Texworld USA Zeitgeist - Winter 2019

SHOW DATES

JANUARY 21 - 22

ZEITGEIST

2019 WINTER EDITION

LOCAL LOFT RETURNS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CO-FOUNDERS OF

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GLOBAL FASHION EXCHANGE

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EXHIBITING COUNTRIES

THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES

SPOTLIGHT: SUSTAINABILITY NEW COMPANIES ON

RESOURCE ROW GET EDUCATED!

LENZING SEMINAR SERIES

& MORE

NOTEWORTHY EXHIBITORS CHINA

Zhangjiagang Unitex Co., Ltd

An apparel manufacturing company that specializes in garment manufacturing using eco-friendly fabrics with their monthly capacity at 4.5 million pieces per month. OEKO-TEX certifications available.

BOOTH K68

HONG KONG

iPalette

Develops cotton & cotton blend fabrics.

Supplies certificates for GOTS, BCI Cotton and OEKO-TEX standards. Supply chains are located in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand & India to develop fabrics to accommodate customer’s manufacturing needs.

BOOTH H60

INDIA

Exotica Exports

Produces hand embroidered fabrics, trims & appliques for the bridal & evening wear markets.

Design concepts & creativity is their specialty using a variety of hand embroidered techniques.

BOOTH I63

KOREA

Eugene Global

A textile manufacturing company specializing in knitwear. Their market is women’s knits & activewwear. They are the largest knitwear manufacturer of VISCOSE in Korea with eco-friendly fabrics.

BOOTH J05

Visitors sourcing fabrics at Texworld USA

Texworld USA winter edition 2018 show floor

MAURITIUS

Esquel Group

A global textile & apparel manufacturer with a vertically-integrated supply chain that goes from cotton to retail. They manufacture over 100 million pieces of garments annually for leading brands.

BOOTH H30

NEPAL

Rijan and Shrijan Pashmina Udhyog Known worldwide for cashmere goods, R & S Pashmina take great pride in developing the finest entirely handmade products. While preserving & promoting traditional techniques of Nepal, they have revived the art of dying, hand weaving & hand spinning.

BOOTH J34

PERU

Textil Carmelita SAC

Dedicated to the production and export of high quality garments, production is mainly directed to the USA & Europe. They seek to constantly improve their services to achieve the highest levels of quality with highly skilled personnel in the textile industry, the newest technology in machinery & more.

BOOTH I36

TAIWAN

Gaychun

Trend-setting embroidery manufacturer bringing designs alive with continuous development in texture, creativity, technology & design.

BOOTH H20

TURKEY

Acar Tekstil

Specializes in yarn dyeing & production of cotton, VISCOSE, LYOCELL etc. They supply design & manufacture related products & cooperative solutions to the top ready-to-wear brands in Europe & the USA. BOOTH H35

USA

Golden Green

A full service compliant knitwear manufacturer.

Services include fabric knitting, design, product development, pattern making, cutting, sewing, specialty dyeing & more. Key categories include contemporary womenswear, sleepwear, athleisure, menswear & childrendwear. They offer key full service compliant knitwear production facilities in Guatemala for flexibility & customer needs.

BOOTH I30

local loft LOCAL LOFT RETURNS FOR THE WINTER 2019 EDITION TO TEXWORLD USA & APPAREL SOURCING USA. THE SPACE IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE SHOWS TO HIGHLIGHT DOMESTIC AND SUSTAINABLE APPAREL FACTORIES, CONTRACTORS & SERVICES. THIS AREA WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO THE MANY ATTENDEES WHO ARE DESPERATELY SEEKING LOCALLY-SOURCED PRODUCTION FACILITIES.

SAVE THE DATE

JULY 22-24, 2019

JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER NEW YORK CITY

EDUCATION AT A GLANCE SEMINARS

organized by Lenzing Fibers

TRADE WARS, TARIFFS AND STRATEGIC SOURCING

From Section 301 tariffs and the resulting retaliation, to trade agreement renegotiations, the USA is involved in a myriad of complex and rapidly changing scenarios that can dramatically affect costs. With apparel tariffs as high as 32% and additional punitive tariffs possibly adding as much as 25% more, no apparel importer can afford to be uninformed or caught off guard.

Come learn the latest strategies for anticipating and mitigating what’s happening on the trade front.

REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION IN TEXTILES

The textile industry uses vast amounts of water for finishing and dyeing, often because technology hasn’t advanced much since the 1800’s. New innovations are on the horizon that help the industry be a more responsible consumer.

MINTMODA’S TREND TALES & TRIBES SPRING / SUMMER 2020

Sharon Graubard will present MintModa’s compelling style narratives, providing clear direction for items, fabrics, prints, accessories & footwear for all fashion markets. The comprehensive talk features color palettes referenced in Color Atlas

by Archroma swatches. Each ‘Trend Tale’ is linked to consumer insights and influences from street fashion, art, film, technology & other cultural movements.

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JAN

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TEXTILE TALKS HOW TO MAKE MASSIVE PROGRESS IN YOUR FASHION BUSINESS THIS YEAR

Join StartUp FASHION for a discussion about how to overcome four major roadblocks in fashion business growth.

Covering mindset, business operations, goal setting, & finding community, this talk will teach you how to take action in your business & reach your entrepreneurial goals.

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE CHINESE TEXTILE & APPAREL INDUSTRY

Listen to a presentation from the director of the China Textile Information Center and Office for Social Responsibility to learn how China is working on developments for sustainable solutions in the textile industry.

THE SUSTAINABLE JOURNEY OF REFORMATION

Reformation makes pieces from super sustainable materials, rescued deadstock, fabrics & repurposed vintage clothing.

Get the inside scoop on the sustainable journey of their womenswear brand & how it can impact others in the industry.

MON

JAN

Join Andrea Reyes of NYC Trade Fair Coalition as she introduces visitors to the Resource Row participants for Winter 2019. Each Resource Row partner will give attendees a snapshot of what their organization does & how they can support your business.

WALK THE FLOOR WITH MINTMODA

Discover Texworld USA suppliers that can help bring your S/S20 design concepts to life led by Sharon Graubard, Founder & Creative Director of MintModa, trend forecast service & consultancy. MintModa supports your brand’s design process, bringing focus, ease & speed to seasonal development & production.

TEXWORLD USA SHOWCASE REVIEW

A deep description of this seasons colors, textures & aspects through the curated textile of the season.

Join Texworld Art Directors , Louis & Gregory, for an inspirational journey through the textile offerings at Texworld USA.

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EXPLORE THE FLOOR TOUR OF RESOURCE ROW

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RESOURCE ROW re source | rē-sȯrs \ rō .

(noun)

1. A platform within Texworld USA. 2. Value-ad for attendees searching for complimentary industry resources, including business development tools, recycling solutions, trend forecasters & textile education materials.

NEW! ACHROMA COLOR MANAGEMENT BOOTH C34

A global color & specialty chemicals company headquartered in Reinach near Basel, Switzerland. It operates with 3,000 employees over 35 countries & with 24 production sites. Its three businesses – Brand & Performance Textile Specialties, Packaging & Paper Specialties & Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants – delivering specialized performance & color solutions to meet customers’ needs in their local markets, touching & coloring people’s lives every day, everywhere.

BRIGHT LABEL BOOTH A24 A platform that leverages mobile technology & digital labeling to help brands dramaticallly increase transparency, enhance customer engagement & tell the stories behind their products.

BROOKLYN FASHION + DESIGN ACCELERATOR (BF+DA) BOOTH E24 A Pratt Institute initiative, is a hub for ethical fashion & design that provides design entrepreneurs, creative technologists & industry professionals with the resources they need to transform their ideas into successful, triple bottom line businesses.

NEW! ECOTEXTILE NEWS BOOTH E23

For 12 years, Ecotextile News has provided unrivaled expert comments & broken thousands of new stories on environmental & social compliance in the global textile supply chain. Available in print, online, & mobile app formats.

FABSCRAP BOOTH D24

A convenient pickup of textile waste from commercial businesses in NYC, including fashion brands, interior designers, tailors, cutting rooms, & the entertainment industry. Building a network of students, artists, crafters, emerging designers, & industrial processors to reuse & recycle fabric scraps & utilizes new technologies to maximize diversion from landfill.

FASHIONDEX, INC. BOOTH B24

An apparel industry publisher & consultant specializing in up-to-date, on-line, in-person & in-print sourcing, design, production, & sustainable fashion information since 1992.

FASHION MINGLE BOOTH A23

A fashion tech startup that is pioneering a powerful networking platform for fashion industry professionals. They believe that growing a successful fashion business begins with a strong local fashion community. They are building local fashion directories in 100+ metro areas. With over 70 categories, their network will connect fashion entrepreneurs in every major city with the professionals they need to grow their business.

NEW! FASHION REVOLUTION BOOTH F23 Their international mission is focused on programming, events & educational resources. They want to educate & engage people in the US. about the social & environmental impact of their clothing purchases, so that they demand a more sustainable fashion industry & circular economy for all.

NEW! FOURSOURCE BOOTH C28

The world’s largest sourcing network for the apparel industry. Buyers & manufacturers gain global market transparency, find matching business partners & speed-up their processes. FOURSOURCE, headquartered in Berlin, was founded by experienced technology innovators & industry experts. The team’s first-hand experience of the industry challenges motivates them to drive transparency & standardization into a highly-fragmented, global sourcing market.

NEW! GLOBAL FASHION EXCHANGE BOOTH C36

An international platform promoting sustainability in the fashion industry with inspiring forums, educational content & cultural events. Through interactive clothing swaps, GFX empowers consumers to take action for a better environment while they stylishly renew their wardrobe & save hundreds of thousands of clothes from going to the landfill.

HELPSY BOOTH C23 Makes reusing & recycling your clothes & shoes more convenient & easy than ever. They are a for-profit B corp with a social mission. With over 1,700 collection containers in the Northeast USA, (& growing), they collected 20 million pounds of clothes last year. In addition, they do next day at-home pickup of clothing in select areas & are widening that footprint monthly.

Currently, they are the largest collector in the Northeastern USA.

MINTMODA BOOTH F24 A brand-new subscription based trend service is the brainchild of trusted forecaster Sharon Graubard & team. They provide an easy-to-navigate platform & highly-curated content. Their highly visual & immersive narratives & at-a-glance approach offer clear direction & inspiration —bringing focus & speed to your creative process, concept development & production.

NYC FAIR TRADE COALITION BOOTH D23 An all-volunteer grassroots organization that promotes fair trade businesses & retailers in New York City & educates consumers on the importance of fair trade. It partners with ethically-aligned businesses, retailers, NGOs, & citizens in New York City to host events and engage the public in dialogue. They offer members advertising support through their social media channels, coordinates sales events, & fosters networking among ethical & fair trade businesses.

QUEEN OF RAW BOOTH B23

The design industry has a supply/demand probem. Designers struggle to find high end raw materials, & factories, while brands around the world struggle to sell the quality excess stock that currently sits in the warehouse & eventually makes its way to a landfill. Their online marketplace helps to bridge the gap.

NEW! SCOOP-SCORECODE TEXTEIS SA BOOTH D33

Based in Portugal, for the last 25 years have been a building a reputation as a strategic partner in the manufacturing of apparel for some of the largest brands in the world. They have been recognized for their core competencies in the sports apparel market. In this challenging inudstry they make strong & deliberate leadership decisions on pursuing responsible manufacturing.

They pride themselves on their strong focus on ethical & sustainable supply chain management.

SOURCE inspirations s/s 2020

COMMITTED TO GREEN

SPOTLIGHT: SUSTAINABILITY ECO-FRIENDLY EXHIBITORS Everest Textile | Taiwan BOOTH I40

A leading sustainable enterprise with all of its processes & products certified by the Swiss Blue Sign organization. Their mission is to develop fusion innovation fashion & functional fabrics based on biobased materials. With more than 300 business partners, they have close relationships with Nike, Patagonia, The North Face & more.

Mahmood Textiles | Pakistan

For winter 2019, our SPOTLIGHT is sustainability.

Now more than ever, our exhibitors are implementing ethical practices in their businesses. We invite you to visit & join our many educational sessions focusing on ecofriendly practices within the industry.

OUR UPCYCLING STORY

BOOTH I59

Known for its high quality cotton & owning the largest ginning factory networking in Asia, they are committed to taking special precautionary measures to ensure that no environmentally unacceptable effluent is discharged into the environment. They are internationally certified in Fairtrade ISO, Supima, LYCRA, OEKO-TEX, COM4, Cotton USA, Confidence in Textiles, SEDEX, Wrap, C-TPAT, Organic & GOTS, Certified

by Control, Union, NFEH, OHSAS, GMP & WWF D.

Sarasavi Exports (Pvt) Ltd. | Sri Lanka BOOTH J20

In operation for more than 34 years & have developed innovative & sustainable supply solutions to deliver high quality products. They are South Asia’s second largest socks & tight manufacturer & work with various companies in the UK & USA.

Kash Garments (Pvt) Ltd. | Sri Lanka BOOTH J22

Established in 2015, Kash Garments (Pvt) Ltd. produces printed, plain, jacquard & yarn dye fabrics specializing in outerwear. Our printing patterns follow the latest fabric trends. All fabrics are prepared with the latest technologies in our dye laboratory for endless color options.

TEXWORLD USA & APPAREL SOURCING USA ARE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY & ECOFRIENDLY PROCESSES. A PERCENTAGE OF OUR SHOW BAGS FOR THE WINTER 2019 EDITION WERE MADE USING RECYCLED BANNERS & MATERIALS FROM THE PREVIOUS SHOW. WE FEEL THAT BY CONSERVING OUR RESOURCES WE CAN HELP TO ESTABLISH A CLEANER & MORE PROSPEROUS PLANET.

What was your initial goal?

The sustainability conversation can sometimes feel heavy, daunting and confusing. Especially if you’re a general consumer that wants to make responsible choices but has no idea where to start.

We saw this white space and knew we needed to be the optimistic voice in the industry to inspire - not scare - people into making positive change. We also knew the focus needed to be on ONE, simple thing people could do. There’s 2.5 billion pounds of clothing going into landfills each year, and we all have the power to change that, so we started with clothing swaps to educate people on recycling and give garments an extended life.

“What started as a PATRICK DUFFY & BROOKE BLASHILL Co-Founders of Global Fashion Exchange What is the Global Fashion Exchange?

The Global Fashion Exchange (GFX) is a sustainable fashion platform empowering people to change the way they shop.

From inspiring consumers to recycle their clothes to collaborating with brands to create sustainable product collections, our goal is to help close the loop on fashion. We do this through educational content, cultural events and brand consulting.

How did you create the idea for Global Fashion Exchange?

Both of us were frustrated with the dangerous amount of waste in the fashion industry and had personal missions to make a positive impact. We met back in 2013, Brooke was a senior executive in fashion marketing and Patrick was a creative director in nightlife/ hospitality. Not long into our very first conversation, we made a vow to change the world together. It seemed a little crazy at the time and we didn’t know exactly how this would manifest itself, but we shared a vision to get people excited about the topic of sustainability.

small community of clothing swaps has now grown into a global platform for positive change.

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Can you describe a Global Fashion Exchange clothing swap?

These aren’t just any old clothing swaps – we host exciting cultural events with musicians, art installations, and a boutique style swapping experience where people are squealing over their amazing finds. These range from private experiences with 50 people to large scale events at cultural institutions like the Victoria Albert Museum in UK, CCB in Lisbon and Fed Square in Melbourne, as well as huge venue takeovers like Madison Square Garden and the Brooklyn Mirage with thousands of attendees.

Our guests learn about sustainability, take immediate action on-site and then share their positive experience over social media, helping to further educate their friends. We’ve grown quickly because we hit on something no one else was doing – making sustainability fun.

Q&A What are you most proud of so far?

What started as a small community of clothing swaps has now grown into a global platform for positive change.

Through our campaigns and events, we’ve reached over 1 billion people across six continents. We’ve built a network of amazing partners at the United Nations, brands like H&M and organizations such as Fashion Revolution and Common Objective, as well as on-boarded GFX ambassadors in 32 countries. In addition to partnering with global thought leadership events like REMODE, NEYONET, OMINA, WEAR + Australia Circular Fashion, one of our biggest accomplishments in 2018 was surpassing our goal to give “new life” to 1 million pounds of clothes. We did this through our Global Fashion Exchange event series and in partnership with Wearable Collections, which has clothing collections across the state.

What’s next for the Global Fashion Exchange?

We will continue making an impact through our innovative clothing swap events, curated talk series and cultural activations around the world. GFX will help make these experiences available to even more people with our downloadable global toolkit that allows communities to host their own local events. A big focus in the coming year is continuing to grow our relationships with government organizations, engaging with key stakeholder groups and further developing our brand consultancy to help drive change at the business level.

CARRIE FREIMAN Director of Sustainability, Reformation A lot of focus of your work has been on environmental impacts. What about social?

One of the most powerful things about the sustainable fashion movement is illuminating the people behind our clothes. At Reformation, we’re lucky to have our own sustainable factory in Los Angeles. It’s more than “made in the U.S.A.”—it’s about opportunity, dignity, and truly fair work. We do product development, manufacturing, and shipping all from our factory. Our hourly pay exceeds the California minimum wage and we’re working towards living wages across the board. We provide health benefits to our manufacturing team, and extra perks like massages and ESL classes. Having our own factory is also a huge opportunity in understanding the challenges that many of our manufacturing partners go through. It enables us to pilot ideas for capacity building, efficiency and remediation efforts which ultimately helps us to understand and improve the effects of our purchasing practices.

We’ve been seeing a lot about circularity in the industry. What is your approach to promoting more circular systems and what are some of the barriers?

There are actually enough clothing and textiles in existence today to meet our global annual demand. This year we set the goal of recirculating 75,000 garments. In addition to our vintage retail projects, and RefRecyling program, we recently launched a collaboration with

thredUP to promote resale and recycling of clothing, and give our customers an incentive to do so. We have also been working on a handful of projects to incorporate circularity in all steps of the value chain like maximizing recycled content in new fabric developments. I think the challenges in circular design really begins with education of product development departments. Two thirds of the sustainability impact happens at the raw materials stage so it’s important for designers to think about how their sourcing decisions will affect environmental and social performance such as garment care implications and the potential for circularity. We’ve been focusing a lot on training our designers and product developer teams around our sustainable fiber standards so they can be more accountable for these decisions.

I also think that the industry needs more accessible recycling systems and businesses that enable the reuse and recycling of post consumer textiles.

Q&A

all wake up and put on clothes every day, so our decisions have an impact whether we realize it or not. We all have the opportunity to make change. At Reformation, we accepted the challenge of thinking about all the costs in creating fashion—not just the price tag. RefScale tracks our environmental footprint by adding up the pounds of carbon dioxide emitted, gallons of water we use, and pounds of waste we generate. Then we calculate how Reformation’s products help reduce these impacts compared with most clothes bought in the US. The whole equation follows the lifecycle of our clothes—everything from growing textile fibers and making fabric, dyeing, moving materials, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, garment care, and even recycling clothes when you’re done with them.

What are your future goals at Reformation?

KATHLEEN TALBOT VP of Operations & Sustainability, Reformation Why is sustainability important in the fashion industry, and what do you think is the role of brands to “clean up”?

Fashion is the third most polluting industry in the world, and the second largest consumer of water. Making fabric uses water, energy, chemicals, and other resources that most people don’t think about, or ever see. That invisibility makes talking about the true costs of fashion difficult. For the average consumer, it feels abstract and definitely not a part of our day-to-day life. But we

We still have a lot of work to do at Reformation and as an industry. But we are certain that the future of fashion is bright and it’s success will rest in both technology, innovation, collaboration between brands and suppliers, and empowering customer engagement. We want to be a part of solutions to clean up, whether that’s helping to develop new closed-loop fibers, or innovating more-efficient dyeing practices. We see opportunity in collaborating with like-minded brands, suppliers and other stakeholders to try and overcome our challenges and create innovative solutions.

“Making fabric

uses water, energy, chemicals, and other resources that most people don’t think about, or ever see.

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2019 SUMMER

EDITION JULY 22-24,2019

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Texworld USA & Apparel Sourcing USA returns with a wide variety of exhibitors from around the world. For a span of three days, attendees will have the opportunity for sourcing new products, education & networking with seasoned industry experts. The show will feature a focus on sustainability, this season’s trends, discussions on new technology & more.

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