Munich Fabric Start brings all trade show formats to the MOC

All under one roof: Munich Fabric Start is in the gearing up for its next edition from September 2 to 3. 600 international exhibitors will present their latest products for fall/winter 2026/27 at the Munich fabric fair with around 1,200 collections.

For the first time, the core trade fair will be held exclusively at the MOC together with its satellite concepts, denim trade fair Bluezone, innovation hub Keyhouse, and The Source.

The trade fair ensemble will thus consolidate its role as the central platform for the European fashion industry and continue to present itself as a comprehensive one-stop sourcing solution for designers, product managers, and fashion professionals.

This edition’s focus topics are internationality, cooperation, and sustainability. The spectrum of topics ranges from trend-setting colour and material trends for autumn/winter 2026/27 to new and returning international exhibitors from the fields of textiles, ingredients, finishing, and sourcing. It will also feature a highly informative edutainment program with leading industry experts weighing in on current market topics.

“We are looking forward to an event that combines diversity and quality like no other – with an impressive line-up of international manufacturers from all fashion segments,” says trade fair director Florian Klinder.

“Global networking, fresh ideas from cross-industry collaborations, paired with innovative technologies and creative solutions – this is our formula for success for the future. The even closer integration of our trade fair formats creates a stage where exchange, inspiration, and joint progress are not only possible but inevitable. We hope that the entire industry will feel the fresh dynamic and actively shape it,” says Klinder.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is going on the Textile & Apparel Roadshow to present the diversity of African textile expertise with a joint stand under the motto “Sourcing in Africa”. Ten companies from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, and Senegal will be represented, as well as three institutions and industry associations, including AMITH, AMDIE from Morocco, and the Chamber of Apparel and Home Textile from Egypt.

The Sigmaringen Fashion College is organising an interactive upcycling project together with Mountek, Gunold, and Reiner Knochel. From design to fabric and thread selection to production on a high-tech embroidery machine, visitors can create their own individual patch live at the event, using fabric remnants and vintage denim.

With “Nexus,” Bluezone wants to set a strong trend and focus on cooperation. Nexus is a space for connection, exchange, and inspiration. According to Munich Fabric Start, the word stands for the moment when people, ideas, technologies, and industries come together, innovation emerges, and new impulses are born.

The collaborative project Homegrown Denim Legends will also be on show, in which Bluezone puts the spotlight on influential denim makers and brands from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Among others, Loeb Strauss (founder of Levi’s, born in Buttenheim), Erwin O. Licher (creator of three German denim brands), and Ruedi Karrer will be in attendance with rare vintage pieces from German and GDR denim brands.