Despite a slight drop in the number of visitors, Munich Fabric Start has drawn a positive balance from this year’s event, which took place over two days for the first time, on 3 and 4 September.

Visitors were able to discover a total of 1,000 collections of fabrics and materials, spread over 40,000 square metres in the central show and its ancillary shows: The Source, Keyhouse and the Bluezone denim format.

The highlight of the main programme was once again Li Edelkoort’s trend presentation, this time focusing on colour and material developments for autumn-winter 2025/26.

However, after two days of exhibitions attendance at the show was down by around 10%.

Among the brands represented at the event were designers, product managers and buyers from Adidas, Betty Barclay, BMW, Bogner, Brax, Camel Active, Aigner, Akris, Bestseller, Chloé, Cinque, Comma, Condé Nast, Alberto, Anna van Toor, Armed Angels, Baldessarini, Dariadéh, Digel and Drykorn.

Representatives from Ebay, Escada, Esprit, Eterna, Gardeur, Gerry Weber, Hessnatur, Holy Fashion Group, HSE, Hugo Boss, Lagerfeld, Lanius, Lodenfrey, Luisa Cerano, Mac, MalaikaRaiss, Maloja, Marc Cain, Marc O’Polo as well as März, Mey, More&More, Olsen, Wolford, Vaude and Riani were also among the participants in the Zenith and at the MOC.

Other trade visitors represented companies such as Ortovox, Oui, Peek & Cloppenburg, S.Oliver, Schumacher, Seidensticker, Sportalm, Strellson, Talbot Runhof, Tchibo, Trigema and Triumph.

With “compression without compromise,” we have found an appropriate conceptual solution, explained the organisers.

By reducing the show to two days, the Munich Textile Show has become more efficient and effective. At the same time, a new layout for the Fabrics and Studios exhibition zones on the upper floor of the MOC and the integration of the Keyhouse into the Bluezone on the Zenith space have made it possible to shorten journeys and create new synergies.

“We had a very lively first day of the show, with a “Get Together” in the evening. We would have liked the second day to have been more memorable. With regard to the date, the harmonisation of the duration of the show and the reorganisation of different areas of the site, we were reassured that we had taken the right strategic decision,” commented managing director Sebastian Klinder on this year’s show.

“We’ve had some excellent feedback over the last two days, and that feels really good. Because what we and our team set up here, we do with a lot of heart, especially for our industry. In a difficult global economic climate, the textile sector continues to face major challenges. We need to pull together all the more,” concludes Frank Junker, artistic director.