Trends

Fitness first: Wellness is the new status symbol! Athleisure has moved far beyond the basic black legging, as design meets functionality. Social media is buzzing with an increasing number of people showcasing their healthy lifestyles and posting photos of themselves wearing stylish athleisure apparel across a range of activities and occasions. Coolmax EcoMade All Season technology helps expand the comfort zone of the wearer, no matter what they demand of their apparel. Made from 100% post-consumer recycled resources, it ticks the social responsibility box for this growing tribe who incorporate wellness into everything they do. © The Lycra Company

26/01/2022 – Gallery

Gallery

Legwear trend themes

The Lycra Company launches its global forecast on legwear trends for HW 2022/2023 and has identified four trend themes, together with the Stijlinstituut ... By Sibylle Michel

Frankfurt Fashion Week is featuring sustainable fashion installations and showcases, exhibitions by well-known photographers, panel discussions and talks. © Messe Frankfurt/Frankfurt Fashion Week

14/01/2022 – Reform the Future – Change is now

Reform the Future – Change is now

Programme highlights of Frankfurt Fashion Week

The time has come: Frankfurt Fashion Week is up and ready to go in Frankfurt from 17 to 21 January 2022, and has to offer a fascinating program. By Sibylle Michel

The Loop remains available all-year-round as a platform for the exchange of information. © Performance Days

14/12/2021 – Digital Fair

Digital Fair

Successful Performance Days thanks to sourcing platform and live-streams

Not quite as expected, yet still successful. The team of Performance Days, which was held on December 1–2, 2021, draws an entirely positive balance. By Sibylle Michel

Contextile 22 takes place from September 3 to October 30, 2022, in Guimarães, Portugal. © Contextile

09/12/2021 – Contemporary textile art

Contemporary textile art

Open Calls for Contextile 2022

Open Calls for the International Exhibition and the Artistic Residencies of Contextile 2022 – Contemporary Textile Art Biennial in Guimarães, Portugal. By Editorial staff

The event took place digitally this year. © DITF Denkendorf

23/11/2021 – Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2021

Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2021

Textile impulses for the future at ADDITC

On November 9 and 10, 2021, one of the most important European technical congresses was held: The Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference. By Sibylle Michel

150 labels have already signed up to exhibit at Neonyt in January 2022 and are ready and waiting for Frankfurt Fashion Week. © Neonyt/Messe Frankfurt

22/11/2021 – Sustainability and digitisation

Sustainability and digitisation

The overarching topics at Neonyt 2022

From 18 until 20 January 2022, Neonyt will be setting the pace in all things sustainable fashion, lifestyle and textile innovation. By Sibylle Michel

In 2022, Techtextil and Texprocess will be held for the first time in the western section of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre with Halls 8, 9, 11 and 12. © Messe Frankfurt/Pietro Sutera

19/11/2021 – Restart after the pandemic

Restart after the pandemic

Discover innovations live at Techtextil and Texprocess 2022

Techtextil and Texprocess are set to bring together the technical textile and textile processing sectors at physical events from 21 to 24 June 2022. By Sibylle Michel