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The Sustainable Textile & Apparel From Portugal project, by ATP – Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal, kicks off the second round of international fairs this year with participation in The London Textile Fair and Munich Fabric Start, held on September 2 and 3.
In London, at the Business Design Centre, Portuguese companies Albano Morgado, LEMAR, LMA, and JOF will be present, joined by Fitecom. In Munich, at the MOC Munich, confirmed participants include 6Dias Têxteis, Bloomati by Carvema Têxtil, I.T.J.V, LEMAR, M.M.R.A, Troficolor Denim Makers, and Fábrica de Tecidos Vilarinho. Other Portuguese exhibitors include Fitecom, Paulo de Oliveira, Somelos Tecidos, TMG Textiles, Vilartex, Sourcetextile, and Top Trends.
London: Focus on Innovation and Sustainability
Albano Morgado presents its new Autumn/Winter collection, embracing the season with a warm palette—browns, beiges, and burnt oranges—drawn from nature and comfort. Featuring high-quality fabrics, particularly fine Portuguese wool, the collection combines timeless elegance, classic tailoring, and a contemporary touch, making it ideal for those who value tradition, sophistication, and sustainability in colder months.
Specializing in leather labels for jeans and apparel, JOF approaches the UK market with optimism. Speaking to T Jornal, the company emphasizes its strengths: “short production lead times, competitive prices, and the ability to supply any global market.”
The company offers a wide range of materials, from genuine leather to various synthetic options, and addresses sustainability trends with a strong offer of vegetable-based leathers, such as Jacron paper, transformable into hundreds of qualities, colors, and finishes.
Additionally, JOF produces labels from sustainable and recycled materials such as Ecovero viscose, recycled polyester, apple leather, corn, cork, bamboo, organic cotton canvas patches, and other bio-based materials. Among its innovations, the company highlights the implementation of a digital printing technology department for leather, which “already delivers extraordinary results.”
LEMAR, also present in London, strengthens its market position with an increasingly sustainable collection developed from certified yarns. In addition to flexible stock services with no minimum order quantity, the company presents innovations such as item 167/15—a heavy twill made from recycled polyester and organic cotton—and CHRYSANTHEMUM, developed with SEAQUAL + T400 ECOMADE yarns.
LMA also brings products designed under the principles of circularity and sustainability. “We are proud to be a BCorp-certified company. It’s a significant step that reflects our commitment to positive environmental and social impact,” the company emphasizes.
Munich: Diversity and Innovation in Fabrics
In Germany, 6Dias Têxteis has been featured on the Munich Fabric Start blog as a versatile company offering a wide variety of compositions—cotton, viscose, linen, polyester, polyamide, silk, Tencel, and fibers from new and sustainable sources. The collection includes different fabric textures such as poplin, twill, canvas, oxford, and jacquard, which can be dyed, printed, embroidered, or pleated. In the ‘Twilight Haze’ collection, the company highlights fabrics made from innovative fibers such as orange, mint, ginger, nettle, milk, mushroom, banana, and pineapple.
Bloomati, a brand from the Carvema group, presents its Autumn/Winter 26/27 collection marked by deep green tones inspired by nature and serenity, enhanced by textures conveying comfort and timeless elegance. According to the fair organizers, the brand “reinterprets essential comfort through smart textures and versatile fabrics,” building the collection on bases such as jersey, fleece, interlock, rib, and piqué, reinvented in more sophisticated structures. Bloomati focuses on cotton, polyamide, and polyester blends, combining softness, elasticity, and thermal resistance.
LEMAR, also present in Munich, again emphasizes “innovation through sustainability.” The fair highlights its long history and family-run character—“managed by the third and fourth generation”—and its commitment to providing fabrics with quality, performance, and added value.
M.M.R.A presents itself as a specialist in circular knits with 40 years of experience. Its portfolio includes natural, organic, recycled, and synthetic products, highlighting blends of merino wool, nettle, linen, and Tencel. According to commercial manager Patrícia Andrade, the company’s strengths are “small quantities, fabrics with soft touch, regular structure, excellent finish, and the development of customized knits.” The company recently invested in a new loom for heavy terry fabrics, responding to growing demand for these products.
With two stands in Munich, Troficolor Denim Makers presents proposals based on three pillars: quality, design, and environmental responsibility. Among the novelties are timeless denims, functional solutions for different seasons, and new textures, finishes, and colors.
Fábrica de Tecidos Vilarinho seeks to establish itself as a reference for innovation, quality, and market-responsive fabrics. “We specialize in developing fabrics for shirts and blouses that combine refined aesthetics with high-performance characteristics such as softness, durability, and sustainability,” the company told T Jornal.
Key strengths include flexibility, short time-to-market, and strict quality control at all stages of production. The company has expanded its range of sustainable fabrics using certified recycled fibers and introduced new finishes to enhance softness, durability, and handfeel. Strategic partnerships with key clients allow the development of exclusive products reflecting the identity and positioning of their brands.