Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, will feature seven exhibition halls, 80,000 sqm of exhibition space and more than 2,000 exhibitors from across China and the world.

The show, running 29 October - 1 November 2007 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, will include trend and design events to give visitors the latest information on styles and fashions. Among the events planned are two days of seminars and two trend forums created by the Interstoff Directions Trend Committee and Fabrics China.

As part of the two-day seminar programme, experts will speak on more than 20 topics of interest to the apparel textile industry. Seminar topics include forecasts of colours and fabrics for mens and womens wear; new products on the market including trade and trademark issues and much more.

 The seminar programme launches with Ms. Cinzia Gremmo, President of Italtex, a trend-forecasting agency from Italy, who will speak about fashion trends for fabrics for Spring/Summer 2009, for womenswear, menswear and casualwear.

"The seminar will cover all fields of fabric production - from wool to cotton, linen, silk and man-made fibres, to prints and knits - and all styles from casual to elegant and formal," Ms. Gremmo notes. "Italtex was set up in the famous textile town of Biella (Italy) in 1959, and since then we have focused our attention on the study and preparation of Fashion Trend Books for fabrics: books showing the latest trends of colours, compositions, yarns, patterns, finishes for apparel and home textiles."

Following Ms Gremmo, Ms. Ornella Bignami from Studio Elemeti Moda, Milan, and a member of the Italian Trade Commission will speak on the topic "The senses of excellence".

The content will include seven aspects - atmosphere, inspiration, colour, materials, texture, picture and dying techniques. Ms Bignami is a member of the Interstoff Asia Directions Trend Committee and has more than 20 years experience in the industry.

Other seminars will include:

• Lenzing Botanic: the global fibre company will discuss the natural benefits of its products, derived from plants.

• "From Seed to Textile-the Green Journey of DuPont Sorona", presented by DuPont China.

•  An introduction to DOW XLA, a new long-lasting stretch material, by DOW Fiber Solution.

Trend Forum shows upcoming styles

 Another forecast feature is the Trend Forum, a display area that brings together the latest colour, fabric and print forecasts from the Interstoff Asia Directions Trend Committee, comprised of four world renowned trend-forecasting agencies: Nelly Rodi Agency (Paris), Elementi Moda (Milan), Here & There (New York) and Sachiko Inoue (Tokyo).

Three trend themes will be presented: "Ice Eco", a pale, bluish wintry palette with soft natural fabrics; "Bobo Craft", a healthy, eco-friendly and natural look inspired by greens and skin tones; and "Techno Fiction", a graphic look with metallic, futuristic elements.

The show will also feature a look at the upcoming trends in China at the Fabrics China Trend Forum. Chinese designers will provide their forecasts for upcoming trends, colours and styles for autumn/winter 2008/2009. Four themes will be presented: Nocturne, Sublimation, Purification and Footprint.

 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT-Tex and the China Information Textile Centre. 

Source It - a speciality event for ASEAN member countries

Apparel and textile manufacturers from across Southeast Asia are signing up to attend the premier edition of Source It in Shanghai.

The event, located at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, is designed to showcase apparel and textiles manufactured by ASEAN member countries. Source It will run from 29 October to 1 November 2007 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, with Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2007.

In addition to apparel textiles, Source It will also showcase made-up garments, including some of the famous international brands licensed to be produced in many ASEAN countries. The event will include exhibitors from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Source It is co-organised by the ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX) with Messe Frankfurt, and provides easy access to the best of Southeast Asia's apparel and textile manufacturers and suppliers.

The region offers a one-stop shop from yarn to textiles to garments and has a long history supplying garments to major international markets.

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