Textiles & Apparel / Garment
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics: Largest show ever opens in Shanghai with fashion shows, design and trend events to entice new visitors
+ Luxury Italian suppliers organise Milano Unica pavilion for Shanghai
+ Seminars and other programmes share industry knowledge
This year marks an 8.7% increase in the number of international exhibitors, and a 4.6% increase in the total number of exhibitors.
The international halls (W1 - W3) will feature:
- Country / regional pavilions from Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Portugal, Taiwan China, Thailand, Turkey, and the UK
- Debut of SalonEurope (Hall W1), with premium European suppliers, including the Milano Unica Pavilion
- Special fiber group pavilion - including Cotton Council International, DuPont, Hyosung, INVISTA, the Korea Chemical Fibers Association, and Lenzing AG
- Verve for Design (Textile Designer Zone) - offering innovative textile designs from Australia and Italy
In halls E1 - E5 and N1 - N3, domestic exhibitors are arranged by product end-use type, including:
- suitings (E1 and E2) and shirtings (E2)
- functional clothing and sportswear (E3)
- casualwear and denim (E4 and E5)
- ladieswear (N1-N3)
Attendees can preview Autumn / Winter 2013 – 14 trends at the Intertextile Directions Trend Forum, found in Hall W1. This onsite display, by Kai Chow from Doneger Creative Services (USA), presents trend forecasts by the Directions trend committee.
For gaining insight into trends in the domestic market, the Fabrics China Trend Forum will host displays at Hall E2 for suitings, Hall N3 for ladieswear and Hall E5 for Casual wear.
The first-ever Intertextile Catwalk Show will feature the famous Hong Kong fashion designer William Tang, as he makes use of exhibitors’ fabrics to design and produce a collection for a runway show to be held on 22 October 2012.
In conjunction with this fashion event, exhibitors, including Danmo, Huaqi, Lenzing, Luthai, Shishi Cloth Association, and Suzhou CINC, will also be showcasing design pieces using their own products.
The 2012 trade show will also see the introduction of the China International Fabrics Design Competition, which is held as a separate event to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2012. The only design competition of its kind in China, it will be judged by a special committee of retailers, designers and global buyers, and the winners will be showcased at the Fabrics China Trend Forum. Categories include Best Technological Innovation, Best Fabric for Menswear, Best Fabric for Ladieswear and more.
Luxury Italian suppliers organise Milano Unica pavilion for Shanghai
As a continued effort by the show’s organisers to raise overseas exhibitor participation, the 2012 Shanghai show welcomes the Milano Unica pavilion. Organised by a group of some of Italy’s most well-known textile and accessory suppliers, the pavilion is home to 124 exhibitors, showcasing their latest offerings for Fall/Winter 2013/14.
Mr Silvio Albini, President of Milano Unica noted: “The Chinese market is a challenging venture for Italian suppliers, but the satisfying thing is that we have set aside our individualism and combined our forces to project a positive image, consistent with the level and excellence of made-in-Italy products.”
Seminars and other programmes share industry knowledge
This year’s show will feature a number of new programmes from 23 - 24 October 2012, such as Korea Day – The Forum of “Global-Korea Fashion Link, Shanghai” as organised by the Korea Trade Investment-Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and supported by Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics. Korean fabrics with a special focus on functional fabrics and business strategies for working with Korean suppliers will be showcased.
Also, Trend and Design seminars will include trend forecasts and design tips for Autumn / Winter 2013 – 14 by the experts at Doneger Creative Services, Huafu Top Dyed Melange Yarn Co Ltd, Peclers Paris and WGSN among others.
Certification and Testing seminars will be given on topics such as Oeko-Tex Standard, flammability, and standards compliance by Hohenstein Institute, TESTEX Swiss Textile Testing Ltd, TÜV SÜD, GOTS and others, while Huntsman Textile effects will present a Technology and Solutions seminar on Digital Printing. Textile Intelligence will present a seminar on Market Information. Many more speakers and topics will also be presented.
In addition, Product Presentations will be made on 23 Oct 2012 by the following companies:
- Far Eastern Industries Group
- Technical Absorbents
- The Woolmark Company (Shanghai) Limited
- Accessories (E7)
- Denim (E4)
- Linen/ ramie (E4)
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, the Sub-council of Textile Industry, CCPIT and the China Textile Information Centre.
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