To be held at the Port de Versailles, Paris from July 01-03, the Texworld and Apparel Sourcing fairs will bring together around 1,154 companies.
With nearly 530 exhibitors, Apparel Sourcing will closely match the approximately 570 exhibitors of Texworld, the textile and materials fair. Additionally, around 30 exhibitors will feature in the Denim zone, and 20 leather specialists will come together in the Leatherworld zone, which will also host a Leather Trend forum co-produced with Edizioni AF.
A highlight of this year’s event is the introduction of Yarn Expo, a space dedicated to yarns and fibers, echoing the biannual fair organized by Messe Frankfurt alongside Intertextile Shanghai. Yarn Expo will feature productions from China and India, as well as Pakistan and Taiwan.
This year, Apparel Sourcing will host 30 Chinese manufacturers, showcasing their own brands or producing white-label goods for European distributors. These exhibitors will be identified by a Chinese Brands Gallery logo. The accessories sector will also expand to include a range of jewelry and bags.
Dedicated to innovation, the Avantex zone will introduce a Designer Hub for meetings between designers and buyers, and a ReSources zone focused on sustainable innovation. The Near Sourcing Hub will offer proximity production solutions, featuring around 20 companies from Portugal, Turkey, and Serbia.
This edition will also host a series of thematic conferences to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital product passport textiles items. It will also organise conferences on other topics including developing European regulations, the rise of African fashion, and the revaluation of textile products.
