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Germany's Puma sees sales growth, stronger margins in FY24

Puma has achieved 4.4 per cent sales growth in FY24, reaching €8.82 billion (~$9.61 billion), with gains across all regions and product divisions. EBIT remaine…

The Brands: How Caruso and Vitale Barberis Canonico explore new design paths

Within the upcoming edition of Milan Design Week 2025, Caruso, an excellence Italian tailoring brand, and Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the world's oldest w…

Fabrics , Technical Textiles

LIVA Miss Diva 2024 finale celebrates beauty, fashion & innovation

The LIVA Miss Diva 2024 Grand Finale on 7th March celebrated beauty, fashion, and digital influence. Ayushree Malik and Vipra Mehta won top titles, while Sudhr…

Fashion , Fabrics

Circular Catalyzer: Catching Up with Textile Expert Tricia Carey

Tricia Carey is ready for her next act. After spending nearly 25 years touting Tencel and denim innovations at Lenzing, then embarking on a rockier sojourn wit…

Fashion , Fabrics , Processing

27th Annual IFFTI Conference- 2025

About the Fair 24th Mar, 2025 to 28th Mar, 2025 at University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn, London , United Kingdom London College of Fashion (LCF) wel…

Searches for Real, Faux Fur Spike After Fashion Month

The fall 2025 collections were a step into a time machine to the 1990s, where a fur coat or shawl was as casual as spotting a supermodel on the runways of Bale…

Diesel Highlights Jacquard and Fringe Denim In New Campaign

Diesel unveiled “The Houseguests,” a Spring/Summer 2025 campaign that embodies the brand’s spirit of individuality, freedom and personal expression through iro…

Fabrics , Processing

The Road to Decarbonization? It’s Electrifying!

Responsible for between two to 10 percent of global emissions, the fashion industry has what the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) believes to be an “immense oppo…

Material World: Ganni Brings Celium to Paris, A Blunt Story on Plastic

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to …

Fashion , Fabrics

Working Smarter: Manjushree Spntek Expands Into Value-Added Products to Address Nonwoven Fabric Overcapacity

Executive Q&A with Rajat Kumar Kedia, Managing Director, Manjushree Spntek Pvt. Ltd., India To survive intense competition due to overcapacity in the Indian a…

Processing , Technical Textiles

Period Product Innovation

Who Are We Developing For? Innovation in the period product category has experienced a boost in recent years as part of the growing interest in women’s health…

The Shows: Texhibition Istanbul hit over 22,600 visitors and a high EU presence

The 7 th edition of the textile trade show Texhibition Istanbul, taking place on March 5–7, 2025, at the Istanbul Expo Center, registered the presence of 22,62…

Fabrics , Interior , Processing

Wrangler Debuts a Western-Meets-Boho Collection with Lainey Wilson

On Thursday, the Kontoor Brands-owned brand released its second women’s collection co-designed by the ACM 2024 Entertainer of the Year. The latest installment…

Archroma adds deep red to Avitera range

Textile chemical specialist Archroma has launched a new variant of Avitera SE, the established reactive dye technology for cellulosic fibres and blends that te…

Eurofins launches test for commodity chemicals

NORTHAMPTON – Chemical management testing company Eurofins has introduced what it claims is the market's first test for commodity chemicals used in textile, le…

Fabrics

G-III's CEO Morris Goldfarb on Growth Amid Tariffs & Other Challenges

So while he is mindful of President Donald Trump’s trade wars and acknowledges that tariffs will likely force him to raise prices, Goldfarb also feels ready. …

Rising US tariffs may shift polyurethane-coated fabric market trends

Japan leads the US polyurethane-coated fabric market with $161.41 million exports in 2024, focusing on premium products. China, the second-largest supplier, fa…

Interior

Shima Seiki showcases innovation at CHPE 2025

Shanghai, China Company presents latest design software for the hosiery industry at leading Shanghai show. Leading Japanese knitting technology innovator Shi…

Fabrics , Processing

Coats nears 50% sustainability milestone

Coats Group plc, the world’s leading manufacturer of thread and structural components for apparel and footwear, is on track to exceed 50% use of sustainable ma…

System Map launched to drive decarbonisation

MUMBAI - The H&M Foundation has teamed up with consultants Accenture to launch a 'System Map' which aims to map out the fashion and textile industry's path to …

Fashion , Fabrics

Shima Seiki showcases innovation at CHPE 2025

Leading Japanese knitting technology innovator Shima Seiki is set to exhibit at the 19th Shanghai International Hosiery Purchasing Expo (CHPE 2025) in Shanghai…

Fabrics , Processing

US tariffs may reshape plastics-coated textile fabric trade dynamics

India leads the US nonwoven fabric market with a strong RCA of 20.85 and a competitive unit price of $2.21/kg. Germany dominates premium segments at $12.07/kg,…

Fabrics , Technical Textiles

US' Macy's partners with Good American for major retail expansion

Good American, co-founded by Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede, is launching at Macy's in Spring 2025, expanding to 79 stores by Fall. This partnership enhances …

Germany' Puma unveils Magical Harry Potter collection with Warner Bros

Puma and Warner Bros. Discovery have launched a Harry Potter collection inspired by Gryffindor and Slytherin. Featuring Quidditch-themed apparel, including T7 …

Sustainable partnership for advanced materials and processes

MM, dfv (Source: MM, dfv) Filo's renewed partnership with C.L.A.S.S., a prominent international eco-hub, is once again improving creative and accountable inn…

Fabrics

Sarah Arora | Co-founder & Creative Director | Sansaar

We use high-quality, responsibly sourced materials Sansaar, a brand by D'Decor, is a tribute to conscious living, where luxury meets sustainability. Rooted in …

Matthew J. Rowe | CEO | Canadian Wool Council

We are proactive in diversifying our trade relationships The Canadian Wool Council (CWC) is a non-profit organisation focused on developing practical opportuni…

Fabrics

Good discussions at JEC World

Karl Mayer Technical Textiles reaffirmed its position as a key partner in the composites industry at JEC World, held from 4 to 6 March 2025 in Paris. The manuf…

Technical Textiles

Cotton supply demand and trade – March 2025

A new economic report from Cotton Incorporated, gives figures from the USDA, which reports a small increase in world cotton production (+500,000 bales to 121.0…

Fabrics

First division knitters choose the Montex

Market-leading knitted fabric manufacturers from Portugal to Pakistan rely on Monforts Montex stenters for accurate and highly automated handling during essent…

Fabrics

Saurabh Kumar Srivastava | Business Head | The Sock Street

Comfort and eco-consciousness have been core to the brand’s philosophy The Sock Street is a dynamic Indian brand redefining men’s socks as a bold fashion state…

Fabrics , Processing , Technical Textiles

EU's Clean Industrial Deal Would Boost Green Manufacturing

Wood-based fiber maker Lenzing Group is among the companies advocating for the implementation of the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal, seeing the in…

Apparel Prices Rose in February, Could Go Higher As China Pushes Back

Inflation cooled in February to 2.8 percent, but apparel prices inched up 0.6 percent. Overall, the Consumer Price Index rose just 0.2 percent in February, se…

Shoe Prices Rise Modestly in February 2025 as Tariff Threat Looms

Shoe prices decelerated in February in tandem with overall inflation, according to the latest data from the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America ( FD…

Fabrics

EU, Canada Slap US With Retaliatory Duties

The trade partners on Wednesday announced plans to hike up import duties on a range of U.S.-made goods, including textiles, agricultural products, alcohol and …

Speaker Details: Sourcing Journal Sustainability Summit 2025

Michelle Gabriel is an educator, researcher, and strategist specializing in the systems, approaches, policies, and laws necessary to establish widespread susta…

Speaker Details: Sourcing Journal Sustainability Summit 2025

Inka Apter is Director of Material Sustainability and Integrity for sustainable fashion brand Eileen Fisher. Ms. Apter has led Eileen Fisher’s R&D team for ov…

Fashion , Fabrics

International festival of textile crafts, textile art and design- 2025

21st Mar, 2025 to 23rd Mar, 2025 at Maretsch Castle, Bolzano, Italy In occasion of the Festival Textile Manufactur, 10th edition, a new renowned location has b…

Fabrics

Material Mixing and Bold Denim Silhouettes Trend at Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week concluded on Tuesday, wrapping up a month-long first look at Fall/Winter 2025-2026 denim trends and themes. Material mixing made up part of…

Monthly Cotton Economic Newsletter: March 2025

Recent Price Movement Cotton benchmarks were either flat or slightly lower over the past month. In early March, prices for the nearby May ICE/NY futures cont…

Fabrics , Interior

Puma FY Earnings 2024: 4 Percent Rise, Conservative Guidance for 2025

Puma said sales grew 4 percent last year, boosted by a strong year-end, but the German sportswear company lowered its forecast for 2025 operating profit as it …

The Materials: How Polartec increases its fabrics’ performance and sustainability

Polartec, a brand of the American chemical company Milliken & Company and creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, has expanded its Power Shiel…

BlueCherry: Geopolitical Uncertainty Is Retailers' Top 2025 Concern

BlueCherry is Computer Generated Systems ( CGS)’s fashion and apparel supply chain software. This iteration of the report marks the 10th anniversary of collect…

25% of Retailers ‘Shrouded in Supply Chain Fog,’ Avery Dennison Reports

Avery Dennison’s latest report revealed what the digital identification provider deemed serious item-level visibility limitations. The findings within the “Bo…

Microfibre research findings revealed at university event

LEEDS - Pioneering research by academic and industry experts into textile fibre fragmentation - including microplastic shedding - was the subject of a symposiu…

Fashion , Fabrics

Inditex updates on sustainability progress

Zara owner Inditex has outlined its latest sustainability achievements which includes key progress towards its previously announced 2030 targets. Reporting fu…

Fanatics, Nike Back Binding Agreement to Fight Workplace Sexual Violence in Indonesia

The Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice, whose negotiation was supported by the labor watchdogs Worker Rights Consortium, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance an…

Spain's Inditex plans $1.96 bn investment for growth in 2025

Inditex expects 5 per cent annual gross space growth in 2025-26, investing €1.8 billion ($1.96 billion) in store optimisation, technology and online platforms.…

Inditex 2024 Sales, Profits Surge as Fashion Giant Sharpens Operations

Inditex said its more efficient stores and multimillion-euro investments in manufacturing and logistics were paying off with EBITDA, or earnings before interes…

The Materials: Touchless and washable: the future lays in electronic fabrics

Will wearable technology lead the future of fashion? A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University in The UK, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf…

Processing

Germany's Puma sees sales growth, stronger margins in FY24

Puma has achieved 4.4 per cent sales growth in FY24, reaching €8.82 billion (~$9.61 billion), with gains across all regions and product divisions. EBIT remaine…

The Brands: How Caruso and Vitale Barberis Canonico explore new design paths

Within the upcoming edition of Milan Design Week 2025, Caruso, an excellence Italian tailoring brand, and Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the world's oldest w…

Fabrics , Technical Textiles

LIVA Miss Diva 2024 finale celebrates beauty, fashion & innovation

The LIVA Miss Diva 2024 Grand Finale on 7th March celebrated beauty, fashion, and digital influence. Ayushree Malik and Vipra Mehta won top titles, while Sudhr…

Fashion , Fabrics