Press Release
Paris, 20 June 2024

Nearly 1,200 exhibitors from 26 countries will gather in Hall 7 of Paris
Expo, Porte de Versailles, from July 1 to 3, 2024. A must-attend event in a
dynamic and ambitious setting... And lots of new features.
Messe Frankfurt France's entire textile and apparel offer
Messe Frankfurt France's full range of textile and apparel products will be on
display for three days in the fashion capital: Texworld and Apparel Sourcing will
be joined by the Avantex sector, which brings together suppliers of innovative
solutions for a more efficient and sustainable fashion industry, andLeatherworld, dedicated to the leather industry, from raw materials to finishedproducts. A total of 1,154 companies from 26 countries will be represented on
two levels of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (7.2 and 7.3). This summer's edition
will feature several new initiatives.
Focus on yarn at Yarn Expo, leather trends at Leatherworld
Among the new features at Texworld 2024 is a pavilion devoted entirely to yarn,
in Hall 7.2. Organized in conjunction with Yarn Expo - a Messe Frankfurt trade
show originally based in Shanghai - this space will take visitors upstream in theyarn industry, shedding light on the know-how of cutting-edge companies fromChina, India, Pakistan and Taiwan. Leatherworld, meanwhile, will host a trend
area featuring the show's Italian manufacturers. Co-produced with publisher
Edizioni AF and Arsutoria School's Design Center, the Leather Trend will
showcase, on four separate podiums, the major current trends in thecomponents used to manufacture shoes and bags. These presentations will beenhanced twice a day by a series of twenty-minute mini-conferences.
Focus on Chinese brands, new accessory categories
This year, Apparel Sourcing welcomes around thirty Chinese manufacturers,
offering their own brands as well as to produce under white label for European
distributors. They will be identified by a special "Chinese Brands Gallery" logo,
to make it easier for buyers to find what they're looking for. This offer will also
be visible and displayed on mannequins in the Chinese Brands Gallery Bar inHall 7.3. In the spirit of openness, another new element at this year’s autumn
edition is the introduction of exclusive new categories in the fashion accessories
sector - jewelry and bag ranges - to enable buyers to complete and expand theircollections.
More near sourcing
Near sourcing countries have not been forgotten this year, as the offer of sometwenty Portuguese, Turkish and Serbian companies will be accessible on the1Near Sourcing Hub: the samples on display are linked by QR Code to the digital
B2B platform of FourSource, a partner of Messe Frankfurt France. This featureenables visitors to obtain detailed information or to be guided through thecontact process. African production, which is playing an increasingly importantrole in global fashion sourcing, will also be in Paris, with companies from
Rwanda and Ethiopia at Apparel Sourcing, and from South Africa atLeatherworld.
Econogy Tour: guided tours around the sustainable economy
Trade fairs continue to focus on Texpertise Econogy, which combines thenotions of ecology and economic development. Championed by the Messe
Frankfurt Group, this concept now frames the approach taken by its Texpertise
Network worldwide, and can be applied in various ways. Firstly, the Econogy
Finder, an online directory accessible via the Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris
application, enables visitors to identify all sustainably produced textile suppliers(around 80 companies). These exhibitors' booths, whose CSR commitments
have been verified by a third-party organization, will also be marked with
Econogy symbols.
New for 2024, two Econogy Tours will enable visitors to meet a selection of
Econogy-certified companies and discover their products and services. These
guided tours, led by a specialist in the sustainable approach, will be operated
on Monday and Tuesday for buyers who wish to do so (appointments are setfor 12:30 p.m. in the agora). Last but not least, Econogy Talks will mark out
conferences dealing with topics linked to the sustainable economy (seeconference program below) to help visitors manage their schedule.
A new Designer Hub completes the ReSources area at Avantex
Some twenty suppliers will be exhibiting at this year's Avantex sector, which has
been enriched by the addition of a Designer Hub. This meeting place fordesigners and buyers will provide an opportunity to discover original initiatives
such as designer Jean-Luc François' association, supported by Messe
Frankfurt's Texpertise network, which trains people with little access toemployment, 3D design expert Scotomalab, and stylists and designers Rozz
Connor and Maeva Elfassi.
The ReSources area completes Avantex's offering with a selection of materials
at the cutting edge of sustainable innovation: 4 companies (two German, one
French and one Greek), selected in partnership with the TCBL association, havecollaborated on the European HEREWEAR project aimed at creating
tomorrow's locally-produced circular textiles and clothing from bio-based waste.
The outcome of their collaboration, presented for the first time in France, will be
exhibited in phygital mode: the samples on display will be connected by a QR
Code to the FourSource matchmaking platform.
Avantex Fashion Pitch: solutions for tomorrow’s fashion
The Avantex Fashion Pitch contest rewards the best innovative and sustainablefashion and textile projects. The selected winners will present their work on July
1 at 4:00 pm in the form of a 5-minute pitch to a panel of experts composed of:2

- Claudia Cesiro, Founder of The Ace Project and start-up mentor,- Élodie Lemaire-Nowinski, Director of the National Tartan Centre Project, andresearcher at the Glasgow School of Art,
- Yoobin Jung Venture Associate - Sustainability at Plug&Play Tech Center- Jayne Estève-Curé, fashion and luxury expert.
The winner will receive a "Start-Up" stand at the next edition of Avantex, a€2,000 prize provided by Messe Frankfurt France and the Texpertise network,
as well as a year's incubation in the Foundry at IFA Paris.
Conferences, trends and forecasting
True to its mission as a pathfinder, the Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris
platform does its utmost to offer visitors perspectives on market trends and thedemand orientation. Conferences and events in the Agora on Monday July 1and Tuesday July 2 will explore market trends and forecasts in detail. LouisGérin, one of the shows' two Artistic Directors, will comment on"IMPERFaiCTION", the Trendbook for the Autumn-Winter 2025/2026 season,
highlighting the creative directions that will shape tomorrow's fashion (MondayJuly 1 at 1:30pm). Several round tables on the Avantex Paris agenda will focus
on innovative textiles and solutions to support fashion's ecological and digitaltransition, and will be categorized as Econogy Talks (green background).
JULY 2024
MONDAY JULY 1st11h30 - 12h30

Press conference

12h30

NEW! Econogy Tour (1h)13h30 - 14h30

IMPERFaiCTION Autumn-Winter 2025/2026, trends conference

14h45 - 15h45

Throughout the fibers: challenges and opportunities for Digital
Product Passport implementation (by Chaire BALI)

16h00 - 18h00

Avantex Fashion Pitch
TUESDAY JULY 2nd

10h15 - 11h15

Timelines of Emerging EU regulation for Apparel and Textiles
Brands 2024 to 2026 (by TÜV Rheinland)

11h30 - 12h30

Textile and fashion sourcing, new parameters and future
strategies

12h30NEW! Econogy Tour (1h)13h30 - 14h30

Africa, the new fashion capitals

14h45 - 15h45

Develop initiatives to revalorize fashion products

16h00 - 17h00

Cradle-to-Cradle workshop: Why are certifications essential tosupport green claims? C2C Certified®'s holistic approach tosupporting your environmental and social claims

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Providing maximum convenience for visitors, Apparel Sourcing,and Texworld Paris belong to thecluster of related trade fairs organised by Messe Frankfurt France (alongside Avantex andLeatherworld which take place only once a year during July session), held in one and the samelocation, on the same dates and where entry is free upon presentation of professional credentials.

Background information on Messe Frankfurt
www.messefrankfurt.com/background-information
Sustainability at Messe Frankfurt
www.messefrankfurt.com/sustainability-information

Messe Frankfurt France is a member of Paris Capitale de la Création,
which brings together leading events in the fashion, design, art andcreative industries, making Paris a key venue for all those involved in thecreative world.

Press contact
Dimitry Helman – dimitry@re-active.fr – +33 6 77 99 20 76
Messe Frankfurt France – Cassandra Galli – cassandra.galli@france.messefrankfurt.com - +33
6 74 29 09 074