Autumn.Winter 24/25
Smart Knitting - Sustainable Innovations
Smart Knitting
Virtual Knitting by KNITWEAR LAB
Sustainable Innovations
When the programmers of KNITWEAR LAB teamed up with 3D software specialists, a completely new idea for more sustainable, cost-efficient and design-oriented pattern development and knitwear production emerged. By combining virtual and material knitting, it is possible to reduce the massive waste during the pattern and pre-production phase in the industry and to further advance knitwear development with the help of smart technologies. Knitting on a new level: The revolutionary aspect of the method is the combination of innovative-virtual 3D technology with classic-conventional knitwear. The virtual design can be implemented exactly as you see it, while the actual knitted fabric that you perceive haptically and visually can be virtualised exactly as it was knitted.
When knitting meets 3D software, there are several advantages. Designs can be improved and adjusted at an early stage in terms of design process or colouring to efficiently create virtually producible and realistic prototypes. In addition, the combination of knitwear and digital visualisation offers enormous savings potential: the waste of materials, resources and transport can thus be reduced. Furthermore, the fits for sampling and production are more accurate through Virtual Knitting, which is why, ideally, fewer samples need to be produced. Last but not least – the method significantly shortens the time from design to market and enables early commercial validation of the products, thus offering a win-win in the aspects of economic and ecological sustainabilit.
“A revolutionary method for industrial knitwear development:
A connection between virtual and material(physical) knitting, which creates a whole new world for sustainable, cost-efficient and design-driven sample development and knitwear production. KNITWEAR LAB will reduce the massive waste during the sample and pre-production stage in the industry with the use of extensive knitwear knowledge of the programmers of KNITWEAR LAB combined with the newest 3D software.”
Cherish Brouwer, Co-Founder & Designer Knitwear Lab
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Fabrics Highlights for Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part I
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 fibres is represented here. For the Autumn.Winter 24/25 season, we present some highlights from international producers in our FABRICS blogposts:
6Dias
6Dias looks forward to present their FW 24-25 Collection divided in 3 themes: UNNATURAL, BOTANICAL and PRACTICAL, for both Women and Men’s fashion. They produce and trade a wide range of products, such as Printings, Weaving, Jacquard, Denims, Pleated, Embroideries, etc. Visit their booth in H3 | E 03 or their showroom in Trofa and idealize your collection with them.
AKIN TEKSTIL
Focusing more to sustainable fabrics AKIN will present novelties made of PET bottles collected from oceans, abandoned FISHNETS and naturally color grown Cotton which doesn’t require any dyestuff or chemicals. Their range is completed with outstanding print designs showing patchworks, windows, luxury or nature.
BITZER + SINGLE
Starting in 1961, Bitzer+ Single has always been a modern trading agency and a strong partner for the textile industry. They offer a wide range of FABRICS and ACCESSORIES for products of the sportswear, lingerie and medical industry. Their goal is to create sustainability through consistency, organize short procurement tracks, integrate new ideas and always keep our finger on the pulse.
CANVASS TEKSTIL
Stripes and checks are often seen in fall/winter 2024-2025, tone on tone or through vibrant, ethnic colors. Checks bring movement to these colors and are in high demand as light and elegant checks. Degraded transitions give special effects to fabrics. Surfaces have metallic effects. Next to them are the colors of the floral world in traditional designs.
CANEL TEXTILE
Canel Textile, headquartered in Canel Plaza, Istanbul, Turkey, has been in business for 30 years. It is a financially sound business with a strong reputation in the market as a private label service provider of women’s ready-to-wear garments servicing both classic and contemporary brand styles. Their strong design team creates thousands of unique and fresh prints every year. The production is completely in-house. Come to Hall 3/D24 and be inspired by the new print collection with brushstroke optics, winterdark flowers and watercolor paisleys!
DUTEL
The new jacquard collection from Dutel for the season AW 24/25 is built around 5 themes: “Animal” features animal designs in natural or warm colours. “Bubble” offers swollen materials with 3D effects in vibrant or pastel colours. “Poison” is all about various patterns, silky aspects, dark colours and metallic. “Fable” offers natural materials, quilted effects, neutral colours and small figurative patterns. “Universal” focuses on the feminine-masculine look, neutral colours and comfortable materials.
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The clothing of the future - Sustainable Innovations
The clothing of the future
BIOTEXFUTURE Germany
Sustainable Innovations
Every year, more than 120 million tons of textile fibers are processed worldwide – more than a third of them are petroleum-based synthetic fibers, i.e. resource- and emission-intensive, causing waste and polluting the environment. An alternative is needed. But: Where do the fibers for the clothes of the future come from – are textiles that grow on trees or shoes that come from the sea a pure utopia?
As part of the BIOTEXFUTURE Germany innovation space, leading research teams from the textile sector and industry are driving forward the development of bio-based textiles. Their aim is to accelerate the structural change towards a bioeconomy in this sector. On top of that, the ambition is also to find alternatives and solutions for some of the most important challenges currently facing the textile industry – from impregnation and dyes to elastane alternatives as well as textile recycling and microplastic filling in sports fields. On the research side, one of the world’s leading Institutes for Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University (ITA) is responsible together with the Chair of Technology and Organisational Sociology (STO). For the industry, this part is taken over by the global company adidas AG.
Bye bye, plastic! The long-term goal is to be able to replace virgin polyester as a raw material. In concrete terms, this means that BIOTEXFUTURE is working in ten different projects to convert the individual steps along the textile value chain from petroleum-based to bio-based in the future plus to make the basic research carried out for this purpose accessible to the broad masses as quickly as possible. From algae to artificial turf to fungi: the idea behind the project ALGAETEX, for example, is to use biopolymers obtained from algae for use in textiles. BioTurf is about the development of an artificial turf structure made of bio-polyethylene that is at least as efficient as the petroleum-based materials used so far while being recyclable and without microplastic filling at the same time; the Fungal Fibers project is about the production of bio-based textile fibers from a promising fungusbased production process for the sports and medical sectors.
“The textile industry is not yet sustainable and burdened with massive environmental problems. Natural raw materials and ew textile technologies are a great opportunity for the future to meet the numerous challenges of the textile industry. This concerns the replacement of petroleum for polyester roduction by biological materials such as algae or fungi as well as bio-based coatings, dyes or completely new manufacturing processes. However, the major challenges of the textile sector can only be solved in close cooperation between research and industry. This is why we are committed to the BIOTEXFUTURE innovation space and would like to attract numerous new supporters in the coming years.”
Nicole Espey, Project Manager BIOTEXFUTURE
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THE COMEBAG PROJECT
UPCYCLING: THE COMEBAG PROJECT
Concept Store | H4
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.
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THE SOURCE 2023 - Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part II
THE SOURCE
PRIME MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
As the new one-stop solution for integrated fashion sourcing, THE SOURCE offers flexible sourcing services and solutions for newly conceived value chains on around 2,500 m2 in the new Hall 8, opposite the MOC.
On 18 and 19 July 2023, some 60 selected international manufacturing companies will present their services from cut-make-trim (CMT) to high-end production in the listed Lokhalle, which with its gigantic dimensions is one of the largest cantilevered historic steel halls in Europe.
A cluster of key sourcing countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Italy or Vietnam will create a business-relevant offer for risk diversification with the right product mix for every segment.
THAI SON S.P.
Thai Son S.P Co., Ltd. is a clothing manufacturer for women’s, men’s & kids’ cut & sew knitwear. They produce fabrics and offer garment prices. They are highly specialized in producing garments from circular knitted fabric for many kinds of garments for men and ladies (Cut & sew knit-tops from basic body to with various kinds of prints and different cuts, hoodies, sweaters, dresses/skirts, pants, underwear, fashionable styles, sportswear…) and are proud to be one of the family-owned garment suppliers who have been surviving and developing for the past 33 years.
TUONG LONG
Tuong Long Co.,Ltd is a denim factory in South Vietnam, established in 2000. Their main products are different kinds of denim (rigid, normal stretch, super stretch,…) with capacity around 2,5 million meter monthly. They have long time working with US market via AEO, Ann Taylor, Talbots, Rock Revival, Express and many more. Their wish is to bring Viet Nam denim to the world and they believe the EU is one of the most potential markets that they would love to get to know and work with.
UNION 3 FASHION
Bold geometric jacquards, mini checks and 3D textures are telling a story about clean-cut contrasts in Union 3 Fashion’s Fall-Winter Collection. Neutral sand mélange colours in soft yarn jersey pieces also offer an extra winter touch. Green and purple colour combinations in our graphic prints, rhinestones and foil wordings, lurex details and a variety of plisse techniques add an element of feminine festivity in our womenswear collection.
VIET HONG TEXTILE
Established in 2005 and owned by Viet Huong Group, Viet Hong is a family business with over 40 years of entrepreneurial experience in Vietnam. They have an integrated line of fabric manufacturing from weaving, dyeing, finishing and mercerizing. Their team consists of qualified, young and dynamic professionals who are passionate about the “special world of Blue”.
WELLFABRIC
WELLFABRIC is a brand of sustainable fabrics. Their featured products are bamboo fabric, organic cotton fabric, recycled poly fabric, bamboo cotton fabric, bamboo poly, cotton poly… etc. They are certified with GOTS, GRS and OEKO-Tex 100. Wellfabric also has an available stock of various colors and accepts small MOQ or as per customer’s request.
ZEN MODA
Embracing the AW24/25 season, the collection of ZEN MODA showcases captivating themes, vibrant colors, and innovative styles. They have incorporated new developments and processes, pushing the boundaries of creativity. Material innovations add a touch of luxury, while product novelties bring excitement to their range. Their commitment to excellence extends to new services, ensuring an exceptional experience. Join them at Hall 8 A10 to witness the essence of fashion reinvented.
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CONNEXXION - SAAT MUNICH
Connexxion – 20 Years of togetherness in denim
H 6 | B 0 7
Connexxion – The association
The perfect connection is characterized by the fact that the SAATMUNICH Design Studio has been developing conceptual outfits for the Bluezone Hostess in collaboration with exclusive partners since 2016. The selection of these partners is based on the innovation of a weaver and the expertise of the manufacturer in the transformation of the nominated theme.
Connexxion – The relationship
Sajna Weber and Thorsten Bulander, the creative minds behind SAAT, designs conceptual looks for Bluezone every year. SAAT’s unique concept developments underline their long- term experience in the fields of design, denim, and workwear.
The SAATMUNICH Design Studio has established itself as an innovative and reliable partner in the sustainable production of denim products and corporate wear.
Connexxion – The combination
SAAT means “together” in the Indian language and “that which arises from the seed sown” in the German language. Thus, SAAT’s fashion is a harmonious interplay of different factors that always creates something new. The result is a timeless way of work fashion, stylish and individually tailored to the customer’s needs.
Connexxion – The correlation
The Bluezone hostesses’ anniversary look is a selection of Key-Pieces from the previous year’s outfits. The looks represent the exhibitors and the essential components needed to create something unique in the apparel industry.
“THE HOSTESS LOOK” – The boxy crewneck T-shirt, quilted denim vest and denim shorts echo the Connexxion theme and links all the components of the apparel industry, such as, fabrics, graphics and manufacturers needed to create unique and sustainable products for the fashion world.
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HOW DO WE PACKAGE PEOPLE?
HOW DO WE PACKAGE PEOPLE? – A RESET IN FASHION
A contribution by DMI trend analyst Carl Tillessen
about the new essence of existence and fashion
We were so looking forward to the time after the pandemic and now this: war in Europe, bottlenecks in the energy supply and the highest inflation in 71 years. We all feel like we are out of luck and ill-fated. And that for a very long time.
Of course, the world wasn’t any better in former times. But it seems so to us. And because we experience the present as so troubled, we try to return to the light-heartedness we felt in the past. “I have decided to go back to my roots in fashion as well as to the roots of Balenciaga, which is making quality clothes – not making image or buzz,” explains Demna. “Fashion has become a kind of entertainment, but often that part overshadows the essence of it, which lays in the way we create relationships between body and fabric,” state his show notes for Balenciaga.
Yes, in essence that’s it: “body and fabric”. JW Anderson sends these two basic ingredients, from which all fashion is created, down the catwalk before he starts his actual show. A naked body and a fresh roll of fabric – that is the tabula rasa, the blank slate on which fashion can reinvent itself once again. “How do we package people?” asks JW Anderson, as if all that were completely open-ended again.
Carl Tillessen
Summarizing the development, Mark Holgate of Vogue said:
“We’re heading into a reset, where all the din and clamor and sheer noise of fashion today doesn’t matter a jot if the clothes aren’t exceptional in their thought and craft. In other words: focus on design, not creating distraction!”
All this refocusing – on the essence of fashion, on the material as a starting point, on the product itself – is reminiscing. This is what fashion is all about right now: taking people on a journey through time to phases of our lives and theirs when we, and everyone around us, were so much more carefree than we are today.
GET INFORMED & INSPIRED AT MUNICH FABRIC START AT DMI:
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THE SOURCE 2023 - Autumn.Winter 24/25 - Part I
THE SOURCE
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BEEVALUE
Beevalue is a garment manufacturer-exporter established in 2014 in Vietnam. Their main products: shirts, polo shirts, jackets, pants, coats, uniforms, working wear, protective wear, skiwear, home wear, workout wear… have been exported to Japan, Belgium, United Kingdom. They source local materials at low cost and high-quality manufacturing so they are confident to provide best garments at reasonable prices.
COMPASS TEX
Redefine Fashion with COMPASS TEX! COMPASS TEX is one of THE leading suppliers for innovative fashion products in India, Bangladesh, Turkey & Vietnam. Service, Innovation, Digitization & Sustainability enable our customers to succeed in the market with COMPASS TEX. WE CARE – 78% of their products are produced on a 100% sustainable base and 80% of their products is produced with natural energy from crop to the finished product. COMPASS TEX makes the difference in fashion production!
EAST
Step into a world of stunning autumn/winter collections at www.eastdk.com! During the next edition of The Source they showcase the perfect blend of innovation, creativity, and sustainability. Discover how EAST merges cutting-edge technology using 3D with eco-friendly practices, shaping a brighter tomorrow. Join them on this visionary journey and experience the transformative power of style. #EastDK #Exhibition #AutumnWinter #Innovation #Creativity #Sustainability #3D #Fashion #Women
FRENCH PEOPLE DESIGN
Frenchpeopledesign is a leading apparel company with offices in Vietnam and China that offers design, sourcing and manufacturing solutions with a special focus and know-how on outerwear, sweat shirts, fake fur and equestrian garments. Their global understanding of fashion and their capacity to efficiently source fabrics, accessories or embellishments best suited to your brand convinced medium and high-end designer’s brands, department stores and retailers. Discover their expertise in designing and manufacturing of fashionable products.
M. I. INDUSTRIES
Founded in 1994, M. I. Industries is a well-known textile and apparel manufacturer operating out of Karachi, Pakistan. M. I. Industries is engaged in innovative manufacturing with a vertically-integrated supply chain that straddles from greige fabric to apparels, providing end to end solutions to trusted partners across the globe. Their commitment and performance has created an enviable reputation for printable blank products for promotional wears, school wears, athletic wears providing shortest possible lead times with complete logistic support up to warehouse deliveries. Looking ahead, M. I. Industries aspires to make a difference in the textile and apparel industry through innovation and sustainable business practices.
OTS
OTS has an extensive research of garments, fabrics, finishing and accessories, which they propose to the designers and product managers of their customers. This offer is constantly updated and it is seasonally integrated with innovative, yet commercially viable garments. Their focus is on natural and recycled materials. Visit their booth at THE SOURCE in Hall 8 | B 17.
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High-tech connection meets low-tech reconnection
High-tech connection meets low-tech reconnection
Interview with Simon Angel, Curator of the Sustainable Innovations Forum
Reflecting on the past and looking towards the future – what lies ahead in the sustainable fashion and innovative design industry?
There are two significant factors driving the evolution of the industry at present. Let’s begin with the first topic, which I refer to as the ‘process runway’. On one hand, the term ‘runway’ refers to the well-known fashion runway or catwalk. On the other hand, we can observe the growth of numerous companies and designers with a sustainable focus, who are maturing and becoming more professional, preparing themselves to connect and deliver. From this perspective, it becomes clear that companies and designers understand the need to continuously improve every step of the supply chain, striving for constant enhancement – what I call the process runway.
Could you elaborate on how these labels are improving and changing their production practices?
Certainly. Let’s delve into the example of Knitwear Lab, one of the exhibitors. They demonstrate how one client’s interactions have led to improved production and enhanced quality in several ways. In the past, their manufacturing process began with a rough sketch or digitally drawn idea. Subsequently, one single idea was prototyped multiple times, thus resulting in numerous samples, requiring significant time and numerous adjustments. This process was highly time and material-consuming. To streamline this process, Knitwear Lab embraced digitization. They created a variety of avatars with different size measurements and body types, providing a perfect digital replica for every body shape. With this approach, they can now experiment with more complex designs and experience the implications of different designs and special materials across all sizes, from XXS to XXL without producing supervacaneous samples, thus waste. This is crucial since the details of a finished garment can appear differently on various body sizes. Hence, they first create a digitally perfect fit and high-quality product. Once flawless digitally, it is then manufactured in reality. The benefits are numerous: customization, time and material savings, and cost efficiency – all essential sustainable considerations. Additionally, they can incorporate quality aspects. Cause after all efficient work processes and resource conservation remain significant challenges within the industry.
Simon Angel
So, they transitioned from specialized skills to a broader scope?
Exactly. The progression follows this trajectory: initially, we have design studios focusing on their core strengths, on what they excel at. Simultaneously, they are eager to explore avenues for improving the customer journey, sustainability aspects, sourcing or design. It entails broadening their scope of responsibilities and possibilities. Within this transition lies immense potential, but it also presents several challenges. This is the nature of pursuing a goal – people need to collaborate, assume responsibility, and expand their horizons to harness the full potential and become more sustainable and efficient.
You mentioned another direction at the beginning. Could you elaborate on that?
The other topic revolves around reconnecting with craftsmanship. There is a growing focus on our human nature, on experiencing materials and products through touch, smell, taste… We are redirecting our attention towards engaging our senses. This year, we have exciting projects that facilitate this connection, inspiring people to participate in the knowledge and production processes. To be honest, this craving for tangibility and the opportunity to get hands dirty or experience materials is not limited to the production and design chain alone; it is also a fundamental human need. In the years to come, I am confident that there will be a significant resurgence in reconnecting and rediscovering the purity and authenticity of things.
Are there any synergies, or do these topics merely coexist?
On one hand we have high tech connection using digital advices for improvement and more sustainability, on the other hand low tech reconnection refocusing on craftmanship and human aspects with feeling of the senses. What they do have in common is the very important fact, that without collaboration, nothing would be the same. Studio Sarmite collaborates with Roua Atelier, Crafts Council works with Enschede Textielstad, Meyers & Fügmann cooperate with other designers. If we realize what we and others are doing, we can connect with collaboration and create something even bigger. That is what we experience ourselves at MUNICH FABRIC START: we collaborate a lot as well, for example with BiotexFuture, Berlin Design Farm and Crafts Council. We try to be a partner in acknowledging, introducing and togetherness with other partners to create something bigger in joint forces.
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IN THE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS AREA AT KEYHOUSE – H5!
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KEYHOUSE
Innovation hub for the fashion of tomorrow
In the atmospheric industrial charm of KEYHOUSE, Hall 5, progressive suppliers and global players from cross-industry sectors will show their latest new developments and innovations. On more than 1,000 square metres you will find trend-setting smart textiles, future fabrics and new technologies – be it in terms of sustainability, circular economy, digitalisation, traceability, technology or finishing. Staged as an interactive think tank, forward-looking show cases will be in the spotlight alongside sustainable innovations.
The KEYHOUSE is also home to the main lecture forum of MUNICH FABRIC START with exclusive keynotes, panel discussions, trend presentations, Q&A sessions and expert talks from international industry insiders. These are some of the innovative brands that presented their new products during the last KEYHOUSE Edition in July 2023.
ALGA – LIFE
Algaeing™ is all about proactively addressing apparel and textile supply chain practices, combating climate change, and capitalizing on the growing market demand for sustainable and healthy products. With an innovation that converts algae into bio-fiber and eco-friendly dye, Algaeing™ is redesigning the world of fashion and other industries for future generations. Let’s detoxify the fashion industry with Algaeing™ textile solutions!
CLO Virtual Fashion
CLO Virtual Fashion, established in 2009, is a multinational technology company revolutionizing the garment industry. Utilizing their cutting-edge 3D Cloth Simulation Algorithm, they seamlessly integrate digital and physical garment components, leading the market. The transformative CLO Fabric Digitization Service converts physical fabrics into digital assets, enabling limitless design possibilities and fostering collaboration with suppliers. This service reduces costs and unlocks unparalleled creativity. With a comprehensive suite of interconnected products, including 3D garment design software, digital asset management, and consumer-facing services like virtual fitting, CLO Virtual Fashion offers users a consolidated and innovative way of designing.
EYAND
Ecological yarn and 100% natural dying: Eyand is a registered Brand that represents the technical know-how used in the knitting and preparing of the fabrics and garment dying process using natural colors assuring the absence of chemical products. With a family tradition in textiles and more than 30 years of experience, Marti Puignou, General Manager of TIS Group and creator of the brand Eyand has invested all his efforts to offer fabrics with the maximum quality and with an ecological focus. Eyand® holds certifications such as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, GOTS and GRS.
MONTEGA CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS
Montega Chemical Solutions from Italy is the leader in the production of chemicals and focuses its new research on its responsibility for a cleaner chemistry without penalize the fashion look that always inspires its new collections. Montega gives the input to continuously use the fantasy, to express the creativity without bounds realizing a sustainable art on the garment with Italian flavour.
NEW (RE)SOLUTIONS by Naveena Denim Mills
NEW (RE)SOLUTIONS is a collaborative collection exploring new solutions to design future-fit sustainable denim crafted by Naveena Denim Mills using the latest LYCRA® innovations. The collection is designed by Jac Cameron, and sustainably finished by Chantuque, the first pure sustainable laundry of Turkey. Established in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2005, Naveena Denim Mills specializes in manufacturing premium yarn and denim fabrics, constantly seeking the ultimate union of form and function through creative engineering.
SORONA
Sorona® is a breakthrough bio-based, high-performance polymer offering unique benefits for the textile industry. It contains 37% renewable plant-based ingredients by weight and minimizes the impact on the environment without sacrificing quality and performance. Sorona® can be used in a wide range of textile applications and offers unique performance benefits, including incredible softness, long lasting stretch and recovery properties, UV and chlorine resistance, a quick dry ability, excellent resilience, color fastness, and inherent stain resistance without the need for toxical treatments. Sorona® is a USDA certified bio-based product and has received the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Certification and blue sign certification.
TAILORLUX
Tailorlux supports companies in realizing transparency in supply chains, circularity and product protection. IntegriTEX® is an innovative traceability system designed to ensure the authenticity, identity and blending ratios of fibers and textile products. The system is based on tracer fibers that contain inorganic luminescent pigments and can be read out by Tailorlux sensors. The patented Chopcot® Dosing Device creates the entry point for integriTEX® tracer fibers. The unit crimps and cuts filaments to staple fiber, and then doses the fiber into the material flow. Visit Tailorlux at their KEYHOUSE booth H5 | 13 to learn more about textile traceability and how it can be connected to digital solutions!
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