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Stay in touch with the latest textile trends, featuring the newest textile trends from textile shows across Europe.
Textiles Supplement
Thread by thread
The lowdown on what the textile industry is talking about as new trends shape the year ahead.
Green Fibres
Whether it’s using coffee waste, salmon skin or plastic bottles, fabric designers are combining innovation with sustainability.
London Textile Forum
The London Textile Fair
Bright colours, sparkling metallics and bold floral and animal patterns were the major themes for 2013 at the Royal Horticultural Halls.
Premiere Vision
The new weave
Three industry experts tell Drapers about the key trends for spring 13, offering a guide to standout colours, prints and directions for upcoming trade show Première Vision and beyond.
Premiere Vision Spring 11
Milano Unica
Pitti Filati Spring 11
Comment
Optimism in the air for the British textiles industry
Welcome to Drapers’ first, new-format Textiles supplement, signalling our greater commitment to one of fashion’s most important sectors.
Textiles news
Textiles tycoon in surprise Peacocks bid
Textiles tycoon Alshair Fiyaz has teamed up with Danish investment fund Solstra Capital to submit a second round bid for Peacocks.
Shop price inflation hits 16-month low in December, BRC finds
Shop price inflation reached its lowest level for 16 months in December, as retailers heavily discounted on goods including clothing and footwear in the run up to Christmas, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)- Nielsen Shop Price Index found.
MacCallum makes Harris Tweed exit
Ann MacCallum, the general manager at Harris Tweed’s Carloway Mill on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, has left the business.
Tissu moves dateline to be season’s first textile show
Tissu Premier is bringing forward the January 2013 edition of its show by three months to give textiles buyers the opportunity to buy for three seasons instead of the usual two.
Latest catwalks
Catwalk highlights
The Copenhagen runway’s three finest shows ranged from clean and cool to thoroughly classy.
