For this episode, Emma is joined by two of the team from Munich Fabric Start: Claudia Mynott, Marketing and Communications Director, as well as Simon Angel, Sustainable Innovations Curator. Through its events, Munich Fabric Start showcases a qualitative portfolio of international fabrics and accessories manufacturers showcasing their newest developments and innovations in Munich.
Munich Fabric Start supported The Interline’s 2024 Sustainability Report, which takes a deep-dive into the developing role that technology solutions are playing in changing the sustainability profile of fashion, and how far the industry still has to travel. This 2024 edition contains unique stories, told by industry figures, and key insights into how some leading technology companies are building the infrastructure and the experiences that fashion urgently needs – as well as a foreword from Munich Fabric Start’s own Sebastian Klinder.
In this episode, Claudia, Simon and Emma discuss what the driving principles of the MFS show are today and what is important for live events to offer in the current climate; whether the role of technology has changed over the years with the development of digital product creation, AI, and also the tightening regulations around sustainability; and how the sourcing landscape might shift in the near future.
Be sure to visit https://www.munichfabricstart.com/en/ for more information about their next event in Munich on the 21st and 22nd of January 2025. That event will feature up to 1,100 international suppliers who will showcase their new collections as a comprehensive range of textiles, accessories, finishings and sourcing solutions for the Spring/Summer 26 season.
Listen to the full 35-minute show below (or by following The Interline Podcast through your podcast / audio app of choice) and read on for some additional details.
Key talking points from Emma, Claudia, and Simon’s conversation:
- The importance for live events for the fashion industry today, and the essential role that technology plays in their context.
- How Munich Fabric Start is helping its community unite to create a clearer, more cooperative path toward sustainability.
- The way in which the sourcing landscape might change in future given the effects of climate change, and on the role that fashion events can play in bringing together different parties to work towards mutual risk mitigation.
- Where the fashion industry could deliver the biggest and most achievable impact in sustainability and transparency.
- How stakeholders in the fashion industry can move forward with confidence in times of unparalleled volatility and difficulty, especially when it comes to sustainability and technology?
- A select few concrete examples of where technology and sustainability are working in tandem.
- Where the most significant opportunities for growth or innovation lie in fashion’s near term future.
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