Munich, Germany - From 2 to 4 September 2014, the textile and clothing industry meets in Munich for MUNICH FABRIC START askick-off event for the Autumn.Winter 15/16 season. For three full days, everything revolves around the entirespectrum of the latest fabric and accessories innovations, equipment, findings and technologies from established manufacturers, weaving mills, printers and textile service providers, all staged for viewing by the fashion industryin the completely sold-out MOC and the neighbouring Zenith Halle.
950 international exhibitors with roughly 1,500 collections
Completely sold-out BLUEZONE
World-class trend seminars
New edition of the Designer’s Walk
Once again, approximately 20,000 international trade visitors are expected, including buyers, designers and product managers from renowned labels, who all utilize the ranges at MUNICH FABRIC START – from exclusive premium basics to high-fashion items in women’s and menswear – for the creation of their collections.
“We offer around 950 suppliers from 35 countries an ideal platform for the presentation of a total of 1,500 collections, ”states MUNICH FABRIC START Managing Director Wolfgang Klinder. “We see the compilation of this selective portfolio as one of our most important responsibilities, which enables us to serve the demands of the market and the most important segments in the currently best possible manner.”
The innovations in the denim and sportswear sectors will be presented on 2 and 3 September in the BLUEZONE in the neighbouring Zenith Halle, which is entirely sold out once again. Among the roughly 75 international weaving mills, finishers and laundries, there are several new participants, such as US Group, Denimco, Sartex and others. Simultaneously, BLUEZONE is experiencing a stronger demand and a desire for increased stand and presentation area which confirms this presentation date as an important event in the denim community‘s international trade fair calendar.
FASHION IN A DANCE BETWEEN CLARITY AND COMPLEXITY
With EXTRAandORDINARY, the coming season unites the usual with the unusual. After several extremely varied and expressive fashion seasons, the flood of creativity around styles, colours, cuts, themes, and their combination, is settling down somewhat. Visions and inspirations are coming increasingly from a space of clarity. None the less, the fashion landscape is still quite complex – the combination of individual elements remains decisive for a trendy look. Oversize, skin and fur, 3-dimensionality and patching are the progressive set screws on today’s fashion pulse.
BLUEZONE will be carrying the slogan “RACE and ZEN” – two life philosophies collide here to create a composition of contradictions that will serve as a stage for the presentation of the stylish and trendy range of denims and flats forthe 2015/2016 Autumn/Winter season. The tendencies here come from two directions: one is more technical and functional, featuring jeans with woven-in Kevlar and integrated protectors, while the other is more meditative, OM oriented and peaceful.
The Autumn.Winter 15/16 trends will be presented in the elaborately arranged Trend and Sample Areas, and in the Colour Forum in the foyer. We work to identify the essences from approximately 10,000 fabric submissions for this bundled information.
MUNICH FABRIC START Areas
COLLECTIONS offers the latest developments from around 600 international suppliers of woven and knit fabrics ofwool, cotton, silk, silk-like and functional materials in two trade fair halls, and additionally on two stories. ADDITIONALS represents a further major focus of the trade fair, with roughly 180 of the world’s leading suppliers offindings and accessories for the clothing industry.
In the ASIA SALON, approximately 100 key players present developments from China and Korea. The DESIGNSTUDIOS offer individual design solutions and progressive ideas from around the globe – in prints, patterns anddesigns. Meanwhile this area has established itself as a creative platform, and enjoys continuous development through the cooperative input of the represented studios and design agencies.
The organicselection – which, together with the ECO VILLAGE, continues to form the sustainability forum at MUNICHFABRIC START – will once again show a selection of 500 trendy, certified, sustainably produced fabrics. This isenhanced by roughly 100 certified accessories, which are identified by trade fair-proprietary labelling, and fulfil thestandards for sustainably produced products. Experts and scientists from international organisations will be available at ECO VILLAGE with services and information about the latest developments in sustainability.
DESIGNER’S WALK – Exclusive Trade Fair Tour for the Press
After the premiere and the overwhelming media response in January 2013, we are delighted to announce a new edition ofthe highly successful and much requested Designer’s Walk. Ali Ansari, Head of Design at Campus (Marc O’Polo), will invitean exclusive circle of journalists and trade press representatives to a trade fair tour, devised to create a vivid visualizationof the sourcing and origination process of a collection.
SAVE THE DATES:
DESIGNER’S WALK on Wednesday , 3 September 2014 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Meeting place: Press Lounge, Room 2KB in the foyer in front of Hall 1RSVP by Friday, 29 August 2014 via email to Isabel Mühlbauer: im@munichfabricstart.com
Please note that participation in the Designer’s Walk is only possible with advance registration, since a limited numberof people can be accommodated.
PRESS CONFERENCE on Wednesday , 3 September 2014 at 12:30 pm
The press conference for the 37th MUNICH FABRIC START takes place this year in a different location: on thefirstfloor in Room F131. After the press conference, attendees will be invited to have lunch together and discussthoughts and impressions.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
WGSN TREND SEMINAR A/W 15/16
As an official MUNICH FABRIC START trend partner, WGSN provides a comprehensive view of the trends for the 2015/2016 Autumn/Winter season. Register for this exclusive trend seminar using the following link: http://lp.wgsn.com/MunichFabricStart. Denim expert Natalie Singh presents a trendsetting forecast for the 2015/2016 Autumn/Winter season and beyond.Discover the most important key looks, fabrics, materials and colours of the upcoming trend themes, and get asneak peek at the evolving trends for the 2016 Spring/Summer season. Tuesday, 2 September 2014: 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Wednesday, 3 September 2014: 11:00 am & 2:00 pmHall 5 | BLUEZONE – WGSN Cinema
BEST-PRACTICE-WORKSHOP:
“Anyone who Wears Fashion can also Wear Responsibility”– Paths to Responsible Textile Sourcing
Remei AG & bluesign technologies ag Sourcing of textile products is increasingly becoming a strategy-relevant challenge. Growing public interest hascreated a climate in which environmental and social exploitation in production nations represent a risk insideof a company’s own supply chain. The topic is complex: Where do the largest challenges in sustainability andcompliance management lie in an unclear textile production chain? How can a purchasing company fulfil itsresponsibility? Is sustainable sourcing really more expensive than conventional sourcing? Or can it even provideadded value for the company’s own sustainability performance? The two companies Remei and bluesigntechnologies provide answers to these questions in a collaborative workshop.
Diane Gerth, Head of Sales, Remei AGPhilip Schär, Head Customer Relation Europe, bluesign technologies ag Wednesday, 3 September 2014: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
TRENDSEMINARS Raum K4 | Foyer Hall 4
BALAGANS ROCKT DIE BLUEZONE!
With a passion for denim, a love for craftsmanship and the courageto experiment, Balagans has developed its own denim designsignature far removed from the style parameters set by cowboysand work clothing – stitch by stitch – since its founding in 2011.By disregarding jeans traditions, and collaborating with artists andmusicians from the street, Balagans creates denim designs that tellstories. Balagans brings this energy to the BLUEZONE, and alsopresents an experimentally developed collection that will form theoutfits and styling of the hostesses and the team.
BLUEZONE | H5
MUNICH FABRIC NIGHT Oktoberfest
Directly after closing on the second trade fair evening, MFS extendsan invitation to the industry Oktoberfest. Roughly 3,000 guests areexpected to join in the fun, as the trade fair day fades away in thecelebratory atmosphere of an original Oktoberfest marquee. Wehave reserved a VIP table for you as a representative of the press.We do ask that you RSVP in advance, since we do have a limitednumber of spaces.
Source: Munich Fabric Start