The 56th edition of the Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris trade fair, held from February 10 - 12, 2025, welcomed over 8,500 international visitors—an increase of 10% compared to the February 2024 edition. Attendees explored the latest collections and forged business connections with 1,250 exhibitors from 32 countries during the three-day event at the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre.
Billed as Europe’s largest marketplace for fashion textiles and apparel, the fair reaffirmed its status as a premier global sourcing destination for mid-range fashion buyers and suppliers. Organizers at Messe Frankfurt Paris emphasised its role as an essential hub for industry professionals seeking high-quality materials and partnerships.
The event has firmly positioned itself as a key meeting point for designers, buyers, and suppliers of fabrics and finished products. It also highlights Europe’s continued significance in the global fashion industry, with France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Germany ranking as the top five visiting countries.
After several years of market adjustments, international participation saw a resurgence, with more global buyers returning to Paris. While French attendance remained steady, the event demonstrated Paris’s resilience in an increasingly unpredictable fashion landscape.
“The global market is undergoing a major transformation,” noted Julien Schmoll, Marketing and Communications Director at Messe Frankfurt France. “Beyond geopolitical and commercial challenges, we’re witnessing a shift from entry-level segments to a more qualitative offering, which now dominates global clothing consumption. We’ve restructured our trade fairs to cater to mid-range markets, curating a diverse, high-quality, and competitively priced selection in a setting designed to foster business connections.”
This year, a spotlight was cast on African sourcing, which is becoming an increasingly attractive option for buyers. Nine Ethiopian companies participated in the event, securing promising commitments from European brands. Maryse Mbonyumutwa, founder of the Rwandan group Pink Mango—the first African manufacturing platform for sustainable and ethical brands—reported positive engagements:
“We’ve had promising discussions with representatives from several European brands that may soon establish local partnerships with us,” she said.
On the buyers’ side, the fair facilitated dynamic exchanges. Bangladeshi manufacturer NZ Denim met nearly all its European clients, including Celio, Okaïdi, Kiabi, and Jules at the fair. “The show allows us to engage with design teams about materials for future collections,” said Najam Us Saqib, R&D Manager at NZ Denim. “Buyers also use their time in Paris to stay informed on innovations like Ackala Coton, a naturally coloured cotton we introduced this year.” This eco-friendly material was featured in the Econogy Tour, which highlighted exhibitors adhering to ecological and social sustainability standards.
Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris attracted a diverse range of visitors, from mainstream brands to haute couture houses.
A materials manager from a major French general clothing brand shared: “We visit the fair to meet our Indian, Turkish, and Chinese suppliers, monitor trends for future collections, and fulfill designers’ sample requests.”
Haute couture brands adopted a similar approach. Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov, founders of On Aura Tout Vu, attended the fair to connect with Chinese and Indian suppliers. “We were looking for materials and suppliers for a show production company we support and advise,” they explained. “We started with recommendations from Louis Gérin and Grégory Lamaud, Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris’s artistic directors and the minds behind Néocène, the spring-summer 2026 trend book. For a first visit, we discovered some truly creative and inspiring materials.”
The next edition of Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris, will take place September 15-17, 2025, and will include the key sectors Avantex and Leatherworld, held at the Paris-Le-Bourget exhibition centre with a similar layout to the February edition.
All photos: Messe Frankfurt Paris/Texworld
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