July 11, 2024
It’s almost time for Texworld NYC, Apparel Sourcing NYC and Home Textiles Sourcing. We look forward to welcoming you to the largest sourcing event on the East Coast July 16 - 18 at the Javits Center.
The show, which includes exhibitors, inspiration and education, continues to grow, with a focus on suppliers offering sustainable textiles and apparel. This edition will feature more than 350 exhibitors from around the world, featuring materials ranging from sustainable textiles to functional fabrics and sophisticated knits to intricate laces, along with findings, trims and accessories.
Texworld NYC will once again be hosted alongside Apparel Sourcing NYC and Home Textiles Sourcing. Buyers can discover finished apparel goods and fabric soft goods specifically designed for home applications.
The Texworld app and site are valuable tools to help you find resources specific to your needs and identify a slate of educational resources. Log on before the show to browse the offerings by product category, supplier type, MOQ size and more. And note for the first time, Texworld has created a category specifically highlighting suppliers offering deadstock textiles. Additionally, the Sustainable Sourcing guide will help you find ethically and sustainably certified manufacturers at the show.
On the show floor, look for Texworld and Apparel Sourcing’s country pavilions where you can find products from key sourcing countries around the globe. Pavilions will feature exhibitors from the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam (ITPC), (EPB) Bangladesh, (KTTA) Korea, (TTF) Taiwan and (TDAP) Pakistan. Also look for the Indian Pavilion (HEPC) that will feature premium textiles for the Home Textiles Sourcing show. You don’t want to miss this!
To help you zero in on the suppliers that best fit your needs, the Exhibitor Pitch series will feature a rotating schedule of exhibitors, providing in-depth information on their products and practices. The show will also debut a Next-Gen Innovation Hub to help buyers discover the latest in material innovation. Further, attendees interested in learning more can join the Next Gen Innovation Hub Tour, led by the Material Innovation Initiative.
New York-based trend agency DONEGER | TOBE will once again host the Texworld Trend Showcase, featuring a curated collection of products representing the design direction for the Fall/Winter 2025/26 season. Additionally, the company’s creative director Kai Chow will give a presentation of the leading trends for the season during Texworld’s Textile Talks series.
The full slate of Textile Talks educational content will include robust conversations on a range of prominent topics, including an introduction to the latest technology providing efficiency, transparency and CO2 reduction; insights into how to integrate responsible operations into souring; and a primer on understanding pending ESG policies. Plus, the Lenzing Seminar Series will focus on aligning your business with SDGs and the latest fiber solutions for home textiles.
With so much to discover, you can see why Texworld NYC, Apparel Sourcing NYC and Home Textiles Sourcing are can’t miss events of the season.
Suppliers Take the Stage
The Texworld Exhibitor Pitch series welcomes a range of suppliers who will present their latest environmentally-safe, performance-minded and fashionable textiles and apparel. Each presentation will provide buyers with the opportunity to gain in-depth insights into their background as well as the processes, products and services they offer. Presenters will include producers from Pakistan’s TDAP; next-gen materials resource Kintra Fibers; Indian Handloom’s collection of textiles carrying the country’s high-quality mark; Xixian Collection, which features swim, sportswear and yoga textiles; and more. Check our session schedule to see all presenters.
New Feature Helps Unearth Deadstock Resources
As a part of Messe Frankfurt’s efforts to further econogy—the company’s term for economy and ecology coming together for the benefit of the planet and profits—Texworld is making it easier to identify deadstock suppliers at this month’s show. Demand for deadstock is increasing because it supports a key tenet of the circular economy: waste reduction. Attendees concerned with resource efficiency can find vendors offering surplus and unused fabrics by selecting the “Deadstock Inventory Available” filter in the show’s exhibitor list. In this way, identifying deadstock textile sources has never been easier.
Textile Talks Feature Prominent Apparel Insider
Do not miss Texworld’s Textile Talks seminar series. This edition of the show welcomes an exciting mix of powerhouse speakers, addressing topics ranging from legal and governmental policies to trends and sourcing. These discussions will offer expert insights into design, supply chain and today’s consumer, straight from leading professionals shaping the industry. Panelists and presenters will include:
- Ali Mize, Senior Director ESG, Belonging & Corporate Philanthropy of the Neiman Marcus Group on the “Fashion, Law and Sustainability” panel
- Jane Mosbacher Morris, Founder and CEO of To the Market, which provides support for ethical sourcing and manufacturing, on the “Future-Proofing Your Brand: The Case for Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing from Day One” panel
- Kai Chow, Creative Director of DONEGER | TOBE for a presentation on “Fall/Winter 2025/26: Inspirations on Color, Trend, Textiles and Apparel”
- Marcy Gang, Executive Account Manager, Global Supply Chain Marketing for Cotton Incorporated on the “Fiber Solutions for Home Textile Sourcing” panel
- John D. Kernan, Managing Director of TD Cowen on the “Navigating the Future: Retail Outlook” panel
Be sure to schedule in time to attend these engaging discussions. View the schedule here.
Trend+ Gives Texworld’s Trend Showcase a Digital Boost
Texworld’s Trend Showcase, curated by New York-based trend agency DONEGER | TOBE, is always an attendee favorite with its visual representation of the coming seasons’ trends. And now, attendees can glean more insights into these products with Trend+, delivered in partnership with Material Exchange. With Trend+, buyers can scan each product to discover further information, order samples from the show floor to their door, and find suppliers’ booth numbers while at the show.
“The trend area is compelling for visitors to Texworld, as it gives them insight into what’s happening in culture and inspires them with products that match the trends in the market,” said Ben Felton, chief strategy officer of Material Exchange. “Trend+ takes this experience to the next level.”
What We’re Reading
Gap Inc., H&M, others join initiative to decarbonize fashion supply chain
With 2030 quickly approaching, the industry is recognizing the need to collaborate in order to ramp up clean energy sources, slash carbon emissions and meet its environmental goals. Supply Chain Dive highlights how brands like Mango and Bestseller are supporting the supply chain with collective financing and tech solutions through The Future Supplier Initiative. Read the article to learn how these companies backed by The Fashion Pact, Apparel Impact Institute, consultancy firm Guidehouse and DBS Bank are fast-tracking their suppliers’ evolution to responsible manufacturing.
Explainer: Under the skin of fashion’s latest material innovations
The apparel industry is racing to develop less impactful raw materials, and the companies leading the charge demonstrate great potential but, they say, they can’t do it alone. Just Style underscores the challenges inherent in not just the R&D but the commercialization of new materials, which include integrating them into a new supply chain, higher initial costs of goods and meeting durability and performance demands. Read the article to learn how strategic partnerships and collaboration are shepherding in a more responsible batch of raw materials.
Luxury sales are flattening amid a self-inflicted creativity crisis and price hikes, study finds
Consumers are buying fewer luxury goods, according to consultancy group Bain, which predicts luxury sales will plateau this year. The AP enumerates the reasons for the slow down, chief of which seems to be boredom. The sector isn’t innovating and creative director changes at several major luxury brands mean design directions are changing. Meanwhile, prices are going up as these companies are focused on the super wealthy and no longer courting aspirational shoppers. Read the article to learn which markets are faring better than others.