Textiles

Première Vision fashion director Desolina Suter shares the top three trends ahead of the autumn/winter 26 edition of the Parisian textile trade show.

This year's Drapers Awards raised a total of £7,100 for Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT), which provides financial support for families in the UK fashion and textile industry.

The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust (FTCT) has announced the second edition of its back-to-school fundraising campaign, which aims to alleviate the financial pressures faced by families of fashion and textile industry workers as the school year approaches.

Swedish investment firm Altor has acquired the remaining assets of the collapsed Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell following the sale of its production facility last month.

British footwear brand Dr Martens has launched a collection of its signature footwear made using recycled leather.

The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has said it has had to stop its UKFT Rise programme, which supports fashion industry start-ups.

Drapers examines how traditional textile manufacturers are addressing hiring difficulties against an ever-changing backdrop of challenges.

As circularity climbs higher up the agenda for fashion businesses, Drapers explores the textile innovations that could help close the clothing loop.

Last week the extension of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line to Manchester was scrapped, in favour of a £36bn fund to level up Northern and Midlands transport links. The move has been met with a lukewarm reception from Northampton, Kettering and Leicester-based manufacturers.

The London Textile Fair, taking place on 4-5 September, showcased over 450 exhibitors at the Business Design Centre in north London for the AW24 edition of the textile trade show – including 70 Chinese textile manufacturers.