30 Years Later: What Must Textiles Learn Next?
A Munich Fabric Start 30-year anniversary live webinar reflecting on textile industry evolution, current pressures and practical next steps for the future of textiles.
For 30 years, Munich Fabric Start has brought the textile industry together around materials, sourcing, relationships and new ideas.
This anniversary is not only a moment to reflect. It is a moment to ask what the industry has learned, what can no longer be ignored, and what textile leaders need to prepare for next.
Join Munich Fabric Start and Future Fashion Assembly for the first live conversation in Munich Fabric Start’s 30-year anniversary journey.
Bringing together voices from across the textile value chain, the webinar will explore the realities shaping mills, manufacturers, brands, sourcing teams and innovators today, from pricing and compliance to traceability, material availability, energy costs and new expectations between brands and suppliers.
This is a practical discussion about what is changing across textiles and sourcing, and what is needed next.
What we’ll explore
Then
What shaped the textile industry over the last 30 years, from craft and heritage to trade shows, sourcing relationships and established ways of working.
Now
The pressures changing how the industry operates, from pricing and compliance to traceability, shorter timelines, material availability, energy costs and supply chain resilience.
Next
What textile leadership now requires, including more transparent partnerships, better use of data, practical innovation, stronger supplier storytelling and new ways to solve shared problems.
Who should attend
This webinar is designed for leaders working close to the decisions shaping textiles, sourcing and material innovation, including:
Textile mills, manufacturers and suppliers
Brand leaders across sourcing, buying, product, sustainability and innovation
Material, fibre and process innovators
Supply chain and procurement teams
Munich Fabric Start exhibitors and visitors preparing for the July event
Industry experts, educators and media
What you’ll leave with
In 40 to 45 minutes, you will gain:
A sharper read on the pressures shaping textile decisions now
Practical signals for sourcing, product, sustainability and innovation planning
A clearer view of what brands and suppliers may need from each other next
Context to support your own internal conversations
Continuing the conversation in July
This webinar opens themes that will continue at Munich Fabric Start SS27 fair in July through stage discussions, exhibitor stories, material innovation, sourcing conversations and community-led problem sharing.