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ITS:Denim, accessories, functional fabrics major highlights

intertextile shanghaiAutumn 2014 edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China, from October 20 to 23, 2014. Exhibition will see a newly designed Beyond Denim hall with increased capacity to meet the domestic demand. Accessories halls will witness a wide range of fashionable accessories and functional fabrics are another highlight of the fair.

Beyond Denim gets bigger & better

This year’s fair will boast 15 halls, with over 3,800 international and domestic exhibitors featured across more than 170,000 sq. mtr.of space.Following the success of last year’s denim zone, the newly designed and enlarged Beyond Denim hall will feature around 150 exhibitors from six countries and regions. This year’s denim area expands to an entire hall witnessing a 25 per cent increase in exhibition space compared to last year.

Wide range of fashionable accessories

In addition to denim products, accessories and functional fabrics are also a highlighted product category this year. Over 550 domestic and international accessories suppliers will feature in two halls (E6 – E7), with both garment and fashion accessories on display. Buyers can find a wide range of new accessories at the fair including a selection of zippers, buttons, lace & embroidery, linings / interlinings, threads, labels, hangtags, tape, appliqués / sequins / beads / rhinestones and fashion accessories. An Accessories Trend Forum will be located in hall E7 next to the overseas accessories zone displaying a variety of products reflecting the upcoming trends.

Esquel Enterprises is a well-established exhibitor from Hong Kong. Buttons, embroideredintertextile shanghai patches, hangers, labels, tape, polybags, eco-friendly trims and packaging are their featured products at the upcoming fair. They will offer a wide selection of eco- friendly trims. Their one-stop branding and packaging solutions provide buyers with flexible and effective solutions for the low-end,mid-range and high-end / luxury markets.

Functional fabrics in focus

Mirroring current trends in the textiles industry, functional fabrics and products are the other focus areas at the fair. The exhibitors taking part are looking to benefit from the increase in demand in China for functional fabrics and see the fair as the best way to do this. Various kinds of functional fabrics will be showcased, with properties such as thermo-regulation, moisture wicking, increased durability, elasticity, windproof and more. In the domestic market in particular, functional fabrics for sportswear, ladieswear and menswear are in high demand.

One of the exhibitors is Toyobo from Japan, which will highlight new types of CERAM (far infrared radiation) at the fair. CERAM has been sold in the Chinese market for decades and is well-known to many customers. Their showcased products contain new functions and focus on cleanliness and safety. Retailers and sports-related companies are the target buyers for this product.

Directions Trend Forum

Meanwhile, the Intertextile Directions Trend Forum will once again showcase the trends for autumn / winter 2015-16 in hall W1, and this year features special labelling for eco and functional fabrics and products to help buyers more easily identify these items.Running concurrently with this fair are two other events: Yarn Expo Autumn and PH Value, which are located within the same venue as Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and take place over three days from October 20 to 22.

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is co-organised by MesseFrankfurt (HK); the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT; and the China Textile Information Centre.

 

 

 

 
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