Thousands of attendees were welcomed both in-person and virtually, to discover the new footwear components showcased at the first edition of Global Footwear Sourcing in July 2022, according to a press release by event organiser Messe Frankfurt. Visitors were able to source and explore a wide range of shoe materials including leather, synthetic, laces, insole, outsole, webbing and ribbon, thread and yarn, hardware and more, as well as connect with leading industry professionals at the Footwear Talks educational series and Footwear Happy Hour event.

Global Footwear Sourcing enables visitors to take advantage of educational seminars hosted by the FDRA covering niche industry topics and discover the latest technology trends fuelling innovation within the footwear industry inside of Texworld NYC’s trend showcase curated by New York-based trend agency TOBE | Doneger.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)