Print Make Wear – the new fast fashion factory experience created during FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 – added a colourful and educational visitor feature to the event, addressing the rising interest in garment production and printing within FESPA’s global community. Around 467 individual delegates registered specifically for Print Make Wear. They were joined by the 17 percent of visitors to the wider FESPA event who came with a specific interest in garment decoration and/or manufacturing, and who visited the Print Make Wear area,as well as more than 2,000 visitors who took advantage of the expert-guided feature tours.
Many prominent sportswear, clothing and promotional apparel brands were represented among the delegates, with visitors typically occupying business, manufacturing, product development and technical roles. Their feedback shows that Print Make Wearat FESPA 2018 was viewed as an opportunity to update industry knowledge in the areas of increased efficiency and sustainability, workflow and technology and evaluate equipment and technology to inform future investment. Print Make Wear is the latest addition to FESPA’s visitor offering around textile printing, which is a focus area for 34 percent of the 20,442 visitors to FESPA Global Print Expo.
