With the show Messe Frankfurt, global leader in textile fairs, has expanded its portfolio in Turkey. The trade fair is fully booked, with 10 countries being represented by 115 exhibitors from China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.

Texworld Istanbul includes all product groups that are part of Messe Frankfurt’s apparel fabric brand events around the world. The exhibitors present cotton, embroidery and lace, knitted fabrics, wool and wool blends, silk and silky aspects, functional fabrics, linen, prints, design offices, accessories, fibres and yarns and denim.

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The Pakistan participation will present cotton and functional fabrics, whereas the Taiwanese group will showcase blended fabrics, knitted and functional fabrics for leisurewear and sportswear.

India, South Korea and Indonesia will display embroidery and lace, silk and silky aspects. Additionally, Turkey, South Korea and Taiwan will offer products for the knitwear sector. Taiwan, India and Pakistan will also present fibres and yarns in a separate product group area.

Further expansion

“The launch of Texworld Istanbul marks a very exciting point in the development of Messe Frankfurt in Turkey,” said Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition. “In the last ten years, our company has led the path for many Turkish textile professionals to a variety of international markets by offering high-quality fairs all across the globe. Now we are bringing the international fashion fabrics manufacturing base to Turkey.”

On the occasion of the official start of Texworld Istanbul, Messe Frankfurt and the Turkish Uludag Textile Exporters' Association (UTIB) will commit themselves to further expand their successful cooperation.

“Therefore, Mese Frankfurt and UTIB will sign a Memorandum of Understanding during the fair confirming the importance of our worldwide textile fairs for the Turkish textile and apparel industry,” said Braun.

Convenient location

Texworld Istanbul is targeting buyers and professional visitors from Turkey and from the surrounding regions, including the Middle East and the Gulf States, Central Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe and North Africa.

“Istanbul is a very convenient location for all these countries, with several daily flight connections to all major business centres in those regions. This will add to the dynamic trade environment of Texworld Istanbul, which will be a new meeting point for Asian and global fashion fabrics manufacturers and their buyers from those fast moving regions”, commented Tayfun Yardım, Deputy General Manager, Messe Frankfurt Istanbul.

Trend Forum and Seminars

During Texworld Istanbul, visitors have the opportunity to explore the Trend Forum designed by Texworld’s Art Directors Louis Gerin & Gregory Lamaud. It has put on display selected fabrics and accessories from participating exhibitors.

Six themes of influence have been disclosed in the Impulse trend book: Spontaneous Attraction, Brutal Poetization, Innocent Appropriation, Anonymous Quintessence, Abrupt Veins, dedicated to denim, and Fragmented Relics for accessories.

There are also dedicated seminar sessions by Texworld’s Art Directors Louis Gerin & Gregory Lamaud, as well as Peclers Paris presentations by Alexandre Fleveau & Maguelone Pare-Harroc. Vakko Esmod Istanbul Fashion Academy is giving a seminar by Nadia Haouach & Dominique Boillot.

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