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Texhibition Istanbul - Fabric, Yarn and Textile Accessories Fair March 2024

Texhibition Istanbul - Fabric, Yarn and Textile Accessories Fair March 2024

Bringing global buyers together with the industry with cooperation of Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Associations (İTHİB) with Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC), Texhibition Istanbul Fabric, Yarn and Textile Accessories Fair will meet with its visitors at Istanbul Expo Center on March 6-8, 2024.

How to Create a Seamless Fabric Pattern in Photoshop

How to Create a Seamless Fabric Pattern in Photoshop

A seamless pattern is a pattern that can be tiled infinitely without any visible gaps or edges. Seamless patterns are useful for creating backgrounds, textures, wallpapers, fabrics, and other designs. In this article, you will learn how to create a seamless pattern in Photoshop using any image or graphic that you want.

White Label World Expo 2024 - leading event for white & private label products

White Label World Expo 2024 - leading event for white & private label products

We have some exciting news to share! We are an official partner of White Label World Expo, taking place on 27th & 28th February at ExCeL London.

Innovations and sustainable solutions towards the future at Techtextil and Texprocess 2024

Innovations and sustainable solutions towards the future at Techtextil and Texprocess 2024

Techtextil and Texprocess will be held from 23 to 26 April, 2024. Exhibitors from over 40 countries have already registered to take part and Be Global Fashion network Editor-in-chief Silvia Kabaivanova will be at the event and cover it.

Pitti Uomo 105 with growing numbers of foreign buyers

Pitti Uomo 105 with growing numbers of foreign buyers

Pitti Uomo 105 registered growing numbers of foreign buyers (+4%) and overall buyers reached 13,000 visitors from around 20,000 total visitors, including influencers and journalists.

Clean Textile Innovation Company Algaeing™ and Birla Cellulose will Introduce an Innovative Algae-powered Fiber

Clean Textile Innovation Company Algaeing™ and Birla Cellulose will Introduce an Innovative Algae-powered Fiber

Algaeing™, a front-runner in clean textile innovation, has teamed up with the global leader in man-made cellulosic fibers, Birla Cellulose, aiming to create sustainable, biodegradable, and zero-waste solutions for the textile industry.

Helsinki Design Week offers surprising encounters in September 2023

Helsinki Design Week offers surprising encounters in September 2023

The unique stories of Helsinki Design Weeks’s main exhibition, reflecting on the theme of a good everyday life, together with the numerous partner and satellite events, fall into the continuum of HDW’s narrative and this year’s theme Once upon a time.

4th edition of TEXTAILOR EXPO comes this October 2023

4th edition of TEXTAILOR EXPO comes this October 2023

Only two months until the one and only, long-awaited, fashion fair in Bulgaria – TexTailor Expo. The event is going to take place on October 5th to October 7th in the International Fair Plovdiv. Gathering hundreds of exhibitors from Bulgaria and all around the world, the forum is an ideal opportunity for young designers and professionals...

Moda at Autumn Fair puts the spotlight on new & international fashion

Moda at Autumn Fair puts the spotlight on new & international fashion

The ultimate fashion destination Moda, an integral part of Autumn Fair with the next edition taking place from 3rd -6th September 2023 at NEC Birmingham, will offer visitors a focus on new and international across the four clearly defined sectors, Clothing, Footwear, Fashion Accessories and Jewellery...

CONNECT @ AUTUMN FAIR attracts thousands of buyers

CONNECT @ AUTUMN FAIR attracts thousands of buyers

Launching at Autumn Fair 2023 is Connect @ Autumn Fair, a brand-new way for the retail community to connect and collaborate. Making history, the new connections programme will give exhibitors more visibility than ever before, and buyers the opportunity to plan and pre-schedule double opt-in meetings before the show opens...

CLOTH project is organising a new ClusterXchange in France in October 2023

CLOTH project is organising a new ClusterXchange in France in October 2023

A new ClusterXchange (CXC) event will take place in France, from the 10th to the 13th of October during Pollutec fair in Lyon. With a programme organised around the Pollutec fair, the clusterxchange will focus on sustainability and networking with international companies and clusters...

Source Fashion started a new era for responsible sourcing

Source Fashion started a new era for responsible sourcing

Source Fashion, Europe's newest responsible sourcing show, closed on a high following three highly productive days. It combined global networking opportunities, invaluable connections, inspirational social enterprise stories, and game-changing new business opportunities.

Inspirational product preview by Autumn Fair

Inspirational product preview by Autumn Fair

Autumn Fair is taking place from the 3rd-6th September at NEC Birmingham. The UK's ultimate shop for wholesale Home, Gift, and Fashion has launched an inspirational new and exclusive Product Preview

PURE LONDON - newness and innovation at Spring-Summer 2024 edition

PURE LONDON - newness and innovation at Spring-Summer 2024 edition

Pure London, the UK's largest Festival of Fashion, ended this afternoon following three exciting days of innovative and trend-led fashion and inspiring and educational content...

Lectra launches a new generation of intelligent, connected cutting equipment for the fashion industry

Lectra launches a new generation of intelligent, connected cutting equipment for the fashion industry

Lectra supports the transformation of fashion, automotive and furniture companies by providing them with technological solutions that accelerate their transition to a more efficient and more sustainable Industry...

Uncover the Exceptional at Scoop UK this July

Uncover the Exceptional at Scoop UK this July

Discover the Extraordinary at Scoop this July, where you can find more than just fashion, but a curated selection of unconventional, visionary designers and lifestyle brands ready to make a splash in the UK market.

PURE LONDON LAUNCHES NEW BRANDS TO THE UK MARKET

PURE LONDON LAUNCHES NEW BRANDS TO THE UK MARKET

Pure London's mission is to become the UK's most inspiring and diverse celebration of fashion, providing the most trusted trends insights, speaking up for sustainability, and offering transformative business opportunity.

Fall/Winter 2024/2025 novelties by Biella Yarn

Fall/Winter 2024/2025 novelties by Biella Yarn

Biella Yarn’s new Fall/Winter 2024/2025 collection is all about cultural diversity, blending and infusing, under the headline - SPICE UP!

What are the Best Shades for Golf Sunglasses?

What are the Best Shades for Golf Sunglasses?

Talking about shade, we mean the color of the lenses on your gold sunglasses. Sunglasses’ colors are essential to golf players because they shield them from the unforgiving sun rays and help them see the ball and the greens.

Pitti Uomo 104 focuses on sustainability and outdoor lifestyles

Pitti Uomo 104 focuses on sustainability and outdoor lifestyles

Florence is once again the capital of fashion and lifestyles, as it hosts the 104th edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo from 13 to 16 June 2023. The event showcases the latest trends and innovations in men's clothing and accessories, with a special focus on sustainability and outdoor lifestyles.

Smartex Loop: A New Traceability Tool for Fabric Rolls

Smartex Loop: A New Traceability Tool for Fabric Rolls

Smartex introduces a new traceability tool for fabric rolls at ITMA 2023: the Smartex Loop. This solution eliminates manual data collection and communication. The Portuguese company continues to lead innovation for the textile sector.

20 years of the international denim trade show Bluezone

20 years of the international denim trade show Bluezone

This summer, from July 18 - 19, the international denim trade show BLUEZONE will celebrate its anniversary. More than 100 denim and sportswear experts will turn Munich's Zenith area into a blue hotspot. Along with MUNICH FABRIC START and THE SOURCE and with a supporting program that is as full to the brim as it is relevant, the area on Munich's Lilienthalallee will become the hub of the international fashion community.

Pure London revealed nature-verse campaign theme for July 2023 show

Pure London revealed nature-verse campaign theme for July 2023 show

Pure London, the UK's largest festival of fashion, has announced its Nature-Verse theme for the July 2023 show. Created in collaboration with the show’s trend agency partner Promostyl, Nature-Verse is a fusion of two of 2024’s strongest fashion trends, Nature Preserve and Technology Transition which highlights the powerful role of technology in preserving the natural world.

ZERO-TEX fabric at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo

ZERO-TEX fabric at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo

ZERO-TEX is a multifunctional fabric for all situations. It is durale, breathable, antistatic, anti-fouling, water-repellent and much more. I was able to see and touch this fabric at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo. I met the designer Chieko Ikegami, who made a collection using this fabric and won the grand prize in the brand contest.

Technical innovation and natural fibres for sustainability Fall/Winter 2024/2025

Technical innovation and natural fibres for sustainability Fall/Winter 2024/2025

The weaving collection of Südwolle, a world leader in the production of pure wool worsted yarns and wool blends for weaving and circular and flat knitting, further develops the themes that have emerged in recent seasons, interpreting them with a view to long-term sustainability.

Yarns for flat knitting Spring/Summer 2024 Collection

Yarns for flat knitting Spring/Summer 2024 Collection

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter associated with happiness. Thanks to its ability to trigger a feeling of wellbeing, it pushes people to be courageous, to do things that are out of the ordinary and to push creative boundaries. But still the easiest way to produce dopamine is to treat yourself and get yourself some sweets! The stunning designs by Thorsten Martens, a young and talented designer from Berlin, created with Spring-Summer 2024 yarns are new source of “dopamine ready-to-wear” to light up and brighten up the days.

Milano Unica 36th edition with strong increase in international buyers

Milano Unica 36th edition with strong increase in international buyers

The 36th edition of Milano Unica took place from 01 to 03 February 2023, with an encouraging balance in terms of visitor attendance, especially from abroad. Visitors to Milano Unica, the Italian trade show of high-end fashion textiles and accessories, totaled 5,304, up 47.5% over the February 2022 edition, including 1,500 international (+105%) and 3,804 Italian (+33%). 475 international companies presented their collections of high-end textiles and accessories for the Spring/Summer 2024 season for menswear, womenswear and kidswear at Fiera Milano Rho.

Source fashion, Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show presents over 150 audited manufacturers

Source fashion, Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show presents over 150 audited manufacturers

The only international fashion sourcing platform of its kind in the UK, Source Fashion taking place from 12th – 14th February at Olympia London, has announced a compelling line-up of dedicated country pavilions and over 150 audited, quality manufacturers from around the world including Peru, India, China, Pakistan, Italy, Spain, Greece, North Macedonia, the UAE, Madagascar, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, the UK and many more who will join the inaugural show which runs parallel to Pure London.

White Label World Expo 2023 - UK’s leading online retail sourcing show

White Label World Expo 2023 - UK’s leading online retail sourcing show

White Label World Expo is the UK’s leading online retail sourcing show with the most innovative and progressive products, services and technologies in the white label marketplace. Taking place on the 28th February & 1st of March 2023, the ExCeL in London, will be transformed into the ultimate destination for any forward-thinking online seller! 

Lectra extends its software offer to material traceability and reinforces its position in Industry 4.0

Lectra extends its software offer to material traceability and reinforces its position in Industry 4.0

Lectra announced the signature of an agreement to acquire 51% of the capital and voting rights of the Dutch company TextileGenesis, which creates radical transparency from fiber - to - retail, and ensures authenticity & provenance of sustainable textiles against generics.The pioneering system engages all 5 - 6 tiers of the supplier ecosystem to create unprecedented traceability based on five key principles.

Textile innovations at Munich Fabric Start Spring/Summer 2024

Textile innovations at Munich Fabric Start Spring/Summer 2024

The fabric trade show MUNICH FABRIC START is establishing itself in Germany as the leading platform for future-relevant textile innovations in the fashion sector. The Munich fabric show manages to strike a balance between euphoria for new things and critical debate. An overview of some of the highlights of the latest show in September and a first preview of the upcoming event.

VIEW Premium Selection Spring/Summer season 2024

VIEW Premium Selection Spring/Summer season 2024

The VIEW Premium Selection in Munich has successfully opened the Spring.Summer season 2024. In a tense market environment, the exhibiting weavers, producers and accessories manufacturers and their around 300 pre-collections positioned themselves with strong trend statements and solutionoriented new developments.

15 years SOFIA WEDDING EXPO

15 years SOFIA WEDDING EXPO

The fifteenth edition of the SOFIA WEDDING EXPO will be held at SOFIA HOTEL BALKAN on January 14 and 15, 2023.

MUNICH FABRIC START GmbH is moving up the dates for its international fabric trade shows

MUNICH FABRIC START GmbH is moving up the dates for its international fabric trade shows

From 2023, the summer editions of MUNICH FABRIC START, BLUEZONE, KEYHOUSE and THE SOURCE will take place in the second half of July. Next summer, VIEW will be held for the first time as a reVIEW concept on 5 and 6 September 2023 after MUNICH FABRIC START. The trade show dates for Spring.Summer 24 remain unchanged: VIEW (29 - 30 November 2022), MUNICH FABRIC START (24 - 26 January 2023), BLUEZONE and KEYHOUSE (24 - 25 January 2023).

PURE LONDON starts interview series to tackle the biggest issues facing the fashion industry

PURE LONDON starts interview series to tackle the biggest issues facing the fashion industry

Pure London, the UK’s leading trade fashion buying event, is bringing together some of the industry’s leading brands and creative minds to discuss the biggest issues facing the fashion industry today in a series of pioneering podcasts and articles available now on the Pure London website.

The international fashion trade fair TextailorExpo 2022 will take place in October

The international fashion trade fair TextailorExpo 2022 will take place in October

The international exhibition for textiles and fashion TextailorExpo 2022 will take place from October 27-29, 2022 at the Plovdiv International Fair. For three exhibition days, companies will have the opportunity for a presentation and B2B meetings. Within the framework of the exhibition, the TexTailor Expo team, together with partner professional organizations, prepared an accompanying program of seminars and events for maximum benefit to the professional world of the textile and fashion industry, as well as the Leather sector.

EURATEX and partners launched the new Horizon Europe innovation project CISUTAC on circular and sustainable textiles

EURATEX and partners launched the new Horizon Europe innovation project CISUTAC on circular and sustainable textiles

The new Horizon Europe project CISUTAC was launched this week. It will support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector. As part of a consortium of 27 partners working on the project, EURATEX will work towards facilitating the Circular Economy transition.

COSMOPOLITAN Fashion-tech and its sustainable version at Milano Unica

COSMOPOLITAN Fashion-tech and its sustainable version at Milano Unica

Discover new fabrics for new garments - such as the exclusive stretch polo-shirt – atthis edition of Milano Unica

The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles sets out the vision and concrete actions to ensure that by 2030 textile products placed on the European market are long-lived and recyclable, made as much as possible of recycled fibres, free of hazardous substances and produced in respect of social rights and the environment.

What is boucle fabric - everything you need to know

What is boucle fabric - everything you need to know

How Boucle fabric is made? Made from multiple components, curls can offer a multi-colored, mottled look achieved by introducing a variety of colors during the production process. Weaving involves a multi-step process that uses two or more threads. First, twist one of the strands and then tighten it to keep strength and durability. Place the other strands loosely to create an uneven texture of curly hair. As you can see, the process of making a loop yarn is very intense, painstaking and can take a long time. However, rewards are always visible when the boucle fabric is created. And bouclé fabric is incredibly durable.

What is linen fabric - everything you need to know

What is linen fabric - everything you need to know

Linen is considered the oldest textile in the world. In fact, its first use goes back about 10,000 years ago. The linen was appreciated by the Egyptian priests in particular who wore linen because of its whiteness, which symbolized purity. The Phaeacians navigators (corresponding approximately to the current Lebanon) bought the linen in Egypt and made it known in Greece, in Italy, Ireland, England, France… Everywhere, the linen was appreciated for its extremely practical side and multi uses. Today it is grown in Europe and 80% of its production comes from France.

Fashion trade fairs 2022/2023

Fashion trade fairs 2022/2023

We have gathered for you the major trade fairs and exhibitions mainly in Europe and USA. They are separated by sourcing and selling fairs. At the sourcing fairs you can source fabrics and trims, attend business seminars, meet factories, sample makers, printing companies, and all kinds of production-focused industry professionals.

Pure London launched a newly designed, editorial-style website

Pure London launched a newly designed, editorial-style website

Pure London, the UK’s leading trade fashion buying event taking place on 17th – 19th July 2022 at the iconic Olympia London, has announced the launch of its vibrant new campaign and website as it gears up to its first trade collective of fashion brands, creative minds, and inspiring trends in over two years.

Texprocess, Techtextil and Heimtextil Summer Special in June in Frankfurt am Main

Texprocess, Techtextil and Heimtextil Summer Special in June in Frankfurt am Main

At Texprocess in Frankfurt am Main from 21 to 24 June 2022, international exhibitors will present the latest machines, plants, processes and services for the manufacture of garments and textile and flexible materials. Techtextil, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens and this year, once only, the Heimtextil Summer Special, international trade fair for home and contract textiles, takes place at the same time as Texprocess.

Sitip at Performance Days: the embossing technique applied on NATIVE Sustainable Textiles fabrics

Sitip at Performance Days: the embossing technique applied on NATIVE Sustainable Textiles fabrics

Performance Days is the leading trade fair on the latest trends in the development of fabrics for the functional textile industry with main focus the PERFORMANCE FORUM, where the most recent innovations and developments are presented with a prize awarded to the winner of the category chosen for the current year. For 2022 the accent is on “The Journey to Carbon Neutrality - CO2 Reducing Technologies and Measuring Tools”.

SwatchOn Secures $10 Million Fundraise to Revolutionize Digital Fashion

SwatchOn Secures $10 Million Fundraise to Revolutionize Digital Fashion

SwatchOn, the global sourcing pioneer and the world’s leading wholesale fashion fabric aggregator, announced that the company has secured $10 million in additional funding, which included an investment from Pavilion Capital, Kakao Ventures, and TBT Partners. With this significant strategic investment, SwatchOn plans to develop exciting new initiatives, specifically with a focus on revolutionizing digital fashion. 

A new cluster alliance has been created to promote green and digital transition for the fashion industry

A new cluster alliance has been created to promote green and digital transition for the fashion industry

The CLOTH project „CLuster Alliance fOr the Transition to green and digital fasHion” aims to boost the inter-regional cooperation through the creation of a cluster alliance within the Fashion sector. This new alliance will support SME`s in the digital and sustainable transformation and will enhance cooperation, partnerships and networking among clusters and SME`s from the Fashion sector.

What is Cotton Flannel and How to care for it

What is Cotton Flannel and How to care for it

A flannel duvet cover will keep you warm on a cold winter night. It is a soft fabric, which adapts directly to your body temperature and holds in the heat all night. The difference with regular cotton is that flannel is made from a loose spun yarn that is woven into a linen or twill weave. After that, the flannel fabric is roughened so that it feels soft, woolly and delightfully thick. Flannel provides luxurious softness in a breathable weave.

TEXTAILOR EXPO 2022 - International exhibition for textile and fashion

TEXTAILOR EXPO 2022 - International exhibition for textile and fashion

Within three days, 27-29 October 2022 TexTailor Expo 2022 will be held. Bulgarian and international companies will exhibit their products and services in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in the following categories:

7 Accessories to Elevate a Groom's Wedding Day Look

7 Accessories to Elevate a Groom's Wedding Day Look

Whenever you talk about wedding day accessories, the assumption is that you’re referring to the bride to be. Talk about wedding hair pins, wedding flower crowns, wedding hair combs, wedding corsages, jewelry, bridal clutches, tiara, veil, headbands and shoes, just to name a few. This is understandable because it takes a lot of work to achieve that final bridal look.