The London Textile Fair to host 500+ exhibitors in September 2024

27 Mar '24

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The London Textile Fair (TLTF) is set to dazzle industry professionals with its latest edition at the Business Design Centre.
With 500 exhibitors from over 20 countries, TLTF will showcase an array of fashion fabrics, accessories, and garments.
It will feature dedicated areas for textiles, accessories, print design, vintage and a garment manufacturing hall.

With approximately 500 exhibitors, The London Textile Fair (TLTF) is the UK’s foremost platform dedicated to showcasing fashion fabrics, apparel accessories, print studios, vintage and garments. Held biannually at the Business Design Centre, TLTF is an unmissable event for all industry professionals.

TLTF presents the latest collections curated by the leading international manufacturers traveling from more than 20 Countries, including Turkey, China, Italy, India, Portugal, France, Taiwan, UK, Pakistan amongst others.

TLTF has been running for 20 years, consistently attracting over 3000 buyers at each edition. Our attendees predominantly comprise UK-based professionals, representing major high-street retail establishments, independent designers, and buyers associated with contract manufacturers.

EXHIBITORS:

The majority of exhibitors are manufacturers and their agents who specialise in fashion textiles and apparel accessories for the high-street clothing industry, and from September 2024 TLTF will have a garment manufacturing dedicated area. TLTF has 4 halls:

FASHION TEXTILES: The textile hall is the largest within the exhibition with around 350 exhibitors presenting cotton, woven, shirting, jersey, silk, outerwear, technical fabrics, eco-friendly, coated fabric, printed fabrics, wool, and a lot more.

ACCESSORIES: The Accessories and Trims Area at TLTF provides an opportunity for buyers and designers to get ahead and view the latest trims and accessories which include: Linings, leather labels, woven labels, hangtags, pullers, patches, frogs, straps, embroideries, studs, rivets, tags, packaging, personalized accessories, and a lot more.

PRINT DESIGN AND VINTAGE: TLTF has a large Print Design and Vintage Area, attracting some of the world’s most exciting trend and design studios. The Vintage section works very well and collaborates closely with the Print Studios, offering a different handwriting to the print designs.

GARMENTS (NEW): In September 2024 TLTF will launch a new Hall completely dedicated to Garment manufacturing, presenting womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, sportswear, lingerie and accessories.

WHY EXHIBIT?

TLTF is an ideal platform for meeting with designers, buyers and contract manufacturers catering to major high-street chains across men's and women's clothing retail sectors.

Exhibitors are exposed to the most influential British buyers and designers from the major high-street retail stores as well as independent designers and buyers from their contract manufacturers. Our regular visitors include: Allsaints, Urban Outfitters, Dorothy Perkins, Vivienne Westwood, River Island, Ted Baker, Top Shop, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Debenhams, Victoria Beckham, Asos, French Connection, New Look, Coast, Oasis, and many more.

THE VENUE:

The Business Design Centre is an iconic venue in the vibrant heart of Islington, Central London. With its beautiful glass ceiling and plenty of natural light, it is the perfect location for a fashion and textile show. Centrally located and well connected to public services, two minutes walking from Angel Underground Station and 1 stop away from King’s Cross-National Train Station and San Pancras International. Address: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH

THE PACKAGE:

All stands have the same size, offering an open space layout, with no walls. We don’t use shell schemes as we believe that the open space creates a more relaxed and inviting atmosphere with a more approachable way of establishing business connections. Each stand is approximately 9sqm and includes table, 4 chairs, table sign, tablecloth. Exhibitors have also the possibility to rent up to 3 rails per stand.

THE CONCEPT:

TLTF concept is very simple: we provide each exhibitor with a single stand, chairs, tablecloth, rails and a sign. We ensure that each and every exhibitor is promoted equally in this way, and we don’t allow big banners on the floor. Whether a large or a small manufacturer, the modular format of single tables offers an equal opportunity for all.

All tables are selected via a lottery so there is no possibility of ordering a better position “it’s pot luck”. However, we are able within the lottery to put mills together with their agents, when this is possible. We extend this ethos to advertising and we produce an exhibition brochure where we don’t allow advertisement from exhibitors. This simple system reflects the unbelievably low cost for a fair of this importance and our very strict ethos that all exhibitors should be on a level playing field.

ABOUT TEXTILE EVENTS (The Organisers):

Textile Events is the leading textile exhibition platform in the UK. With over two decades of experience in organizing industry shows, we boast an extensive database comprising British Buyers who consistently participate in our events.

THE NEXT EDITION AND REGISTRATIONS:

The next edition of TLTF will be held at the Business Design Centre (Central London) on the 3rd and 4th of September 2024, and will be focusing on Autumn/Winter 25 collections, and current season’s highlights.