For the primary time, Texworld Evolution Paris is being held in downtown Paris on the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre from July 3 to five. Because the event celebrates 25 years, the venue will offer easier access to the center of Paris — fashion’s capital.

On this post-pandemic period and return to normal, the event might be hosting exhibitors from 20 countries. This special anniversary edition of Texworld Evolution Paris might be convening all its components in a single place: Texworld, Texworld Denim, Apparel Sourcing, Avantex and Leatherworld Paris.

With this recent configuration, buyers will experience more selections in a greater and more accessible location. There can even be more services for patrons, exhibitors, and visitors. For VIP buyers, there’s an improved T-Club (a VIP and press area that has private offices, a high-end concierge and a couple of “other surprises,” organizers said).

The exhibition can be set to be the biggest event for the reason that end of the COVID-19 health crisis with over 1,300 manufacturers expected in Hall 1 of the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre. This can be a 40% increase in participation in comparison with last February’s edition. It’s essential to notice that Chinese manufacturers “are almost back to their pre-crisis level, with the variety of exhibitors doubling at Apparel Sourcing Paris and increasing very strongly at Texworld Paris,” organizers said, adding that manufacturers from India, Turkey, Korea, and Taiwan have confirmed their attendance on the event based on their success on the February edition.

The July event arrives at a pivotal moment in the style industry. While the industry was clearly impacted by the pandemic, its recovery was quick — especially with the reopening of China. On a broader scale, Asian countries are energizing the market and have emerged as key sourcing areas for all of Europe, which organizers say is having positive repercussions on its textile and garment trade shows.

“Indeed, the July session has been sold out moderately quickly and we have now an extended waiting list for the February 2024 session,” noted organizers of Texworld Evolution Paris. “All the important thing players are desperate to increase their market share after this tough period they usually are willing to take a position massively. As a reminder, China, whose ability to rebound is well-known, alone accounts for nearly 33% of world exports. And the European Union stays its leading customer, ahead of america.”

It’s essential to notice that Texworld Evolution Paris is considered one of the main sourcing platforms worldwide for the style industry and is the biggest apparel sourcing show in Europe. The event showcases a broad spectrum of products from entry-level market staples to high end; all from mainly overseas manufacturers. “When other trade shows on the continent, comparable to PV, concentrate a greater array of European corporations, Texworld Evolution Paris provides a wonderful export opportunity for international suppliers comparable to Türkiye – and particularly Asian producers like India, South Korea and Southeastern Asia.

Texworld Evolution Paris also offers buyers to attach with the biggest suppliers within the industry while also discovering alternate sourcing destinations comparable to Ethiopia, Ghana, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan, amongst others. As such, the event is positioned as a must-attend sourcing partner for the style industry.

Regarding the event’s recent location and one-stop shop configuration, organizers said impetus for the change was based on a chance. “Our traditional venue is being revamped for the Paris 2024 Olympic games and, with the change of dates from September to July, we could ‘evolve’ to a slot in a more distinguished venue positioned throughout the city of Paris,” they noted. “This move to Paris intramuros should proceed for the next summer sessions, which is able to allow us to supply more services to exhibitors and buyers.”

Since Texworld Evolution Paris has been a pioneer in spotlighting and integrating sustainable practices and industry-leading innovation, this 12 months’s edition will proceed that tradition. The Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network, which incorporates the trade fairs in Paris, reiterated its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, which is in collaboration with the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network and the United Nations Office for Partnerships.

With innovation, Avantex was an earlier industry leader by hosting cutting-edge solutions while also serving as an academic platform. Today, sustainability and innovation are deeply intertwined in Avantex Paris.

Celebrating 25 Years of Fashion Sourcing

When Texworld Paris was launched within the late Nineties, the event allowed emerging textile manufacturers access to the continental and international markets. At first the event was a complementary offer to the Western European industry. Nevertheless it has since evolved and is now the important thing trade event for the style industry.

That evolution includes adding Apparel Sourcing in 2011, Avantex in 2015 and Leatherworld in 2018 — thereby forming a fashion sourcing hub in Paris. The Texworld and Apparel Sourcing brands have also been expanded to North American and Africa.

In those 25 years, the textile market has greater than doubled and is poised to grow significantly by 2030. “We now have seen a remarkable growth of production from the Asian continent but in addition a surge in consumption,” event organizers said. “Nowadays, Asia is providing nearly 80% of worldwide textile and garment. China is answerable for kind of half of that and while product quality has risen greatly within the last decade, the country is now tackling every aspect of CSR.”

When asked what’s next for fashion sourcing, Frédéric Bougeard, President of Messe Frankfurt France, within the years to come back, “it’s most probable that suppliers from Asia won’t only need an eminent export platform but in addition some dedicated support to develop their very own brands on mature markets. Messe Frankfurt France is a trade show organizer, and our shows may be real showcases for these brands, but we aim also to develop into service providers with the event of temporary showrooms and more.”

While there are exciting times ahead, let’s take look back over the past 25 years of fashion sourcing:

1997

Texworld was launched with 37 exhibitors on the CNIT La Défense in Paris as an internationally open platform for international apparel fabrics and trims manufacturers. The first edition welcomed 970 visitors.

Oct 2002

The primary Texworld organized by Messe Frankfurt France on the CNIT La Defense with a complete of 604 exhibitors from the main textile manufacturing countries worldwide and 13.300 trade buyers. In the approaching years the fair gains importance for the vertical (fast) fashion industry which contributes to its enormous growth and its development right into a MUST for the European and international fashion community.

July 2006

Launch of Texworld USA on the Jacob Javits Exhibition and Convention Center in Latest York City with 157 exhibitors and Lenzing Innovation Asia as its heart piece.

Feb 2007

Texworld Paris moves from the CNIT La Défense to Paris Le Bourget Exhibition Center.

Sept 2007

Apparels enters the fair in Paris with the first CTAF (China Textile and Apparel Fair)

July 2010

1st edition of Apparel Sourcing USA concurrently to Texworld USA on the Javits Exhibition and Convention Center in Latest York City

Sept 2011

Launch of Apparel Sourcing Paris with 127 manufacturers from China, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh concurrently to Texworld Paris. This segment of the textile supply chain is ready to grow in the approaching years.

Sept 2015

Launch of Avantex Paris dedicated to high-tech fashion fabrics, digitalization from fibre to finished product, revolutionary distribution, and sustainability with a participation of corporations and research institutions from Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Thailand.

2017

Launch of Texworld and Apparel Sourcing Addis Ababa as a part of ASFW (Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week)

2020

This 12 months was marked by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spring edition starting of February was already quite affected and the September show couldn’t happen as a consequence of worldwide travel restrictions.

2021

Despite the continued restrictions hybrid events were organized in February and in July under the umbrella of Texworld Evolution – le showroom at a studio location in downtown Paris. It was also the 12 months of switching the Autumn edition from September to the start of July.

2023

25 Years of Texworld Paris

Celebration time! With a delay of 1 12 months as a consequence of the pandemic, the approaching July edition will mark not only the twenty fifth anniversary of Texworld Paris but in addition the strong comeback of the trade fairs Texworld Paris, Apparel Sourcing Paris and Avantex Paris after a period of evolution.

Editor’s Note: Texworld Paris, Apparel Sourcing Paris, Avantex Paris and Leatherworld are a part of Texpertise – the textile business network supported with greater than 50 textile trade fairs in 11 countries and reflecting the complete value chain: research, development, yarns, fabrics, apparel, fashion, contract manufacturing, home and household textiles, technical textiles, processing, and cleansing technologies. Based on these international textile events, Texpertise forms a worldwide network for textile expertise. In collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, supported by the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network, Texpertise informs and mobilizes the textile sector to implement solutions for social, economic, and environmental change. For more information, visit: www.texpertise-network.com