Expanded sourcing opportunities, top-tier educational experiences, and curated trends lead the way on the co-located event’s evolved and elevated show floor.
Texworld Evolution New York City, the largest sourcing event on the East Coast, returned to the Javits Center this January 31 – February 2 for an exhilarating Winter 2023 Edition.
The event delivered a dynamic, expansive marketplace to 3,500+ attendees which featured thousands of textiles and garments from 330+ global manufacturers and suppliers representing over 17 countries.
New and Continued Partnerships
Printsource, the leading textile and surface design show in the US, made its debut on the show floor this winter. This new partnership brings expanded product offerings and resources to buyers.
A must-see for fashion and home textile executives, editors, retailers, merchandisers, product developers, designers, creative directors, and other industry professionals, Printsource proved to be the perfect complement to Texworld NYC’s expansive sourcing event. “We were thrilled to welcome Printsource to the show floor. The co-located event is a true one-stop-shop for global textile and apparel sourcing” comments, Jennifer Bacon, Vice President, Fashion and Apparel Shows, Messe Frankfurt.
After a successful summer debut, Global Footwear Sourcing, a partnership show between Texworld NYC, Material Exchange, and the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America, returned to the co-located event.
Visitors were able to source and explore a wide range of footwear components including leather, synthetic, laces, insole, outsole, webbing and ribbon, thread and yarn, hardware and more inside the specialty showcase as well as attend niche educational seminars led by footwear industry professionals.
Premier Education + Curated Trends
More than just sourcing, Texworld Evolution New York City is a forum for the industry to learn and stay up-to-date on the latest innovations in textile and state of the trade industry. Attendee favourites, Textile Talks and the Lenzing Seminar Series, returned with an impressive line-up of industry expert speakers from leading brands including Everlane, Urban Outfitters, J.Crew, Lenzing Fibers, Material Innovation Initiative, and more.
The highly anticipated winter 2023 program was designed to offer insightful and informative sessions for every role and level of experience across all segments of the industry.
A key show floor feature, the Texworld Trend Showcase, returned with the latest material innovations and color palettes for the Spring/Summer 2024 season, curated by New York-based agency, Doneger | TOBE. Along with spearheading the design for the showcase, Creative Director Kai Chow offered visitors insight into the four unique themes surrounding his vision of ‘Sobriety’ during a one-day only seminar and Explore the Floor tour of the trend showcase.
Aligning with the growth of Texworld Evolution, footwear components and print designs from both co-located partnership shows, Global Footwear Sourcing and Printsource, were also highlighted within the Trend Showcase.
Looking Ahead
Save the Date! The Summer 2023 Edition of Texworld Evolution New York City will be held at the Javits Center on July 18-20, 2023.
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