July 21-23, 2025
JAVITS CENTER, NY
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WHERE FUNCTION
MEETS FASHION

Functional Fabric Fair Summer —an exclusive sourcing destination tailored for those at the forefront of outdoor, lifestyle, and activewear textiles, footwear, and accessories. Explore cutting-edge trims that redefine the future of performance fabrics. This event showcases the latest products and technologies that will be available to hit the market, giving you a sneak peek into the trends shaping the 2025/2026 Summer seasons. Crafted by the industry for the industry.

This is a trade-exclusive event and is open – free of charge – to verified designers, product, purchasing, or material managers, looking to source fabrics and accessories for outdoor, sportive performance, and lifestyle apparel. Don’t miss this chance to reconnect with the apparel community!

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Welcome to Functional Fabric Fair. Now, be YOU.

At RX’s Functional Fabric Fair, everyone belongs. We cultivate a culture of inclusion at all our events, where the very things that make each of us unique are celebrated. Our exhibitors, attendees, partners, event speakers, and industry colleagues are people from a wide variety of backgrounds, who make our shows stronger and our collective experience richer.  Now, be YOU.

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Certifications: Which ones matter?

Functional Fabric Fair and PERFORMANCE DAYS are fostering a collaborative environment that helps drive advancements in areas like circularity, resource efficiency, and product innovation. For our Spring 2025 fair, we will emphasize the importance of certifications to ensure transparency and accountability in sustainable practices. We will be answering the question, of which certifications are required or recommended to meet the current product sustainability standards in the industry. 

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DICHOTOMY

Extensive research forms the basis of this forecast. Together with an international team of renowned designers, all deeply rooted in sports, Nora Kuehner explores and analyses ongoing and emerging trends and their socio-cultural context. The team believes in the evolution of colors and trends from season to season. The color selection reflects this holistic approach: six to seven color stories are created framing the season’s focus topic.

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SHOW LOCATION

Javits Center
665 West 34th Street

SHOW DATES + HOURS

Day 0 Sustainability Workshop
Monday, July 21, 2025
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Exhibit Hall & Expert Talks
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall & Expert Talks
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

OUR PLEDGE—SUSTAINABILITY AT EVERY STEP

Sustainability isn't just a theme at Functional Fabric Fair—it's a driving force behind the entire experience. From the moment attendees step onto the show floor, they’ll find a carefully curated selection of exhibitors who are leading the way in eco-conscious innovation, ensuring that every product and solution on display contributes to a more sustainable textile future. The Fair’s commitment extends beyond the exhibits to its dynamic educational programming, including the highly anticipated Day 0 Conference, with a focus on sustainable strategies, material breakthroughs, and circular design.

Even the event infrastructure reflects the fairs dedication to sustainability, with booths constructed from recycled materials and a deliberate choice of venues like the Javits Center in New York—famed for its rooftop farm, energy-efficient systems, and LEED Gold certification. At every turn, Functional Fabric Fair proves that sustainability and performance can go hand in hand.

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