Munich Fabric Start is one of Europe’s most important trade fairs for the textile sector hosted twice a year. Between July 18 and 20, 2023, a comprehensive range of textiles, accessories, finishing and sourcing contacts for Autumn/Winter 2024-25 (A/W 24/25) were on display with 1,100 international collections in the German city.
Munich Start has already made its platform the preferred one in Europe as it ushers over 20,000 visitors for each of its bi-annual fairs – a wide range of specialized and relevant information that the global textile sector waits for is always one of the main draws of this business platform in a unique trade show format.
As Sebastian Klinder, Managing Director of Munich Fabric Start saysm “Munich Fabric Start has once again proven itself to be the platform with the strengths it is known for. In a highly professional working environment, with reliable top quality of the international exhibitor portfolio and diverse opportunities for inspiration, information and networking, Munich Fabric Start as a one-stop destination offers almost everything needed to create collections bundled in one place. The fact that we are able to offer this qualitative continuity as a trade show in transformative times, in which much of the fashion business is being re-adjusted and put to the test, is honoured by our visitors, exhibitors and partners and confirms our conviction that the trade show brings together the right people at the right place and on the right topics.”
All about innovations and inspirations
The MOC, a specialized exhibition centre in the heart of Munich continues to be the Munich Start venue. The areas was divided into eight sections to accommodate the 1,100 exhibitors that included: Algaeing, Assyst, Cadica, CNC, KBC, Liberty, Lisa, Sorona, Takisade, Tessuti, WeNordic and Yünsa, to name a few. The theme for this edition was ‘Each Other’ and it presented a unified essence of that particular season’s colours and materials expected to trend. These were brought to life by not only in sample areas that demonstrated the details but also the large sections dedicated to trends carefully analysed through projections from worldwide sources.
BLUEZONE denim trade show completes 20 years
The famed epicenter of the denim industry’s innovation experience, the BLUEZONE denim trade show celebrated its 20th anniversary at Munich Start. The motto ‘ConneXXion’ was interpreted literally in the Zenithhalle where everything revolved around networking, exchange and orientation. In addition to top exhibitors like Calik, Denim Authority, Isko, Kurabo, Naveena Denim, NDL, Orta, Royo, Saitex and Sharabati, a total of around 100 collections from the denim, street and sportswear sectors transformed the Zenithhalle into a 360° degree denim experience park. For the 20th year BLUEZONE continued to be a top attraction at the Munich Fabric Start exhibitions and trade shows. The other top attractions were the one-stop sourcing platform The Source and the innovation hub Keyhouse.
Successful business dealings
As per Frank Junker, trade shows partner and creative director, the three day event was a resounding success for stakeholders of world’s textile industry who pioneer trends and create the most inspiring and innovative products to support these trends. Junker said moving Munich Fabric Start dates was a good decision as those who are committed to being present, exploring products, discussing ideas that can become trends and most importantly sealing business deals as they go ahead to craft their A/W2024-25 collections, were present in large numbers.
Indeed, Munich Fabric Start has become the lifeline of the global fashion industry as it continually and reliably produces the much required freshness and innovation the industry thrives one. As the curtains downed on the 52nd edition, the anticipation for the 53rd one was already culpable on the closing day.
