With its new slogan "Shape the Movement", the leading trade fair underlines its ongoing significance for the future of the textile industry, from defining new trends and cultural exchange through to functional and ecological innovation. The fair's core themes, Fashion Forward, Textile Future, Performance Textiles and Sustainability, reflect the current demands of the global textile market. Particularly in the areas of functionality and sustainability, there is currently enormous market potential.

Ms Wilmet Shea, General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, commented: “Shaping the industry’s movement is exactly what this fair does, at every edition. The new slogan is a nod to Intertextile Apparel’s unmatched influence in determining what vast numbers of global consumers want to wear, how they want to wear it, and how industry players can make that happen. This is the latest in our efforts to update the fair’s branding, to reflect its evolution as a platform that facilitates the development of not only trade, but also high-growth trends and movements like performance-based, sustainable innovation.”

Rising legal requirements for the circular economy in key global sales markets are prompting more and more exhibitors to present certified innovations. Functionality and sustainability are no longer optional "nice-to-haves" in the textile sector. They are rapidly becoming a legal obligation.

Five trade fairs in one go

The flagship event for apparel textiles takes place alongside four other trade fairs at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai. The Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition and Yarn Expo Spring trade fair duo brings together thousands of exhibitors from the fields of yarns, fibres, apparel fabrics, fashion design, knitwear and home textiles, covering the entire textile value chain in one location. They are joined by Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition, CHIC and PH Value.

Alongside the exhibition stands, the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics offers a comprehensive programme of professional events in spring 2027:

• Intertextile Directions Trend Forum: Presentation of the fashion trends for the Spring/Summer 2028 season.

• Specialised areas: Focus zones for targeted sourcing and country-specific pavilions.

• Seminars and panel discussions: Expert sessions on Design & Trends, Market Insights & Business Strategies, Sustainability, and Technology & Digital Solutions.