In terms of trade show, ShanghaiTex will invite not only manufacturers and traders, but also some apparel brands and OEMs to exchange opinions and share information.
trend in recent years. While the sports bra is still
facing many challenges on comfort, supporting,
shoulder strap design and function, Sports
Arena will invite lingerie professionals to advise
and host a focus group discussion on today’s
sports bra wearing experience.
Smart Textile Innovation Forum: Wearable
technology has become an important
momentum for the next wave of sports textiles.
The forum will explore the latest developments
in smart textiles and inspire the industry with
innovative ideas on sporting goods market.
The Evolution of Sports Shoe Tech Forum:
Running shoes have always been regarded as
vital equipment for runners. The success of
a pair of running shoes lies in the materials,
design and technology in different parts of a
shoe. Sports Arena will gather professionals
from shoe uppers, sole, 3D printing to explore
the latest development and trend of sports
shoes.
With increasing health awareness among people
and unceasing development of fitness boom,
coupled with the rise of the athleisure trend,
fashionable sportswear has never been so popular.
Nowadays, sport textiles take good care of not
only users’ skin sensations like keeping warm
and comfortable, but also their muscles and
performance, with functions such as supporting
movement in specific sports to strengthen training,
reducing injuries and speeding up recovery. The
sportswear fabrics will innovate and improve in
terms of production technology, such as fabric
weight reduction, flexibility enhancement and
pattern diversification. ShanghaiTex is a not to be
missed event for industry players, especially for the
growing sports industry.
Could you also tell us about the wearable
technology competition that you are organising
this year? What has been the response so far?
How do you see the wearable segment growing in
the near future?
The competition intends to encourage designers to
combine original ideas with high-tech textiles, to
achieve the purpose of designing a piece of smart
textile product that can improve the life of the
people, through integration of wearable technology
and textile. The competition attracted 18 worldwide
participants from textiles, fashion, electronics,
engineering and other related fields. We are now
collecting their works, and will announce shortlisted
finalists by the end of October. The five finalists
will be invited to present and showcase their work
on-site to worldwide textile industry insiders.
Visitors can come to the Sports Arena at Hall W1 on
November 28 at 10:30 a.m. to learn more about their
creative ideas and revolutionary product design.
The revolutionary integration of electronics
and textiles has enabled smart textiles to sense
and react to a changing environment which has
triggered a revolutionary change in the industry.
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