There is progress on the circularity front these days, as suppliers prioritize actions to advance textile-to-textile recycling, establish comprehensive cross-sector collaboration and bring to market materials developed for circularity.

Most of us are somewhat familiar with textile recycling, with recycled polyester, and recycled nylon, well-commercialized, yet the share of post-consumer textile waste recycled into new textiles is shocking — less than 0.5 percent in 2021, according to Textile Exchange.

Remember when an image of a green leaf on a product told the story of sustainability? Or the mention of bluesign certification defined a brand’s eco cred?

We are a bag culture. Shopping bags, cross body bags, duffel bags, day packs, and totes. Bags for fishing poles, tools, and computers, the list goes on. In today’s go-go lifestyle, bags are what keep us and all our stuff together and functioning. We love bags because they are useful.

Have you ever wondered what Alice felt when she went through the looking glass? To enter a fantastical world, recognizable yet different? If so, then Techtextil Frankfurt is the place to go, as it does have the connection to the performance textiles we source and pursue for...

Shoes are a relatively new category to feature in the Performance Forum, a prime section of the Functional Fabric Fair, where the latest, must-see fabrications are displayed. But based on attendee interest and textile innovation during the New York City trade event this summer...

Using trend forecasting firms is nothing new for apparel and footwear companies. But often before those thought-provoking presentation decks are prepared, fabric and technology suppliers/marketers already know what’s next.