil 2025 ─ Unveiling Innovative Cooling Textiles for a Sustainable Future

FRANKFURT, July 2024 - As global temperatures continue to rise, Heimtextil 2025 is set to showcase groundbreaking textile solutions that combine comfort, susta…

Fabrics, Interior, Technical Textiles

Mango Home strengthens global presence with Turkiye expansion

Mango, a top European fashion group, has launched Mango Home in Turkiye via mango.com, expanding to 33 markets. Part of the 4E 2024-2026 Strategic Plan, this e…

Indian company PDS Limited's GMV soars 28% in Q1 FY25

India's PDS Limited has reported a 28 per cent year-over-year increase in gross merchandise value (GMV) to ₹38.98 billion (~$465.5 million) in Q1 FY25. Revenue…

The Brands: Moncler Group grows +11% and hits over €1.2bn in the first semester of 2024

The Italian luxury sportswear group Moncler Group’s revenues of the first semester of 2024 hit €1.23 billion, registering +11% compared to €1,136.6 million in …

Biancalani ─ Enhancing Linen’s Natural Qualities with Advanced Finishing Technologies

Biancalani AIRO®24 and AQUARIA® machines help to maximize linen’s inherent qualities through sustainable and advanced finishing processes Strength and lightne…

Fabrics, Processing

THA / Agatex Feinchemie : More efficient textile recycling through new partnership

Agatex Feinchemie GmbH, Edt bei Lambach/Austria, has been cooperating with Recycling Atelier Augsburg, Augsburg/Germany, since June 2024. The partnership aims …

Processing

Immerse Yourself In A New Dimension Of Sound ─ Digitally Printable DirectTex® Soundscape From PONGS® Is Here

Introducing the latest revolution in the world of interior acoustics ─ Soundscape - the acoustic textile from PONGS® that combines elegance and innovation in a…

“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…

Fabrics

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

Future Materials

How can regenerative design work? This is demonstrated by ultra-modern textiles and materials compiled by the London-based future design consultancy FranklinTi…

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

‘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

Textile Standards and Legislation Guide 2023

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

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…

Topics, Branches

“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…

Topics, Branches

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

A milestone for the textile industry

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and H&M Foundation have developed the Green Machine, a hydrothermal separating system for fib…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Fossil Fashion

The 2021 report Fossil Fashion by the Changing Markets Foundation, Clean Clothes Campaign, Plastic Soup Foundation, WeMove Europe, Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine …

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Fifth Trend Report on Ethical Consumption

Sustainability has become mainstream and is losing none of its relevance during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the opposite is true – as is shown by the fi…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Circular Cellulose

The goal is a circular economy: cellulosic fibres derived from textile waste are a step in the right direction. Startups like Renewcell and industry experts in…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

For all seasons

Braced for all kinds of weather - with only one jacket. To make this vision reality, Alpha Tauri, Deutsche Telekom and Schoeller Textil AG joined forces to lau…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Denim industry takes an important step

Blue jeans are a wardrobe classic and belong to the most favourite clothing items ever. But the production of denim is not without harm – jeans production is o…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

“Bio” is not always “bio”

'Bio': three extremely important letters about life and nature.

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Let’s make a change

At the digital Fashion Changers conference on 15th October 2020, the spotlight was on what every single person, but also every single company can do to make fa…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Greenwash or true commitment?

More and more frequently, big fashion brands advertise their sustainable collections. Zara has its "Join Life Line", H&M its "Conscious Collection". But how la…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

Common cause, common language

US media group Condé Nast has developed “The Sustainable Fashion Glossary” to create a resource for better understanding sustainable fashion and to help pursue…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

The Circular Economy

As this Texcycle series comes full circle, we take a closer look at the circular economy in the fashion industry and sum up the findings of the previous instal…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Textile to textile

While the mountains of textile waste continue to grow, Fibersort Consortium has developed an innovative technology which can categorise textiles according to t…

Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics, Processing

Responsibility for animals and the environment

In order to motivate a responsible approach to animal welfare and the environment among farmers and to reward best practices, in March 2020 Textile Exchange la…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Recycling Textiles

Perhaps the most crucial step towards closing the loop is turning old materials back into new ones. Fibres can be recycled either mechanically or chemically – …

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

“Textiles have huge potential”

Which innovative textiles are of significance in times of Corona and which possible applications of textiles in biomedical science are currently being research…

Topics, Branches

Innovation versus Covid-19

During the corona crisis, textile research institutes and textile companies are coming up with numerous new approaches to protection against viruses and bacter…

Topics, Branches

Made to biodegrade

What do a microsilk tennis dress, a sports jacket with eucalyptus padding and a cherry tree in full blossom have in common? They are all part of the biological…

Topics, Branches

Fashion and Data

Brands and retailers are increasingly making sense of this data with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), which is fundamentally transforming the way prod…

Fashion

Sustainable Consumption

From repairs and upcycling, to secondhand garments and rentals, here we take a look at the new retail models and services that cater to the smarter consumer.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion