With its rich content, Texbridge İstanbul which is one of the most important promotional platform of Fabric and accessories sector in Turkey brings together a large number of companies and purchasers operating in the sector. The fair to be held with the support of Uludag Textile Exporters' Association (UTİB) and Istanbul Trade Fair organised on 13-15 March 2013 in Istanbul CNR Expo in 20,000 square meters of area. In Texbridge sIstanbul aiming to meet the needs of domestic and foreign trade of Turkish textile and apparel industry on the highest levels, fabrics and accessories of 2014 Spring-Summer, will be exhibited in in this area. Some of the other product groups in the fair consist of knitted fabric, woven fabric, denim, artificial leather, yarn, accessories and sub-industry.
It Is Expected that Purhasers From 40 Countries Will Join the Event
This year, some of the countries participating in the event are as follows: Turkey, The Netherlands, Egypt, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, the United Kingdom, Portugal, India and many other countries. It is expected that more than 200 domestic and foreign companies such as Altinyildiz, Anteks, Soktas, Leras, Polsan Button, Baharia, Deridesen Label, Elegant Textile, Erteks Textile Group, Metesan Textile, Sunteks, Zorluteks Textiles, Rugs Group, BOTTONIFICIO Chapter, Lenzing AG, U.S. Denim Mills, Raccagni Group SRL, Picchi SPA , Northern Linen,Gafforelli SRL will participate in Texbridge which is held for the 4th time this year. Furthermnore, it is expressed that the purchasers from 40 countries such as USA, Russia, Canada, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq and Romania will visit the fair.
Exhibitor's Profile Is Extra Large
During the fair in which the latest trends of fabrics and textile accessories, The participating companies will have the opportunity to present their products and services. Furthermore, many foreign companies will be able to collaborate with domestic firms for new projects. The exhibitor profile of Texbridge Istanbul consists of garment and apparel manufacturers, fashion designers, purchasing offices, fabric wholesalers and distributors, representative companies, chain stores purchasing executives, accessory wholesalers and retailers, import and export companies, agencies, production and R & D managers.
Many seminars will take place
The trend seminars will be held in Texbridge İstanbul with the participation of famous names from Europe and Turkey. In these seminars to be held as free, the informations about the trends in 2014 will be shared. Yalçın Ayaydın, Osman Benzeş, Bahar Korçan, Müjde Abdis Güçlü, Cenk Elkatip ve Sami Battal are among the names who will give seminar during the fair. During these seminars, the topics such as the design, manufacturing and retail in the garment industry ; color and fabric trends in women's and men's clothing; digital printing which is one of the the rising trends of recent years, will be discussed in detail. Furthermore, it is expected that Inkrit Berbee, Carola Seybold, Linas Lasiauskas from Europe will participate in the event.
Determines the Direction of the Trend
Texbridge Istanbul Fair which is held twice a year determines the fashion and colors of the next year's trends for the fabrics and accessories around the world. In the fair which is admired by exhibitors and visitors with its rich content, the departements such as Business Lounge, Desing Lab and Denim Zone are created. According to the concept of fair, there are world-renowned design studios, designers, and trend boutiques in Design Lab; and, the participants share the latest trends with denim companies in Denim Zone . In Business Lounge, the purchasing committee activities are carried out. In the latest fair held in last October, the purchasers from Europe, Middle East and Russia showed great interest as well as Japan and Brazil coming from distant markets. In this fair, the participation of over than 140 locals and over 20 foreign firms showed interest; and, the number of visitors reached over than 15,000 . In the fair where many seminars were organised, 2013-2014 Fall / Winter trends were exhibited in the area named Traces.
