Kaikiza’s Gen Maeda & Co., Ltd Yamanashi Textile Association has an established reputation for fabrics that have a natural fibre texture, based on organic cotton. This company is located in Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture, an area known for its work with long fibres, and by choosing to base production here, the company creates cotton fabrics with a unique look and feel.

GEN MAEDA

Popular due to its status as a luxury brand, this company sees periodic requests for stock numbers to be mass-produced. On this occasion, textiles with both good design and texture were noted, such as needle-punched and yoryu fabrics, cut Jacquard with dotted patterns, and houndstooth designs.

The circular knitted product from A-Girl’s Co., Ltd. is fitted with a fleece lining from Europe, which has a proven track record. It is comfortable, stretchy, super-light and comes in four shape categories. Diverse variations were prepared with differences in materials and processes.

A-GIRL’S

The fleece lining, thickened in a process that combines high-shrinkage nylon and cotton, has enough tension to allow the hood of the hoodie it is used with to stand up, and yet remain light. In addition, items using Suvin cotton, with smooth and elegant gloss, high-quality lustre, and clean and compact fleece linings were popular.

SAIEI ORIMONO

Saiei Orimono Co., Ltd. is known for “Fairy Feather”, ultra-thin yarn-dyed silk made with 8-denier superfine silk thread.

This textile, which has a luxurious feel, was the source of much interest. Silk organdie with an airy, irregular surface, created with habutae silk that has flower patterns drawn on during the cutting process, or salt-shrinking patterns, retains the delicate texture of silk, and ornamentation is added during the manufacturing process.

KOBATOU TEXTILE

Kobatou Textile Co., Ltd, based in Kiryu City in Gunma Prefecture, known for its Jacquard fabrics, is expanding its plainer products, in addition to its bright Jacquard fabrics. This company is especially adept at combining materials during manufacturing, but this time aimed to adopt a 100% nylon as a standard product.

It may be simple, but this is a very Japanese product, with time taken during the creation process for fine adjustments for humidity and heat, that brings out the nylon’s unique pliability and product quality.

LILY LACE INTERNATIONAL

Lily Lace International Co., Ltd is a lace fabric wholesaler with outlets in over 20 countries. On this occasion, the company offered a wool or nylon lace product, created through a process which applied coloured foil to geometric patterned lace fabric, developed with the joint use of flocky, foil and pleating processes. This adds strength, and designability, and the raw materials and processes created an unconventional look which was well received.