MUNICH FABRIC START: More International. More Connected. More Digital.

MUNICH FABRIC START is evolving from a leading trade fair into a year-round international platform for the fashion and textile industry. Building on its established position within the global industry, the next phase focuses on extending its international reach, strengthening strategic partnerships and creating an always-on digital presence that connects the community throughout the year, both beyond and between the physical trade fair editions in Munich.

365 Days MUNICH FABRIC START
The international content and storytelling strategy, launched to celebrate MUNICH FABRIC START’s 30th anniversary, is entering its next chapter with the launch of the new website. Building on the “30 Years. 30 Stories.” anniversary campaign, the new digital platform brings the international textile community together throughout the year under the banner “365 Days MUNICH FABRIC START.”

Designed to extend the conversation beyond the trade fair, the platform will showcase industry insights, emerging developments and diverse voices through podcasts, editorial content, video and an expanded social media presence. Together, these initiatives extend the MUNICH FABRIC START experience beyond the physical trade fair, creating a dynamic year-round platform for inspiration, exchange and connection across the global fashion and textile community.

MFS x Future Fashion Assembly
Another component of this new strategy is the webinar “What Comes Next for European Fashion Supply?” taking place on 28th October 2026. This digital industry event brings together international brands, retailers and textile manufacturers, as well as experts in sourcing, technology and innovation. The webinar acting as an exclusive preview, also serves as a thematic bridge to the STAGE program at MUNICH FABRIC START, scheduled for 20-22nd January 2027. The webinar focuses on real-world experiences, measurable results and concrete solutions for a competitive European fashion supply chain.

The key webinar topics will include:

• AI That Pays Back – identifying where AI and digitalisation can deliver tangible operational
  efficiencies and commercial value.
  
• DPP & Anti-Greenwashing Readiness – exploring how brands and mills can build the data
  structures needed for Digital Product Passports while responding to increasing scrutiny
  around sustainability claims.
  
• Preparing for EU Regulation – examining the practical steps businesses can take to build
  more transparent, compliant and resilient supply chains.
  
  The webinar is the first in a series, curated and led by Sofia Strazzanti, Founder & CEO of Future Fashion Assembly, as part of an ongoing partnership with MUNICH FABRIC START and moderated by Muchaneta ten Napel, Founder & CEO of Shape Innovate and curator of the STAGE programme at MUNICH FABRIC START. Key speakers across the webinar include Jamie Beck, Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Compliance from retail technology company Fabacus and Philippa Grogan, Head of Sustainability from London based contemporary womenswear brand Nobody’s Child. All registered attendees will take away a DPP/Greenwashing playbook co-authored by Future Fashion Assembly, Fabacus and Nobody’s Child.