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TRENDS, PERSPECTIVE & ANALYSIS • WINTER 2025 • A FORMULA4 MEDIA PUBLICATION IN THE MARKET/EURO REPORT .................................................................. 6 Highlights at ISPO: from fibers to final products. FOOTWEAR/MATERIALS ............................................................................... 8 Footwear brands race to meet sustainability goals and deal with a new world of textile regulations. INNOVATION/FUTURE FABRICS EXPO NYC ...........................................10 On the cusp of growth, can sustainable materials meet expectations? STRATEGIES/NEXT GEN MATERIALS ........................................................14 The scalability of next gen materials is an industry issue. Modern Meadow shares a recipe for success. TRENDSETTER/SHAPEWEAR .....................................................................18 Sports bras are notoriously challenging to create. Dr Sports Bra, LaJean Lawson, talks best practices. COVER STORY................................................................................................22 Our hot topic for 2025 is the state of the textile industry. This will be a year of transition, with a need to recalibrate for the future. EDUCATION/UMASS LOWELL ...................................................................30 Supporting Warfighter Integrated Footwear Technologies (SWIFT) has developed new polymer-based responsive textile materials for "self-healing combat boots" as a replacement for the previously used leather. The Tensengral AMBI Classic pullover style is a one-piece braided hammock-like fabric that automatically adapts to your shape. Editor Suzanne Blecher sueblecher@gmail.com Editor-At-Large Emily Walzer Editorial Director Cara Griffin Contributing Editors Debra Cobb Louisa Smith Kurt Gray Kathlyn Swantko Art Director Francis Klaess Digital Erica DeSimone Publisher Jeff Nott jnott@formula4media.com 516-305-4711 PO Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 Footwear Insight Footwear Insight | Business Report Quarterly runstyle sportstyle Team Insight Team Insight Extra Textile Insight Subscriptions: formula4media.com One year: $24.00 (in the United States) Textile Insight® is a registered trademark of Formula4 Media, LLC. ©2025 All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by authors and contributors to Textile Insight are not necessarily those of the editors or publishers. Textile Insight is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Articles appearing in Textile Insight may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. Textile Insight® is published four times each year: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Postmaster: Send address changes to Textile Insight, P.O. Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 textileinsight.com SUBSCRIBE HERE!