The French Fashion Institute showing at Le Cuir à Paris
The IFM, in partnership with Le Cuir à Paris, is pursuing its goal of aligning young international designers with leather craftsmen, and their expertise and capacity for innovation. For this edition, 18 designers will present their shoe, bag and clothing models designed and produced in partnership with leading French and international luxury houses and leather manufacturers and tanneries, most of whom are at the show.
A major new spinner at Expofil
A noteworthy new arrival at the show is the Austrian group Linz Textil, a leading European spinning company. At Expofil the company is showing its premium cellulosic yarns and cotton, made using latest-edge technologies in classic spinning, Siro, Compact, open end and and Airjet. It uses Lenzing fibres - Viscose®, Modal®, Micromodal® and Tencel® - as well as premium cotton. Products target the fashion (weaving and circular knits) markets as well as home furnishings fabrics, and fabrics for medical and technical uses.
Enhanced offer at Indigo
Indigo strengthens its international offer with 13 new studios coming from the U.K., France, Finland, Italy and the U.S. Among the newcomers are universities with surprising collections (De Monfort, Pattern Lab/Aalto, Staffordshire) and confirmed multi-talented designers (Agathe De Filippi, Dishes Artworks, Andreea Mandrescu, Marjolein Philomène et les Autres, Nicky Smith, Elisabetta Rofi, Season Design textile, Surface Print Source, Rozfluo Design, Ellie).
New know-hows at ModAmont!
New companies enhance the offer. Lasertech is proposing technologies for astonishingly precise laser cut-outs on metal sheets. 2M Decori, which works with the eyeglass sector, makes small accessories for eyeglass frames which can be used in other sectors. And finally Janisset, strap specialists, are also proposing a variety of ready-to-use products, some of which are patented (collapsible handles, a rollout strap, an anti-slip coating).
An homage to the talents of today and yesterday
2 short films by Véronique Legendre are being shown at the entry to Zoom by Fatex. The first is the last interview given by François Lesage, who died last December, and is an affectionate tribute to the late master embroiderer. The second film puts the spotlight on catwalk accessories by Julien Fournié, a young couture talent, co-created with Olivier Gattefossé, a leather artist, and Benoit Foucher.
