Dates : November 1 (Tue.) - 2 (Wed.) 10:00AM～6:00PM 2022
	Venue : Tokyo International Forum Hall E-1,2
	Organizer : Japan Fashion Week Organization

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< Premium Textile Japan (PTJ) 2023AW >, organised by the Japan Fashion Week Organization (JFW), will be held on November 1 and 2 over two days at the Tokyo International Forum in the Yurakucho district of Tokyo. This edition of the PTJ show will be the 23rd to date and will welcome a total of 72 exhibitors (four of whom first-timers). Here are some highlighted exhibitors:

DIAMIC CO., LTD.　<C-16>　＊New exhibitor

Introducing a printing service

DIAMIC CO., LTD., a group company of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited, mainly deals with materials for printing plates and related devices alongside information products. On this occasion, their PTJ debut comes with the aim of: ‘introducing a unique nylon printing service, promoting nylon prints to a wide audience, via a proudly small-batch production, alongside a polyester printing service on FSC-certified paper (Forest Stewardship Council).’

Turning heads this time around will be an all-new printing method in the form of a heat transfer calendar system - a first in Japan. The company also plans to showcase its polyester printing service on FSC-certified paper. Numerous premium-quality products otherwise unobtainable via direct transfer printing method will also be introduced, plus intricate pin-sharp designs on transfer paper also certified by FSC. These new approaches help the company consume less water than other dyeing and direct printing methods. In fact, the company is championing a dual-pronged sustainability drive, targeting materials and printing methods in particular. They sum up their expectations as follows: ‘Despite our concerns over shrinking domestic markets, this also paves the way for new markets with eco-aware approaches using recycled and organic materials to emerge.’

＜JFW Textile Online Salon：DIAMIC CO., LTD.＞

https://jfw-textile-online.com/textile?user=342&lang=en

FINE TEXTILE CO., LTD.　<A-66>　＊New exhibitor

Appealing features unique to wool

FINE TEXTILE CO., LTD., headquartered in Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture, produces fabrics for ladieswear and childrenswear as well as handling stock sales of finished textile rolls in house. Its range centres on original made-in-Japan items and adaptable and wide-ranging items.

At this, their PTJ debut, visitors can expect felted wool with a three-dimensional effect; yarn-dyed and a world away from natural wool, while tactfully retaining the different milling rates and other blended materials in the natural fabric. As the components within the yarn vary, the end surface appearance is equally unique. Another highlight will be gorgeous fancy tweed, within which various design yarns are woven in different shapes and colours and abundant variations. Rounding off the range are compound fabrics, with smooth filament and fuzzy spun yarns, with differing and interwoven yarns to form a chequered motif. No matter where in the world, weaving techniques on this scale, combining different yarn varieties, is a huge challenge and brings the wow factor with it.

＜JFW Textile Online Salon：FINE TEXTILE CO., LTD.＞

https://jfw-textile-online.com/textile?user=334&lang=en

ITONONE　<B-20>

To develop local textile industry of Nishikatsura

ITONONE will participate in PTJ with the aim of ‘expanding new sales channels and developing their local textile industry’. Nishikatsura Town, located in south-eastern Yamanashi Prefecture and 80% forested, is blessed with high-quality water in abundance. Its textile history goes back to the time of Edo (1603-1868), when people first started producing silk garments. Later, around the mid-Meiji Period (1889-1904), the Kaiki Improvement Association was further established. Ever since, the area has become a textile hotbed within Yamanashi Prefecture, spawning a range of products like ties, mufflers, stoles and western umbrellas.

In 1974, directed by the Nishikatsura Orimono Industry Association, a group called ‘ITONONE-KAI’ (Gathering of ITONONE / Sound of Thread) and devoted to the study of Nishikatsura textiles, was founded by young volunteers with fresh ideas and approaches and the present-day collective encompasses eight companies. Since its inception, it has focused on basic research and training to develop new products as well as participate in exhibitions. Its very wide repertoire has included sample cards using specific jacquard weaving technique, crepe bedding pieces, zabuton (Japanese cushions) evolving over time, plain gauze, thin and plain-weaved scarves, ties, apparel, needle-punched items and so on.

This year's event will see representative companies co-participating in the same booth and showcasing fabric collections for ties, stoles and umbrellas. The ultimate collective goal of taking part in the fair is to ‘further strive to produce items under ITONONE labels and promote ‘Nishikatsura’ as a textile town; not only within the textile industry, but in new and other fields.’

＜JFW Textile Online Salon：ITONONE＞

https://jfw-textile-online.com/textile?user=12&lang=en

IBARA DENIM　<A-38>

Reissuing popular 80s items

IBARA DENIM is a local brand originating from Okayama Prefecture. In concrete terms, it refers to products made with the denim produced in Ibara city, Okayama Prefecture and certified by the IBARA DENIM COUNCIL comprising: The Ibara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bichu Textile Industry Association and Ibara Clothing Cooperative. They will all join the fair to boost awareness of Ibara and its denim products as part of efforts to cultivate sales channels, both domestically and overseas.

Collection highlights include multi-colour denim in 100% cotton jacquard, available in indigo, white and one more, plus high-density denim alongside dobby selvedge, both of which reissued popular denim configurations from the 1980s. Production of cotton fabrics in Ibara dates back to the Edo Period (1603-1868) and was followed by the manufacture of < Bichu Kokura-ori > (urajiro/white back). The latter is believed to have paved the way for denim in the Meiji Period (1868-1912), since which time denim production came into full swing after 1960. Current challenges for the region include ever-costlier cotton and raw materials or fuel. Although the impact on exports can be partly offset by the declining Japanese yen, the effect on domestic sales is harder to mitigate. Despite such difficulties, however, they perceive overall demand within and outside Japan as remaining high, despite COVID-19, resulting in supply shortages.

＜JFW Textile Online Salon：IBARA DENIM＞

https://jfw-textile-online.com/textile?user=176&lang=en

Crescend Yonezawa　<B-69>

Also showcasing mufflers in alpaca wool

Crescend Yonezawa has been presenting elaborate and seasonally tailored fabrics for stoles. Although most to date have been produced with fine-count yarns, thicker alpaca wool mufflers will be making their debut on this occasion. This involves taking low-count alpaca wool yarns, which are then carefully and slowly woven with a shuttle loom, over a century old, before being carefully brushed. Similarly unmissable - the silk umezome stole, in 100% silk fabric dedicated for this garment. Applying an unprecedented 50/1Nm yarn count, this technique and the subsequent weaving are key to the flawless end look. The stole retains the cashmere-like texture and lustrous feel of silk. The fabric is dyed in Kyoto (umezome/dyeing with plum extract), which also enjoys perfect green credentials.

The company has been proposing textiles unique to stole fabrics, including work to express painstaking detail, the scope of which includes yarn-dyeing and finishing techniques that feature collaboration with textile regions nationwide. They can also handle any small requirements customers may have, including small-batch handling and sum up their standpoint eagerly: ‘We are targeting new customers this time, as the post COVID-19 downturn in consumption seems to be recovering gradually.’

＜JFW Textile Online Salon：Crescend Yonezawa＞

https://jfw-textile-online.com/textile?user=174&lang=en

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