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Texworld Evolution Paris, July 2023.
demonstrated by the strong Chinese presence, just six months after the reopening of the country, as well as Korean and Taiwanese – Indian and Mediterranean sourcing zones, with, once again this year, a highly visible Turkish offering.
Most of the buyers questioned welcomed the decision to locate the show in downtown Paris, which simplified access to an event that was particularly eagerly awaited.
“In this period of inflation, collection managers tend to redirect their long-term sourcing strategy towards Asia or the Mediterranean region for restocking. Texworld is unique in terms of what it has to offer,” said one of three Spanish buyers from a distribution group who came to Paris together. “In two days, we can build 70–80% of our collections, by mixing fabric choices for creations that will be made in Spain or Portugal, but also finished products, which we will have made in Indonesia according to our specifications.”
Year zero
This session revealed the changes taking place in a global market that is reorganising itself, and for which the offering must be adapted.
“The fashion world is increasingly challenged, with consumers – and therefore buyers – becoming more demanding in terms of price, quality and durability,” explained Frédéric Bougeard, president of Messe Frankfurt France. “We have to do more to attract our visitors and meet their expectations. That’s why we’ve decided to renew our offer, in a new venue with new services, to ‘whet the appetite’ and make the visit more efficient. Eventually, we’ll certainly have to go one step further, and offer our buyers a sharper selection of manufacturers. We are working on this with our partners, and it will be visible at the next edition, from 5 to 7 February in Hall 7 at Porte de Versailles.”
South African creativity in the spotlight Elsewhere, Messe Frankfurt wanted to shine a spotlight on the sourcing zones emerging on the
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international scene. The July edition featured the winners of the young South African designers competition, organised by Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town, Messe Frankfurt’s sourcing platform for African production.
Thando Munkus Ntuli (winner in 2021) and Carla Hanekom (winner in 2022) were able to showcase their creations in a dedicated area near the Agora. The event was organised as a part of the Texpertise – the textile business network, one of whose aims is to promote the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. This time the focus was on empowering women and achieving gender equality. Texpertise comprises around 50 of Messe Frankfurt’s textile-related trade fairs worldwide.
Winners at the Avantex Fashion Pitch 2023
Developed as part of the innovation support policy from Messe Frankfurt France, the Avantex Fashion Pitch rewards the best projects in the fashion and textile sector every year. Eight companies were selected to present their projects at the show. The 2023 jury chose to reward the solution proposed by Dutch company Aware, which uses a scanner to determine the exact composition of a garment in order to facilitate its recycling.
A special prize was awarded to Refact by Induo, whose solution enables the development on an industrial scale of a process for recycling all types of textiles and producing a new viscose fibre with very low ecological impact.
The 2023 jury was made up of Corinne Bégaud, head of HEC’s Challenge+ programme; Christian Martin, founder of the Fashion Tech Lab and a specialist in augmented reality; and Frédérique Thureau, partner and leader of the TCBL textile network. Organised by Avantex Paris, the international trade fair for innovation in advanced and sustainable fashion, this event gave fashion and textile start-ups international exposure to investors, professionals and the media. ●
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