Aus der Branche

AlphaTauri ist weiterhin Ausstatter des FC Red Bull Salzburg. Der Verein wurde bereits zum 10. Mal in Serie Meister der Österreichischen Bundesliga und ist damit der mit Abstand erfolgreichste Fußballklub Österreichs. Die Mannschaft um Karim Konate, Luka Sucic, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Maurits Kjaergaard unter dem neuen Trainer Gerhard Struber startet im September zum fünften Mal in Folge in die UEFA Champions League und wird zu den Auswärtsspielen in Mailand, Lissabon und San Sebastián in AlphaTauri anreisen.

Das Outfit für die Roten Bullen ist speziell auf die Bedürfnisse der Sportler zugeschnitten: stylish und funktional, reisetauglich und vielseitig. Eine Bomberjacke, die mit der innovativen Taurobran® Membran ausgestattet ist, einer hauchdünnen Nanotechnologie, die sowohl wasserdicht als auch atmungsaktiv ist. Diese dreilagige E-Spinntechnik setzt mikroskopisch feine Fasern ein. Schweiß kann entweichen, während Wasser jedoch nicht eindringen kann. Verstärkte Nähte und wasserdichte Reißverschlüsse runden die wasserdichten Eigenschaften ab. Dazu trägt das Team ein Slim-Fit Hemd aus leichter und elastischer Baumwolle, die kaum knittert und schnell trocknet. Komplettiert wird der Look durch eine Tapered Fit Hose – superweich, mit leichtem Stretch und wasserabweisend.

• The new high-performance away kit design blends bold geometric prints with shades of halo pink and soft, pastel glow blue, pushing the boundaries of on-pitch sport style.
• The limited-edition range includes a gender-neutral game-day match shirt as well as comfort-first off-pitch pieces for pre- and post-match travel.

adidas and Arsenal have launched the next chapter of their collaboration with Stella McCartney, by revealing the first away kit and travel range for Arsenal Women.

The limited-edition range is designed to support Arsenal Women both on and off the pitch and includes a range of structured silhouettes including a jersey, shorts and stylish travel wear pieces such as a full zip jacket with neon accents, track-style pants, and an oversized tee. As the hero piece of the collection, the striking away shirt takes centre stage thanks to the fusion of geometric patterns with color-blocking accents of halo pink and glow blue. The shirt also features AEROREADY technology, which uses sweat-wicking and absorbent materials to keep players feeling dry.

Key pieces are crafted with at least 47% recycled polyester and 100% organic cotton as part of adidas' ambition to help end plastic waste.

adidas launches its new LFSTLR jersey collection, featuring the season 23/24 third jerseys of some its leading clubs, re-imagined as fashion-focused, lifestyle streetwear.

LFSTLR blurs the lines between football performance and streetwear culture, re-defining what it means to represent your club away from the terraces. The collection includes adaptations of the third jerseys of Arsenal, FC Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester United and Real Madrid, retaining the overall design blueprint of the authentic on-pitch and fan versions but with a focus on wearability and comfort over pure performance for the field of play.

Each jersey is made with an elevated base material, including heavier superior fabrics for additional comfort as well as featuring a more premium trim execution and detailing to truly ramp up the style factor. The application of a tonal adidas badge gives each jersey a clean, crisp look that gives the club crests additional prominence. Between 70-100% of the materials used in each jersey are from recycled or renewable sources.

adidas worked with each club to appoint a Creative Lead, tapping into the worlds of fashion and music, and ensuring the unique flair of each team came through with bespoke individuality:

• Arsenal linked up with Grammy-award winning rapper, Pusha T
• FC Bayern collaborated with Achraf, one of the hottest names in the German fashion and music industry
• Juventus called upon Italian style with fashion photographer Giampaolo Sgura
• Manchester United teamed up with Nigerian Afropop singer-songwriter, Adekunle Gold & Manchester’s The KTNA
• Real Madrid worked with renowned Mexican rapper, Alemán 

Ab dieser Saison gehen die VIEW-Messen mit neuem Konzept an den Start – in der ersten Auflage der reVIEW Autumn.Winter 24/25 am 13. und 14. September 2023 mit ausgebuchter Fläche und einem großen Angebot von über 300 Top-Kollektionen in den Bereichen Fabrics, Denim & Sportswear, Additionals und Design Studios.

Die reVIEW Autumn.Winter 24/25 fungiert erstmals als Follow-Up-Termin der MUNICH FABRIC START, die vom 18. bis 20. Juli 2023 in München stattgefunden hat. Zehn Wochen später, vom 28. bis 29. November 2023, lädt die VIEW dann zur preVIEW für die Saison Spring.Summer 25 – acht Wochen vor der nächsten Ausgabe der MUNICH FABRIC START, die vom 23. bis 25. Januar 2024 die Branche im MOC versammeln wird.

Damit verändern sich nicht nur Timing und die Intention der VIEW, sondern auch die Location. Der Umzug in den Dampfdom der MOTORWORLD, die neben der Architektur auch mit ihrer technischen Ausstattung als Messelocation überzeugt, bringt neben einer Vergrößerung der Fläche und damit der Erweiterung des Ausstellerportfolios auch eine verbesserte Infrastruktur rund um die VIEW, die ab sofort in unmittelbarer Nähe von Restaurants, Parkmöglichkeiten und einem Hotel stattfindet.

An zwei Messetagen bietet die reVIEW der Branche den konzentrierten Rahmen, um Trends, Materialentwicklungen und Innovationen in einer professionellen Arbeitsatmosphäre zu sichten und sich mit Lieferanten auszutauschen.

Das kuratierte Portfolio umfasst rund 300 hochwertige Kollektionen in vier Segmenten von internationalen Ausstellern, darunter Achille Pintos, Balli, Bellandi, Beppetex, Bureaux Bo, Cafissi, Calik Denim, Cervotessile, Emmetex, Ercea, Eurojersey, Inwool, Jil Silk, Limonta, Lisa, Lyria, Malhia Kent, Manteco, Miroglio, Picchi, Riopele, Roma, Selecta Como, Takisada, Teijin, Tejidos Royo, Tollegno Lanificio, Velcorex, Verhees, Weft, We Nordic und Yünsa neben zahlreichen weiteren.

VIEW Fabrics bildet den Schwerpunkt mit einer Vielfalt an Stoffen und aktuellen Materialentwicklungen – von innovativn Basics über edle Tuche bis zu High-End-Qualitäten. Die neusten Entwicklungen und Highlights im Denim- und Baumwollbereich zeigt VIEW Denim & Sportswear, VIEW Additionals ergänzt das Angebot um international führende Knopf- und Zutatenhersteller. Abgerundet wird die Auswahl von VIEW Design Studios mit Print- und Pattern-Innovationen.

adidas and Manchester United Football Club announce the extension of their partnership. Manchester United commenced a historic agreement with adidas at the start of the 2015/16 season, reuniting after 23 years.

The new deal increases the focus on the Manchester United women’s team since their reintroduction in 2018 – continuing Manchester United and adidas’ commitment to drive the women’s game forward.

Manchester United Chief Executive Officer, Richard Arnold said:  
“The relationship between Manchester United and adidas is one of the most iconic in world sport , forged through a shared commitment to style, flair and, most importantly, high performance.

“With its roots in the 1980s, our partnership has been reinvented over the past decade with some of the most innovative designs and technology in sportswear. We are now looking forward to refreshing this powerful partnership again through the remainder of this decade and into the 2030s.”  

Chief Executive Officer at adidas, Bjørn Gulden, said:  
“We are extremely proud to announce the extension of the contract with Manchester United. adidas and Manchester United are two of the most important brands in International Football and it is very natural for us to continue our cooperation. We will combine tradition and innovation to please both the players and the fans. 

On the occasion of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, the Union Cycliste Internationale chose Santini to make the bibs from recyclable materials. The UCI's partner brought together a pool of companies, all in the Bergamo area (Italy): RadiciGroup, Sitip, EFI Reggiani and Acerbis.

In 2022, the Union Cycliste Internationale released the UCI Climate Action Charter, which lays out an action plan to advance the environmental sustainability of the sport with a specific principle to reduce waste and accelerate the transition to a circular economy. This year, the UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be held from 3 to 13 August, are bringing together most of the cycling disciplines in a single location: Glasgow and across Scotland.

To mark the occasion, the UCI turned to its Official Partner, Santini, to make the bibs that the staff (judges, volunteers, commissaires etc.) and accredited photographers wear throughout the event. The bibs are "eco-designed", which means they are specifically created to have a second life after use. Once the event is over, the bibs could be collected and sent to RadiciGroup and transformed into new material, to be then processed by Acerbis to create X-Elite handguards for mountain bikes. This project is a concrete example of the circular economy at work, allowing 100% of the materials used to be recovered.

To optimise the production cycle of the bibs for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, the products must be eco-friendly from the very first phase. The fabrics were therefore made from Italian nylon yarn produced by RadiciGroup. The choice of nylon – an infinitely recyclable thermoplastic material – is intertwined with UCI's sustainability goals for "limited-use" garments: RadiciGroup was able to channel its know-how and expertise in the field of chemistry to create "circular" bibs, working alongside the other partners. As the innovative yarn selected by RadiciGroup allows for easy and high-quality printing, the fabric is also customisable. The yarn is then provided to Sitip to create the "ARAS NG" warp-knitted fabric (95 g/100 m2): a recyclable single-fibre material made from 100% polyamide. The resulting fabric is the first nylon of its kind, designed to meet the transfer printing needs of the third project partner, EFI Reggiani, as well as the recyclability standards requested by RadiciGroup. The choice of fabric was born from extensive applied research, in which EFI Reggiani tested a wide range of fabrics to find the best colour results and the best resistance to rubbing and perspiration, which is vital for the bibs' intended use. In addition to using the new GOTS-certified EFI Reggiani IRIS Plus water-based inks, EFI Reggiani opted for a printing solution on transfer paper that does not consume water and requires a minimal amount of energy per square metre. Finally, the white fabric from Sitip and the transfer paper printed by EFI Reggiani arrived at Santini, who were responsible for transferring all the graphics for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships bibs from the paper onto the fabric. Santini also took care to assemble the garments using only thread and components made from nylon or chemically similar materials, allowing the bibs to enter the recycling process at the end of their lives without any further processing.                   

PrimaLoft Inc., ein weltweites Unternehmen im Bereich fortschrittlicher Materialtechnologie, erweitert augrund wachsender Nachfrage sein Active Insulation-Portfolio um vier neue Active Evolve-Modelle und bekräftigt damit sein Engagement, innovative Lösungen anzubieten, die sich an den Bedürfnissen der Verbraucher orientieren.

PrimaLoft® Active Evolve wurde erstmals 2018 eingeführt und ist eine Produktlinie von isolierenden Funktionsstoffen, die helfen sollen, Leistung, Design und Nachhaltigkeit in Einklang zu bringen. Diese Technologie kombiniert die leichte Wärme der Isolation mit der Atmungsaktivität des Gewebes und wurde speziell dafür entwickelt, um bei einer Vielzahl von Aktivitäten unabhängig von der Intensität oder Jahreszeit zu funktionieren. Ob im Winter bei einer schweißtreibenden Langlauftour oder einer anstrengenden Wanderung zum nächsten Gipfel, PrimaLoft® Active Evolve hält die Temperatur immer innerhalb der Komfortzone - auch wenn man sich selbst darüber hinausbewegt

Einige Produkte aus der Active Evolve-Linie können als "Next-to-Skin-Stoff" verwendet werden. Markenhersteller können so auf zusätzliche Futterstoffe verzichten, und dadurch Wärme- und Feuchtigkeitsmanagement effizienter handhaben, die Atmungsaktivität unterstützen sowie den Tragekomfort erhalten oder verbessern. Zusätzlich zur optimalen Leistung bei aeroben Aktivitäten führt dies zu einem sehr breiten Einsatzbereich und einer ganzjährigen Verwendung. Gleichzeitig können die Markenpartner bei der Entwicklung des Kleidungsstücks insgesamt weniger Material verwenden und so den ökologischen Fußabdruck und Abfall reduzieren.

PrimaLoft® Active Evolve bietet den Designern viele Vorteile. Es ermöglicht ihnen, das gesamte Farbspektrum zu nutzen, einzigartige Muster einzubauen und ermöglicht eine größere Flexibilität bei der Stoffauswahl. Darüber hinaus entfällt bei Active Evolve die Notwendigkeit des Steppens im Designprozess. Die Produkte der Active Evolve-Linie werden aus bis zu 100 Prozent recyceltem Material hergestellt, darunter drei der vier neuen Modelle.

Mit mehr als einem Dutzend Marken, die PrimaLoft® Active Evolve bisher eingeführt haben, wird es aufgrund seiner Anpassungsfähigkeit für den Benutzer, seines Einsatzbereichs bei verschiedenen Aktivitäten und seines saisonalen Timings schnell zu einem der vielseitigsten Produkte im Portfolio von PrimaLoft. Zu den wichtigsten Partnermarken für Herbst/Winter 23/24 gehören neben Sitka und Löffler auch CP Company, Eddie Bauer, Endura, Martini Sportswear, OMM, Quiksilver, Ziener und weitere.

As a leading company in the collecting, sorting, reselling, and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID has enabled the recycling of post-consumer textile waste into new textiles and clothing. Working together with brands and retailers, TEXAID and their partners are continuing to take action to shift from a linear to a circular system.

Today’s linear system of «take – make – waste» needs to change. New textiles are produced used and discarded instead of putting them to a second use. The production of new textiles requires natural resources that are limited, and the current system has a significant negative impact on our planet. The transition to a circular system, where garments are kept in use for longer, is an opportunity to harness untapped potential around customer loyalty, economic growth, and ecological sustainability. To move away from the linear system and enable products to be made out of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID continues to expand its offering for in-store collection programs throughout Europe and the USA

Aligned with the launch of the PUMA Switzerland 23/24 Women’s World Cup home jersey, PUMA and TEXAID have partnered for the Swiss division of their RE:FIBRE Program. PUMA is working to have a more sustainable, long-term solution for recycling polyester jerseys. To achieve this goal, they have developed their RE:FIBRE Program, which transforms textile waste, along with other used materials, into new textiles.

To enable this textile to textile program in Switzerland, specific feedstocks are requires, which is TEXAID’s role as the operator of the collection and sorting. Newly launched in the PUMA Zurich location at Jelmoli, customers can bring garments of all brands and deposit them in-store. TEXAID collects and sorts all deposited items, sending eligible polyester garments into the PUMA RE:FIBRE program, to be recycled into new garments. All other garments are channeled by TEXAID to their next life cycle.

ADVANSA and Asia Pacific Fibers (APF) join forces to launch REMOTION®, a premium fibre for sports and activewear, made from recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles with full end-to-end traceability from Prevented Ocean Plastic™. REMOTION® offers a solution for textiles that merges ocean protection with built-in biodegradability. The fibres break-down in marine environments to prevent microplastic pollution of the oceans, a problem which can be the consequence of fibre-shedding from apparel laundry waste-water.

Remotion® offers a solution with various sustainable features such as biodegradability and recyclability, with customized performance features such as anti-bacterial properties and moisture management built-in to the fibre. Moreover, the fibre is also offered in customer curated colours that guarantee very good colour fastness. Thus, this “all-in-one” fibre contributes to a sustainable and healthy environment with savings in water, energy, chemicals, and CO2. The fibre is available in a range of filament and staple options with two variants: REMOTION® Blue made from ocean-bound plastic bottles, REMOTION® Green made from domestic recycled plastic bottles.

REMOTION® Blue is a specially engineered polyester fibre made from ocean-bound plastic as a premium raw material with a social aspect. ADVANSA and APF are cooperating with Prevented Ocean Plastic™, a global recycling initiative that helps tens of thousands of people around the world to clean their coastlines, prevent ocean plastic pollution and earn additional income. Discarded plastic bottles are picked up by plastic collectors from coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution and are taken to collection centres. The plastic bottles are then sorted out, cleaned and processed into raw material flakes which are used as a premium ingredient for REMOTION® Blue range of products.

ADVANSA and Asia Pacific Fibers are launching REMOTION® at the Performance Days in Munich from 3-5 October 2023.

Over 1.2 million people came together to Move For The Planet, a new global initiative by adidas that harnessed the collective activity of sporting communities across the world.

Over 173 million active minutes were tracked overall across countries in the adidas Running app with adidas pledging to donate €1 to Common Goal for every 10 minutes of activity logged across 34 sports between June 1-12 – up to €1.5m.

The contributions will support projects around the globe that educate and engage communities through sport. One such organisation selected by adidas and Common Goal is the ISF Cambodia (ISF), a charity with 16 years of experience using education and sport to change lives.

The specific project will enable the installation of solar panels to light their football fields – creating safer spaces for girls and the wider community to practice in whilst at the same time, using renewable energy.

In addition to the solar panels, together with Football for Future and Common Goal, adidas is facilitating education on environmental sustainability through sport for ISF with a focus on helping the organization to raise awareness of environmental action in the community.

This will complement ISF workshops on environmental protection, the use of single use-plastic and waste management processes, enabling the children and young adults involved to be positive role models for their community.

Move For The Planet is part of adidas’ wider sustainability initiatives as the company continues its mission to make what’s best for the athlete. Earlier this year, adidas announced that it is ahead of schedule in its journey to replace virgin polyester with recycled polyester in its products wherever possible by the end of 2024. In 2022, 96% of all the polyester adidas used was recycled.