The second edition of Avantex Paris, held recently at Paris Le Bourget, not only unveiled new exhibitors but it also consolidated the contacts made last September.

According to Michael Scherpe, the CEO of Messe Frankfurt France, he wanted this second event in February and Avantex Paris will always be held twice a year. At present, the fashion world operates to a rhythm of two main collections annually. We represent the place where two worlds - fashion and technology, which are not necessarily in step with each other - meet. We must keep to the pattern of twice a year, because we organise fashion trade fairs, so fashion must prevail, he explained.

Avantex Paris, now held for the second time, is a new trade fair dedicated to high-tech fashion fabrics and to R&D in the sector. It has been well received as the catalyst for developing the fashion industry in its widest sense towards more technological, better-connected, multi-functional horizons etc., which are being prized more and more by designers and the major fashion labels.

The event formed a meeting point for specialists in functional fabrics and state-of-the-art technology mainly from Taiwan, China, Thailand and Korea, including the ENSAIT/GEMTEX laboratory (France) and the French federation La Fashiontech, whose members are players in innovative, sustainable fashion.