TEXTILES
L.A. Sourcing, Textile Shows Provide Greater Options
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | August 7, 2026
As July wound down, Los Angeles welcomed a roster of apparel textile and sourcing shows across categories. Messe Frankfurt hosted its summer Los Angeles Texworld and Apparel Sourcing L.A. editions July 21–23 at the California Market Center in downtown’s fashion district to showcase supply-chain resources from textile providers to apparel manufacturers.
TEXTILE TRENDS
Electric Avenue
Fuchsia can be a polarizing color if only because no one can ever remember how to spell it. But these electric fuchsias beckon to be tried by all due to their ability to inject electric energy into whatever you’re wearing. It’s all but guaranteed to shock your mood back to the positive spectrum should it dip.
Frozen in Amber
Amber has the ability to fossilize ancient life forms (remember “Jurassic Park”?), and in the coming seasons you’ll see it crystallize fashion as well. These warm honey shades speak of positivity and remind us that amber has been used for millennia in oils, perfumes and incense to raise our spirits.
Celestial Aura
Blue is the color of heaven, whether on a sunlit day or in the dark indigo of night. As a result, it’s always a soothing color capable of conveying stability, as in a navy blazer, or more-dynamic feelings. These blues are as happy as a perennial summer sky but are often adorned with modern motifs.
NEWS
Ambercycle and Avery Dennison Work Together to Close the Supply-Chain Loop
The end of life for clothing often leads to the landfill, creating an enormous fashion-waste problem for the industry.
5Loc Promotes Cotton Transparency, Traceability 'From Field to Fabric'
Responsible cotton has been Brent Crossland’s passion throughout the industry expert’s nearly 40-year career. After working with a number of companies including Wrangler and Bayer CropScience—where he created the e3 sustainable cotton program that affords guidelines to farmers—Crossland recently founded 5Loc Cotton.
Lenzing Makes Strides in Fiber Identification Within Its E-Branding Service
Known for its commitment to sustainable-fiber cultivation, Lenzing has announced the expansion of its identification capabilities within the company’s E-Branding Service.
Leigh Fibers Partners With Tidal Vision to Produce Bio-based Textile Treatments
Solving issues of the toxicity that could result from traditional textile treatments, Leigh Fibers and Tidal Vision have announced a partnership that will rely on sustainable, ecologically sound resources to improve this segment of the industry.
ISKO, Soorty Team Up for Unique Collaboration
ISKO and Soorty have signed a landmark technology-licensing agreement that partners the two competitors on the production of fabric and garment collections.
Coloreel Readies for Growth by Hiring Sven Öquist as VP of Sales
In an effort to scale and target a market value over SEK 25 million, or more than $2.953 million USD, Sweden’s Coloreel has hired Sven Öquist as the company’s new vice president of sales.
Rudolf Group Introduces PET Cycle-Logic to Aid in Plastics Upcycling
Announcing the launch of its Cycle-Logic technology, the Geretsried, Germany–headquartered Rudolf Group unveiled this new advancement to help the textile industry reuse a greater amount of polyethylene terephthalate—or PET—plastics sourced from the post-consumer stage.
Hyosung Announces New Global Brand-Marketing Appointments
Fiber manufacturer Hyosung has announced the appointments of Claire O’Neill as European marketing manager and Julie Nam as U.S. marketing manager.
Cycora by Ambercycle Hopes to End Waste Through Textile Recycling
The Los Angeles-based brand Ambercycle is giving customers a new look into the lifecycle of their clothing.
Texworld NYC and Apparel Sourcing NYC Partner With LA Textile
With the return of trade events to on-site locations, Messe Frankfurt’s Texworld New York City and Apparel Sourcing New York City are not only returning to the show floor but also expanding to the West Coast through an LA Textile partnership.
FABSCRAP Partners With URBN and Nordstrom, Eyes West Coast Expansion
Promoting its mission to combat fabric waste, the textile recycling and reuse nonprofit FABSCRAP announced that it has secured partnerships with Philadelphia’s URBN and Seattle-headquartered Nordstrom, which includes major investments by the retailers.
Devan Chemicals Adds to its Line of Bio-Based products
As the textile industry continuously moves toward more-sustainable methods, companies are being forced to adapt to the new landscape. Devan Chemicals is no different.
