View Premium Selection was held in Germany, July 16 to July 17, 2019. Leading international fabric, trim and denim suppliers presented more than 400 collections featuring their preview programs and current developments for the new autumn/winter 2020-21 season. The focus was on expressive, distinct velvets, vinyls, reflective surfaces, cords, transparencies, batiks, jacquards, burnouts, new camouflage and leopard prints as well as glitz and glamour in surprising color combinations and in a diverse range of techniques. A new circular holistic approach showcased bio-based or bio-engineered materials, new alternative qualities and the revitalisation of recycling and post-consumer waste.
The trade fair provided textile industry with valuable insights into current material innovations, color trends and future-oriented qualities, with which they could get a head start for planning and designing new collections.
A selection of ReSource articles was presented, enabling the early sourcing of sustainable and ecologically certified fabrics and trims. The latest material innovations were presented. There was a rethinking throughout all sectors and stages of the textile and fashion industry about sustainability, conscious consumption, resource saving processes, efficiency and quality. The topic of digitising materials promised both more sustainable and more efficient process solutions across the entire value chain, especially in design.
