It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Wilmet Shea

PRESS RELEASE / Event

7 April 2025

6 minutes

As buyers crossed paths with over 3,100 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), a wide range of industry players was represented onsite and optimistic about future business.

Spring Edition of Intertextile Apparel Demonstrates Textile Industry’s Resilience and Versatility with 3,100+ Exhibitors

Shanghai, China: After welcoming nearly 95,000 visitors from 131 countries and regions (2024: nearly 90,000 from 116), curtains closed for the global apparel flagship on 13 March, signalling a successful end to the international Spring / Summer 2026 sourcing season for apparel textiles and accessories. As buyers crossed paths with over 3,100...

PRESS RELEASE / Event

8 March 2025

3 minutes

At the flagship fair, taking place 11 – 13 March, over 3,100 exhibitors are set to showcase fashion fabrics and accessories; functional fashion; sustainability; and digital transformation, while these themes will be echoed at the show’s fringe programme.

Intertextile Apparel: Insight-Driven Fringe Events Among Key Highlights of Next Week’s Extensive Show

Shanghai, China: The full spectrum of apparel textiles will be apparent across seven halls of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, one of the largest meeting places for the global industry. At the flagship fair, taking place 11 – 13 March, over 3,100 exhibitors are set...

PRESS RELEASE / Event

19 September 2024

6 minutes

Nearly 4,000 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions showcased the products and solutions set to define fashion’s coming seasons, with a renewed focus on functionality, sustainability, and digitalisation.

Intertextile Apparel Concludes: 30th Anniversary Edition’s Scale, Variety and Internationality Highlights Global Importance

Shanghai, China: The fair, which wrapped three days of business on 29 August, has reiterated its position as one of the world’s most important sourcing platforms for apparel textiles and accessories, and an important avenue to overcome the industry’s structural changes and recent challenges.

Nearly 4,000 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions...

Straight Talk / Wilmet Shea

27 September 2022

6 minutes

Buyers essentially require trade fairs that address the latest consumer preferences as well as the seasonal trends in fashion.

What the Physical Fair Offers Cannot Be Replaced by Digital Tools

The Autumn edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo, one of the biggest trade events in this part of the globe, has now been merged with the spring edition next year because of the pandemic situation in China. Wilmet Shea, Deputy General Manager of fair organiser Messe Frankfurt HK, talks threadbare about how trade event organisers are operating in these trying times and, of course, Intertextile Shanghai.