BioFach: Green revolution in the wardrobe

Fashionable styles captured the attention at the world organic trade fair in February 2009, when 45 exhibitors of natural textiles and eco fashion presented their products for the first time in the new textile area (picture). The new platform for green fashion and natural textiles got off to a convincing start: Claudia Lanius, Managing Director at fashion label Lanius, stated that the area had been very well designed; and the atmosphere had been really good. Udo Funke, Exhibition Director BioFach and Vivaness, is pleased about the successful premiere: “The success shows that green and ethically correct clothing is booming and we are delighted that our customers have accepted the textile area so well.”

The newly created platform for manufacturers of green and ethically correct fashion enters its second round at the next BioFach and Vivaness from February 17 to 20, 2010. The textile forum at the BioFach congress focuses on trends, developments and opportunities in the sector, and the catwalk in the textile area gives exhibitors the opportunity to highlight their creations perfectly at fashion shows several times a day. 
 

Worldwide sales of organic cotton clothing and home textiles rose to 3.2 billion US $ in 2008, according to the current Organic Cotton Market Report from Organic Exchange. This is 63 % up on 2007. Despite poor forecasts in the trade, the organic cotton brands and traders of such products are persisting with their sustainable concepts and want to expand their product spectrums by 24 % and 33 % respectively in 2009 and 2010. Sales would then be 5.3 billion US $ in 2010. Sales of eco textiles in Great Britain were worth more than 113 million € in 2008 and could treble to 318 million € by 2012, according to estimates by the Soil Association. Other European trend markets for green fashion are Germany, France and the Netherlands.
 

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