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From Fibre to Catwalk

The international network for textile materials, apparel fabrics, trims, accessories and sourcing.

Fashion starts with high-quality materials – and Texpertise events bring them to international markets. With around 35 events in 11 countries, Messe Frankfurt is the world's leading organiser of trade fairs for the apparel and fashion industry.

The Texpertise Apparel Fabrics & Fashion cluster connects the global textile and fashion supply chain. From fibres and yarns to fabrics, trims, accessories and sourcing solutions, leading manufacturers present their latest innovations, while industry professionals discover trends, build international partnerships and unlock new business opportunities.

Logos of all Apparel Fabrics & Fashion fairs

Are you familiar with Texworld and Apparel Sourcing in New York and Paris? Then discover Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – the world’s largest trade fair for apparel fabrics. From February 2027, Value in Milan will bring together a carefully selected community of premium fabric and accessory suppliers, offering a highly curated platform dedicated to strategic networking and business development.

Explore the international brands of the Texpertise network and discover the events that best fit your sourcing, networking and business objectives.

Texpertise trade fairs worldwide

Explore international events within the Texpertise network for the apparel industry. The interactive map allows you to discover trade fairs worldwide by region, market and industry segment, helping you find the events most relevant to your business.

Upcoming trade fairs

Where the world sources apparel fabrics

From 25 – 27 August 2026, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics once again brings together the global apparel textile industry in Shanghai. As one of the world's largest and most comprehensive trade fairs for apparel fabrics and accessories, it is the place to discover trends, innovations and new sourcing opportunities.

It all starts with the right yarn

As one of the world's leading trade fairs for yarns and fibres, Yarn Expo Autumn brings together suppliers from across the globe, showcasing an unrivalled variety of products for the international textile industry. Held alongside Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics from 25 – 27 August 2026, it is where tomorrow's textiles begin.

Insights from the Fashion & Textile Industry

Texpertise supports the global textile industry year-round – not only through its events, but also with the latest industry trends, innovations, market insights and expert knowledge.

Texpertise Network

With more than 60 international textile events in 15 countries, Messe Frankfurt is the global market leader for textile trade fairs. Throughout the year, Texpertise provides in-depth information on current industry topics, market developments, and a supplier directory featuring around 11,000 established brands and companies.

Texpertise covers the entire textile value chain – from research and development to yarns, fabrics, apparel and fashion, as well as home and household textiles, technical textiles, and processing and cleaning technologies.

More information: Texpertise Network – unites the whole textile sector

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