Despite a slow start on the first day, March 10, the Los Angeles International Textile Show witnessed good activity with many established brands and emerging designers visiting to source fabrics, trims, trends and technology resources. Exhibitors showed their collections in showrooms and booths on the 13th floor of the California Market Center, as well as in permanent showrooms on the building’s seventh floor.

Visitors were satisfied with the range on display and were able to make good bookings. For instance, Buhler showcased at Lenzing Pavilion, organized by the Austrian fiber producer and maker of Tencel. Yarn makers such as Buhler get a good platform at the LA Textile to showcase their range. Buhler is one of the suppliers whose products went into the Polo Ralph Lauren designs worn by US athletes at the recent Winter Olympics games in Sochi, Russia. And towels made with Buhler yarns are being sold at Walmart as a part of the retailer’s $60 billion ‘Made-in-America’ initiative

Made in America is there latest trend that’s picking up among apparel manufacturers and the entire textile industry supply chain was evident at the show. Exhibitors saw a mix of well-established brands such as Splendid and Karen Kane, along with newer start-up companies at the show. Though the first day witnessed new visitors, the second day brought in a lot of existing and known buyers. For international exhibitors, the show provided an opportunity to capture West Coast business.

As far as the exhibits were concerned, new innovative trends like denim-inspired knits, including all shades of blue, as well as true indigo knits, which can be washed like denim, texture knits, double-face fabrics, active wear fabrics made with natural fibers, printed knits, Modal Color, a colorfast version of Lenzing Modal in which the colour is added to the fiber were seen.

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