More than 130 textile companies will exhibit and some 1,000 industry attendees are currently registered.
NORWALK, Conn. (Sept. 18, 2019) – Functional Fabric Fair Portland powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS®, Oct. 22-23 at the Oregon Convention Center, is attracting a strong combination of top textile manufacturers, suppliers and service providers, along with top designers and influential product, purchasing and material managers for outdoor, sportswear, workwear, sportive fashion and athleisure apparel companies.
The inaugural event’s sold-out exhibit hall will showcase more than 130 hand-selected textile manufacturers, suppliers and service providers presenting their functional fabrics, branded technologies, treatments, laminates, paddings, finishes, and accessories such as yarns, tapes, prints, buttons and zippers.
The event also includes an “Expert Talks” series of complimentary educational programming featuring industry experts from Hohenstein and faculty presenters from Utah State University, Portland Fashion Institute and University of Oregon. Attendees will be able to enjoy multiple professional networking and matchmaking programs and experience the PERFORMANCE FORUM – a platform unique to PERFORMANCE DAYS / Functional Fabric Fair spotlighting some 300 best textile and accessory innovations, as selected by an independent jury of sourcing experts.
The combination of curated exhibits and special events have attracted nearly 1,000 verified industry attendees who have currently registered for the event. Industry registration and detailed event information remain available at FunctionalFabricFair.com.
“We are excited by the tremendous industry response to this inaugural West Coast edition of Functional Fabric Fair powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS,” said Steve McCullough of Reed Exhibitions. “A strong representation of fabric mills and branded technology companies, valuable educational and networking programs and the spectacular Portland destination have attracted a powerhouse of influential registered attendees.”
Exhibiting Companies
View the comprehensive exhibitor directory at www.FFFPortland19.com/PortlandExhibitors.
Sampling of Exhibiting Companies
3M Bodynits British Millerain Brrr Burlington Cocona 37.5 Concept III drirelease Eurojersey SPA Funwear Tech Green Threads
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Halley Stevensons HeiQ Invista/Cordura Brands Hyperbola JRC Reflex Kingwhale Lenzing Fibers Mitsui Outlast
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Polartec Polygiene Rosset & Co. Rudholm Group Schoeller Yarns Singtex Thermore Toray X-Rite/Pantone YKK |
Registered Attendees
Registered attendees represent influential industry functions such as brand manager, buyer, CEO, creative director, designer, fabric manager, materials sourcing, merchandiser, owner, president, product development, production executive, research & design, sales, stylist, sustainability, textiles designer and
Sampling of companies and brands with registered attendees:
Adidas Aqua Lung Athleta Away Banana Republic Basic Resources Bombas Brooks Brothers Canada Goose Carhartt Columbia Deckers Brands
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FILA USA Free Country Haggar Clothing JMcLaughlin Jockey Johnston & Murphy L.L. Bean Lacoste Le Tote Nike Nordstrom Outlier
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Reebok Smartwool The Lycra Company The North Face Tommy Bahama True North Gear Under Armour Wolverine Worldwide Woolrich Zumiez
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About Functional Fabric Fair Portland—powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS®
Functional Fabric Fair Portland powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS® is produced in partnership by Reed Exhibitions and Design & Development GmbH Textile Consult (Germany), and in collaboration with Concept III Textiles. The Fair is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Event organizers are committed to minimizing the fair carbon footprint. All exhibits are constructed of bio-degradable, recycled and reusable materials. Each supplier is carefully vetted to meet social and environmental certifications such as Bluesign to ensure responsibly manufactured products. The Oregon Convention Center, a LEED Platinum Certified facility, is the most sustainable meeting center in America.
The West Coast edition follows Functional Fabric Fair New York powered by PERFORMANCE DAYS®, in July, which doubled in size from its 2018 launch and hosted 1,866 apparel industry professionals from 22 countries in the sold-out River Pavilion of the Javits Center in New York.
Visit www.FunctionalFabricFair.com for more information. Contact organizers at [email protected]. Engage at #FunctionalFabricFair on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Media: Sherry Major, [email protected] or 716-662-3855
Exhibitors: Steve McCullough, [email protected] or 203-840-5953
Marketing, Education, Partnership: Chadae Bowler, [email protected] or 203-840-5845
PERFORMANCE DAYS®: [email protected] or +49 89 93946060