This article was written by Debra Cobb for our sister site Innovation in Textiles which has a technical textiles focus. However, the ‘fashion fabrics get technical’ message was so powerful and knits featured so heavily, that we thought we would publish it here too...
“Fashion Stories” was the Autumn/Winter 2013/14 theme at Première Vision, the trade show for high-fashion fabrics held in Paris September 19 – 21. Combining historical references with a high-tech future, juxtaposing urban living with nature and the elements, and seeking adventure whilst yielding to emotion, a new generation of compact, dense, and tactile fabrics incorporated surprising technical aspects, developing a new relationship between fashion and active sportswear. This was achieved via all manner of woven, knit, and assembled double cloths which displayed a new level of technical know-how, allowing fabrics to express dual personalities.
Encompassing the Expofil yarn fair, Indigo for the creative surface design studios, and the new Knitwear Solutions area dedicated to creative flat-bed knitting, PV featured some 990 resources for designers and brands to shop. (Première Vision Pluriel also includes the accessories show Modamont; Le Cuir à Paris; and sourcing show Zoom by Fatex.)
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