Festival

The FashionTEX Festival is an innovative industry gathering that brings together fashion industry leaders, up-and-coming start-ups, students, professors and fashion enthusiasts to envision the future of fashion and textile design in the age of digitalization.

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On the occasion of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Chemnitz, students from european fashion academies will come to Chemnitz for the first time together with thought pioneers and leading representatives of the fashion and textile industry to present the results of their work in the FashionTEX project over two days and to exchange ideas with established experts and representatives of the fashion and textile industry. In panels, workshops and lectures, they will discuss key topics such as digitalization and digital product development, sustainability and climate protection as well as procurement and distribution in the fashion industry.

The festival thus sends out international impulses from the Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, which offers the perfect place for this. The third-largest metropolis in the federal state of Saxony can look back on a long tradition as a textile location and was long regarded as “Saxony’s Manchester”. FashionTEX brings Chemnitz back onto the stage of the textile industry!

The festival becomes a meeting place for visionaries in the fashion and textile
industry. For two days, leading personalities from the fashion industry, research, teaching, start-ups and students will gather at a special location: “die fabrik chemnitz”, a historic industrial monument.
Experience the revival of a former tulle factory in the midst of Chemnitz’s urban industrial culture. “die farbik chemnitz” offers everything you need for contemporary working and living. With a wide range of offers, “die fabrik chemnitz” creates space for growth, creativity and exchange. Events are a central component that brings the community together, promotes the exchange of ideas and enables unforgettable shared experiences.

We offer a diverse program of podium discussions and lectures, exhibitions, fashion shows and networking opportunities. The exact program schedule will be announced soon.

Look forward to guests from the fields of fashion, design, industry and business.

To be announced

Be part of the FashionTEX Festival – the pinnacle of creative innovation in the
fashion and textile industry! This is where the industry’s leading minds, up-and-coming start-ups, inspired students and visionary professors come together to form the future of design in the digital age. Present your ideas and technologies as an expert, speaker, start-up or exhibitor in front of an international audience and make a name for yourself in the industry.

Support the next generation of talent as a sponsor and actively shape the transformation of the fashion and textile industry. The FashionTEX Festival offers you a unique platform to network, exchange ideas and set new standards together with like-minded people. Let’s revolutionize the industry together – be part of it!

Further information to follow