Intertextile Apparel wraps for SS25 in Shanghai
China-based trade fair Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics concluded on March 8, after playing host to 3,000-plus exhibitors over three days of seminars and sourcing activity inside the city’s National Exhibition and Convention Center.
New exhibitors for the spring-summer 2025 edition included the countries of Spain, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Singapore. Dedicated pavilions were staged by Italy, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, whereas France and Turkey each took a “zone”.
Organisation-led pavilions were assembled by Korea Textile Center, certifying body Oeko-Tex and, once again, Austrian manmade cellulosic fibre (MMCF) producer Lenzing, the developer behind MMCFs like Tencel, Refibra and Ecovero.
Domestic and internal denim and jeanswear suppliers such as Prosperity, Advance, Siddiqsons, Orta, Dynasty, Freedom, Black Peony and more were all found in the show’s Beyond Denim section, located in hall 7.1.
Among innovations including recycled cellulose content Innocell fibres and “machine washable” Silkology silk, Hong Kong producer Advance Textile notably exhibited a selection of knitted denims at its own sprawling booth inside hall 5.1. Eastman’s Naia brand also showcased denim-related opportunities for the first time.
Although the Japanese pavilion (hall 5.1) did feature some denim fabric samples throughout, including from Toyoshima, director of international communications for organiser Japan Fashion Week’s textile division, Yuko Watanabe, told Inside Denim that the committee does not typically receive as many applications from denim suppliers as in the run-up to Milano Unica, for example, where several of the country’s producers tend to put together a dedicated denim booth within the Japan Observatory each time.
“In the future to come, maybe the situation will change,” she said.
The next event in the Intertextile portfolio, Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics, will take place between June 5 and 7. Autumn's edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will be held from August 27 to 29.
A look at the Beyond Denim hall's Denim China Trend display. Credit: World Trades Publishing.
