Fabrics

THE COMEBAG PROJECT

UPCYCLING: THE COMEBAG PROJECT

Concept Store | H4

18. July 2023

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.

Discover more industry-changing innovations at our upcoming trade shows:

BLUEZONE

18/07 – 19/07/2023

www.bluezone.show

MUNICH FABRIC START

18/07 – 20/07/2023

www.munichfabricstart.com

THE SOURCE

18/07 – 19/07/2023

www.thesource.show

by Chantal Graeff

Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 VIII

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part VIII

30. May 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

SICTESS

PURITY is the new S/S 24 collection by Sictess, a high-end brand of Tessitura Monti, a celebration of the essential and purity, represented by high quality products. Fine double twisted cottons, lightweight linens, GOTS certified organic cottons and shiny silks, give life to fabrics that embody the purity of perfection. Luxury is the exclusive workmanship made in Italy. Skilled weavers create works of art expressed in jacquard, leno weave, plissé and ajour.

SICTESS

TEKSTINA

Tekstina’s approach is to play with design and creativity to create novelties. For SS24 the story is all about Bazar. Imagine to walk through a bazar with all its creative colours and shapes. The new collection features colourful micro, geometrical designs on one side and organic, abstract shapes on the other. It takes you through Tekstina ́s traditional designs, a summer harvest mood or tribal gathering club in Miami.

TEKSTINA

ZEYNAR MENSUCAT

Zeynar’s new SS24 collection stands for healing with the power of nature. The Cyber Lime, blended with natural and digital elements, calm and futuristic pastels, peaceful blue tones, green tones of nature luminous red and pinks, and high contrast digital colors to highlight the Metaverse. Respecting to nature, our sustainable fabrics and special processes are at the forefront.

ZEYNAR MENSUCAT

TESSITURA MONTI

BLOOMING S/S24 – The theme of colors develops around new textile bases with surprising textures, releasing a contemporary and sophisticated taste. Seersucker embossed effects, ajour micro-transparency, floral prints give life to a collection that is a “bloom” of good mood and lightness. Cotton and last generation polyamide with a “crispy” and hyper-technical hand, perfect for overshirt and functional shirt. Presented pure or with blend (cotton or tencel), their linen has a light and sophisticated hand.

TESSITURA MONTI

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 VII

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part VII

18. May 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

GRATEX

Textiles are the fabric from which our passion is woven: Gratex is a reliable family business with 50 years of international experience and always on the pulse of the fashion world. Since 2021, they have also been a partner of BETTER COTTON (BCI), the world’s largest initiative for sustainable cotton production. For their customers, Gratex spans the spectrum from fashionable fabric design to yard goods for the coming season. Our Spring/Summer 2024 collection includes traditional and fashion prints, jacquard fabrics, lace, shirting and much more. Fresh pastel shades, bright pink and elegant greens whet the appetite for summer.

GRATEX

MARIA MADALENA DA ROCHA AZEVEDO

MMRA is a Portuguese family business with 40 years of experience in circular knitting. It exports to several international markets, presents a wide range of natural, organic, recycled and synthetic products. MMRA is committed to Oeko-Tex, Gots, GRS and OCS certifications. Among the innovations, the use of materials such as textile paper and banana thread with a pineapple mixture stand out.

LEMAR

Lemar offers a responsible sourcing and fiber choice, eco labels, and fiber-to-fiber technologies in their new Spring.Summer 24 collection. These developments have improved positively the features of the yarns selected, helping to create fabrics with better performance from an environmental perspective. Find value-added fabrics offering advantages across all areas of sustainability, like: Seaqual™, Newlife™, AmniSoulEco™, Yarnaway™, Q-Nova™ and their brand-new fabrics woven with EVO by Fulgar, Sensil™ BioCare and Sensil™ byNature – because we care.

LEMAR

Cody

MEHLER – LODENFABRIK

Since 1644 the woollen mill Mehler guarantees development, quality and service. Due to full integration of their production with their own spinning, weaving, dye-works and finishing, they offer everything from fibre to fabric: everything they do is 100% made in Germany. Apart from main articles such as classic woollen fabrics from carded and worsted yarn, they also develop new products. „Shine“ is unique by its sparkling effect. In addition the composite „Cody“ is a fabric made for apparel with a smooth fabric on the one side and a woollen fleece on the other side. Both made from 100% wool – for quality and sustainability.

MEHLER - LODENFABRIK

Shine

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 VI

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part VI

11. May 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

SERIDE

Seride developed 4 macro themes for Spring/Summer 24 collection:

Summer Haus which includes seaside stripes, painterly patterns, time-honored shapes, simple checks, puckered knits & seersucker, cream or natural linen grounds.

Sea Life is about Tie-dye, abstract, floral & herbal patterns mixed with shades of aquamarine, teal, baby blue, royal & cobalt which bring soothing yet sophisticated harmonies to apparel.

Euphoria is inspired by brilliant colors, fluorescent touches, fantasy and exotic florals, iridescent effect and sequins and
Blossom Dearie includes delicate florals, chiffons & organzas, powdery & pastel tints, fresh petals.

SERIDE

TROFICOLOR DENIM MAKERS

The new Troficolor collection promotes reuse, giving new life to timeless fabrics from previous collections, avoiding textile waste and new productions. Sustainable fibres such as BCI cotton, GOTS / OCS organic cotton, GRS / RCS recycled cotton and polyester, Tencel TM , Linen and Hemp are offered. A range of Tencel TM articles, light and fluid as Linen/Hemp articles, fresh and versatile, and ECRU fabrics comes in natural colour without dyeing. Complemented by a line of quilted and jacquard look items with designs suitable for different styles.

TROFICOLOR DENIM MAKERS

ÜNLÜ GROUP

Ünlü Group Textiles is a Turkish fabric mill focusing on creative and fancy fabrics for innovative brands. Having textile designers, surface designers and
trend analysts in house, they follow the macro and micro trends in the world closely and create new perspectives for our customers by synthesizing different types of fabrics, printing techniques and designs.

ÜNLÜ GROUP

WKS CIFRA

WarpKnitSeamless Knitwear goes Fashion: Milan based warp knit seamless (WKS) specialist Cifra will be presenting its exclusive Urban Panorama Project which matches the performance and comfort of sports derived from WKS technology to daily wear style. Clothing is increasingly shifting towards sportswear by absorbing its technicality and versatility and WKS projects originates from a deep expertise in the sports and athleisure world supported by a high design content. Discover the WKS CIFRA innovations at the Hellmann Textiles booth.

WKS CIFRA

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 V

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part

9. May 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

PROFILO SRL

Under the flag of Made in Italy, PROFILO SRL is constantly researching new trends to offer material solutions for global tendencies. Their collections offer sustainable qualities such as GOTS, OCS and recycled fibres as cotton and linen mixes of functional yarns. The selection of raw materials is the first step in obtaining the best quality fabrics that are transformed into beautiful collections for mens- & womenswear.

PROFILO SRL

PROFILO TESSILE

The new Profilo Tessile SS24 collection takes a distance from the dogmas of the past. The longing for light-heartedness, novelty, and change is yearning. Soft shades and pastel colors are combined together with a more linear appeal and aesthetics. Light ground fabrics and textured stripes meets modern fibers and a pleasant-to-touch hand feel. The slub looks play down the more rigorous graphics.

PROFILIO TESSILE

PROJECT SRL

A combination of bright, neutral, pastel and intense colors inspired by the digital world: the new PROJECT SRL collection is defined by the use of organic and recycled fibers which create essential and sinuous designs. Fluidity and soft lines, technology and craftsmanship, the natural that blends with the active giving space to comfort and elegant casual styles are brought together in the new Spring. Summer 24 collection from PROJECT SRL.

PROJECT

RESOTEX

Resotex stands for upcycling with style and competence! For over 30 years, they have been the leading B2B wholesaler for overproduction. They buy up remnants of well-known brands and currently offer over 8,000 fabrics that are immediately available from stock. Approximately 30 new ones are added daily. Available from just 1 metre and 50€ net per order are coat fabrics, virgin wool, jerseys, jacquards, boucles, denim, viscose and cotton fabrics, bridal and evening fabrics, silk and many more.

RESOTEX

ROTA TEKSTIL

With top-notch natural cottons, flashy viscons, outstanding lyocell developments and warm designs with jacquards and foil prints, Rota presents the SS24 collection, which brings the woven fabrics to the top level with a significant focus on sustainability.

ROTA TEKSTIL

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 IV

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part IV

2. May 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

MANIFUTURA

Manifutura of Ege Organics Group, by its commitment to sustainability, has taken action in Regenerative organic cotton and Hemp farms projects to give the buzzwords of fashion brands “SUSTAINABLE, TRANSPARENT & FAIR” meaning. Check out our Turkish organic cotton-hemp blends for Spring and Summer 2024 season and simply get the chance to actively create a transparent supply chain.

MANIFUTURA

MERT IPEK

Since the very beginning, Mert Ipek uses only natural fibres, mainly: silk, linen/hemp and wool. Not only in terms of materials, but the way it’s produced is important to have a sustainable production line. And with this taken in its full implications comes around to one of the major issues of our time, global warming or climate change. The promotion of the use of natural fibres as CO2 neutral resource contributes to a greener planet.

MERT IPEK

MUEHLMEIER

MUEHLMEIER offers a toolbox of eco-optimized and circular M-BraCups which is now fully certified to GRS Standard. Recent additions are NOS BraCups – readily available – with 100% recycled GRS certified PES cover fabric or 100% recycled SPACER cups. Under the motto „Next Generation SPACER“, MUEHLMEIER has develop a new versatile collection of M-SPACER BraCups withbreathtakingnew material and design compositions. To serve the trend-setting potential „Statement Shoulders“, the specialist offers accentuated M-ShoulderPads for every style and in eco-optimized versions.

MUEHLMEIER

PICCHI

The new summer collection of Picchi was born with the spirit of the old craftmanship that made Prato and Picchi, in particular, great. Their finishing plant is equipped with mechanical machinery to achieve the luxury of Picchi’s craftmanship and handmade works for the best quality and designs that are available as a mix of fibers from linen, viscose and cotton. Discover the new collection at the KLAAS + HESSE booth,

PRINTSTORMING

Excavators and construction vehicles are very much in demand again, the combination of warm and cool shades, sand, beige, green and blue makes the Work Zone theme refreshing and new.

PRINTSTORMING

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 III

Fabrics Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part III

20. April 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:

EGR TEKSTIL

EGR Tekstil is a pioneering jacquard fabric manufacturer from Turkey with production plant in Bursa and showroom at the heart of Istanbul. They own high-technology textile machinery with high capacity production and are a proud to be known as eco-responsible manufacturer. With the vision of providing quality service that exceeds the expectations of our customers, EGR Tekstil manufactures value-added fabrics that are unique in appearance, quality and performance.

ERG TEKSTIL

FORZA TEKSTIL

Forza focuses on sustainable fabrics and eco-friendly production, combined with timeless as well as trendy prints. Discover their vast range of qualities, including shiny satins, natural looking, structured fabrics with elegant, calm black/white and soft coloured prints, as well as bold coloured energising, cheerful designs. Highlights include watercolour florals, tie dye, patchworks, ethnic inspired, geometric and tropical designs.

FORZA TEKSTIL

ETIGROUP

Sustainable Concept = Must Have: Etigroup, a Made in Italy manufacturing company of jacquard woven labels and ribbons, patches and tags, creates sustainable products with recycled and/or organic yarns. The ecological nature of the company is also confirmed by the ownership of GOTS and GRS certifications.

ETIGROUP

GOTTSTEIN

Since 1926, Gottstein has been producing high-quality Walk fabrics in Austria, Tyrol. In addition to conventional virgin sheep’s wool, the range also includes fabrics made from merino, shetland and alpaca wool. In addition, Gottstein offers Walk fabrics made of undyed European wool in limited colours. For the SS 24 season, in addition to lightweight Walk fabrics made of Merino Extra Fine Wool, blends with Merino/Cotton and Merino/Bamboo are also available, which captivate with their melange look. Discover the pre-order collection as well as fabrics in stock in many trend colours – directly and also available in small quantities – at the Gottstein stand. 

GOTTSTEIN

KUMASH

Kumash is specialized in casualwear woven fabrics made from cotton, cotton blends, viscose, tencel and linen yarns. Their company is Oeko-Tex and GOTS certified and they can offer BCI Cotton as well. Kumash produces fancy innovative fabrics both plain, printed and embroidered.

KUMASH

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Fabrics Spring.Summer 24 II

Fabric Highlights for Spring.Summer 2024 - Part II

30. March 2023

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 fibers is represented here. For the Spring.Summer 24 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts.

BEZ TEKSTIL

Since 1992, Bez Tekstil has been providing high quality fabrics and services for underwear and outerwear in Denizli, Turkey.

The new summer collection offers a diverse range of yarn-dyed designs and prints. The new collection is a mix of different inspirations with a common theme: NATURE. Natural Surfaces, nature-inspired surfaces and structures score with soft colourings in bright and soft colours.

Elegant minimalism offers balance and tranquillity and meets the life and energy of flowers and colours. Discover a range of high quality fabrics in PIMA Cotton USA and Egypt in our new collection for Spring.Summer 24 at their boot. 

BEZ TEKSTIL

BLOOMATI

Bloomati is a Carvema brand, which seeks quality and sustainability. Each fabric in the spring/summer collection has a variety of fibers in its composition: Linen, Seacell Pure, Hemp, Nettle. They also provide finishes that offer several benefits like antibacterial, UVA+UVB rays blocker, among others. Bloomati focuses on the expansion of their brand, betting on ecological, high-quality products and bringing innovation in fabrics.

BLOOMATI

CANCLINI1925 – PER LEI – BLUE1925

COLLECTION S24: SUPER STRIPES. This collection craves positivity, renewed graphics, colours and weights. Canclini proposes a new use of stripes: in barrè. A change of perspective to enhance this graphic. Summer is the perfect time to dare, to have character, to give visibility to the shirt. Coloured stripes also create a summer mood and lend fantasy to outfits. Discover the new collection in the KLAAS + HESSE studio.

CANCLINI1925

DRESDNER SPITZEN

As a traditional family business with a spirit of innovation, Dresdner Spitzenmanufaktur develops sophisticated and sustainable lace galloons, lace fabrics and functional warp knit fabrics, produced in our fully integrated production facility. Our collection features lace made from both conventional and recycled yarns as well as other innovative materials. The designs include filigree floral elements, patterns in a clear, classic design language, and modern structured details. 

DRESDNER SPITZEN

DUCA VISCONTI

Duca Visconti is the master of corduroy, moleskin, cotton and linen. A global fashion icon with a long history of tradition and innovation by entrepreneurs who have challenged the market by focusing on uniqueness and creativity.

Duca Visconti guarantees the highest quality standards, fast processing times and 100% made in Vaprio d’Adda, Italy. Check out the unique qualities of their new collection.

DUCA VISCONTI

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Meet Saitex - the vertical Vietnamese Denim Entity

Meet Saitex:

Welcoming the Vietnamese vertical Denim Entity to BLUEZONE 2023

16. January 2023

Global jeans manufacturer Saitex is going vertical as it officially announces the opening of its first denim fabric making mill in Vietnam. The new 100,000 square meter facility is located 40 minutes from its cut & sew factory near Ho Chi Minh City where 18,000 pairs of jeans are made on average per day.

The new mill covers all operations from yarn spinning to weaving and to fabric dyeing and finishing. Saitex has announced it will produce 2 million meters of fabric per month, or 24 million yearly, and some 750 tonnes of yarn per month. These new operations have created 630 new jobs and the company says it will employ 1,000 at full capacity. As it has already done at its cut & sew factory, 20% of the jobs will be filled by people with disabilities.

Like Saitex’s “Factory of the Future” in Los Angeles, CA, the new facility incorporates the latest and lowest impact technologies. The mill is equipped to produce yarns in pure cotton or in blends in dual-core, multiple-core and SiroSPUN technologies.

For indigo dyeing, Saitex has installed the Smart Indigo system that pre-reduces indigo via an electrochemical process. This, the company says, leads to lower CO2 emissions by 90%, requires 70% less energy and 30% less water, with oxygen as the only product released. Karl Mayer rope dyeing machines lead to further environmental savings, thanks to fewer dye bathes, and a 30% reduction in indigo and chemical usage.

Other eco-responsible features at the new site include LEED Gold Certified materials for the building, 15,000 solar panels, greywater recycling and rainwater collection systems. A vegetable garden covers 40% of the total site to feed workers and local communities. Saitex says it has also planted 6,000 trees in the industrial park, and has offset its carbon emissions by planting 50 hectares of mangroves in Vietnam, as part of its plan to contribute to climate neutrality by 2025.

“It has been our long-term vision to close the loop on our operations. With the opening of the mill and the upcoming launch of our textile upcycling facility, Stelapop, our vision will be complete. We will close the circle, allowing us to provide unprecedented transparency in denim production and the ability to turn apparel and textile waste into high-quality goods. Our target is to become the most sustainable fabric mill on the planet making fully circular production possible for our customers.”

Sanjeev Bahl, CEO und Gründer von Saitex

VISIT US AT BLUEZONE 2023

H7 – C07

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Fabrics: from maximum padded cosiness to ultra-light fluidity

Fabrics: from maximum padded cosiness to ultra-light fluidityBRICS:

21. September 2022

Materials amaze through new extremes – from maximum padded cosiness to ultra-light fluidity. Patterns blow up too an ultimate size and checks and camouflage are oversized. Wool and fake furs offer an enhanced tactile sensation.

6DIAS

The new 6DIAS collection FW23-24 is divided in 3 themes: TWILIGHT GARDEN, CALM NATURE AND THE NEO ROOTS. Cool greens, swampy darks, energising brights and digital pastels will be key colour messages this season, with trendy prints, cosy velvets and teddy fleece and quilted outdoor fabrics. Highlights are winter heavy twills in Tencel and Viscose, Crêpe, Mouslins and Satins, as well as sustainable fabrics from Organic and BCI cottons, recycled Polyesters, Ecovero and Lenzing fabrics.

www.6dias.pt

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AKBAŞLAR TEKSTİL

The qualities of Akbaslar come with a modern and innovative identity for the new AW23/24 collection. Their sustainable qualities make a difference in terms of texture and touch. The new collection is created from a natural perspective which emphasizes the simplicity and unprocessed nature in nature.

www.akbaslar.com

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A.P.C. ALMODO

A.P.C. Almodo Print Collection ‘s Autumn / Winter 23-24 collection is calling attention with their impressive lively colours and print quality thanks to high technology production. A.P.C. offers a varied collection of prints with handcrafted and organic looks, sea skins, new wave and geo prints, tie dye, watercolour designs that meets huge range of fabrics on a high level of quality.

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C. PAULI

The Autumn/Winter 23/24 fabric collection by C.Pauli is GOTS certified and focuses entirely on wonderful and sustainable organic qualities such as sweat, nicky, plush, interlock, poplin, gabardine, corduroy, tulle and denim. An enchanting selection inspired by “Quality by Nature”. The in-house ribbon weaving mill Kafka also produces jacquard ribbons in trendy looks on historic looms – Made in Wuppertal. Designs and labels can be made entirely individually here.

www.c-pauli.de

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DRESDNER SPITZEN

As a traditional family business with a spirit of innovation, Dresdner Spitzen develops sophisticated and sustainable lace galoons, lace fabrics and functional warp knit fabrics. The latest collection features versatile designs, including geometric arrangements in bold colours, expressive florals with intricate ornamentation as well as playful romantic motifs, in laces made of conventional but also recycled and other innovative materials.

www.dresdnerspitzen.de

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by Chantal Graeff