The Munich Textile Fair was held in a friendly atmosphere, with the aim of promoting cooperation between manufacturers and suppliers. | kbnmart

Despite a slight decrease in visitor numbers, Munich Fabric Start achieved a positive balance of the event this year, which was held over two days for the first time, on September 3 and 4.

Visitors were able to discover a total of 1,000 collections of fabrics and materials, spread over 40,000 square metres in the central gallery and its annex galleries: The Source, Keyhouse and the Bluezone jeans format.

The highlight of the main programme was the trends show presented by Lee Edelkoort, this time focusing on the developments in colours and materials for Fall/Winter 2025/2026.

However, after two days of exhibitions, attendance at the exhibition was down by about 10%.

Brands represented at the event include designers, product managers and buyers from Adidas, Betty Barclay, BMW, Bogner, Brax, Camel Active, Aigner, Akris, Bestseller, Chloé, Cinque, Comma, Condé Nast, Alberto, Anna van Toor, Armed Angels, Baldessarini, Dariadéh, Digel and Drykorn.

Also present at Zenith and at MOC were representatives from Ebay, Escada, Esprit, Eterna, Gardeur, Gerry Weber, Hessnatur, Holy Fashion Group, HSE, Hugo Boss, Lagerfeld, Lanius, Lodenfrey, Luisa Cerano, Mac, MalaikaRaiss, Maloja, Marc Cain, Marc O’Polo as well as März, Mey, More&More, Olsen, Wolford, Vaude and Riani.

Other trade visitors represented companies such as Ortovox, Oui, Peek & Cloppenburg, S.Oliver, Schumacher, Seidensticker, Sportalm, Strellson, Talbot Runhof, Tchibo, Trigema and Triumph.

We found a suitable conceptual solution by “pressing without compromising,” as the organizers explained.

By reducing the exhibition duration to just two days, the Munich Textile Fair has become more efficient and effective. At the same time, the new layout of the textile exhibition areas and studios on the upper floor of the exhibition and conference centre and the integration of Keyhouse into the Bluezone in the Zenith space have shortened journeys and created new synergies.

“The first day of the fair was very lively, with a meeting in the evening. We wished the second day would have been even more special. In terms of the date, the coordination of the duration of the fair and the reorganization of different areas of the site, we were sure that we had made the right strategic decision,” commented Managing Director Sebastian Kleindler on this year’s fair.

“We have received some excellent feedback over the past two days, which is really good. Because what we and our team have done here, we do with all our heart, especially for our industry. In a difficult global economic climate, the textile sector is still facing major challenges. We need to come together more than ever,” concludes Frank Junker, Technical Director.