Textilhögskolan i Borås. Foto Peter Andersson — The Swedish School of Textiles. Photo: Peter Andersson

Textile and fashion in West Sweden and The Gothenburg region

West Sweden and The Gothenburg region fashion and textile sector blends a long, deeply rooted textile heritage with cuttingedge innovation and emerging talent. The region and West Sweden is home to renowned fashion companies and headquarters such as Lindex, KappAhl and Nudie Jeans, supported by leading research environments in nearby Borås and Trollhättan, including the Swedish School of Textiles and Wargön Innovation.

With Textile Movement, a major regional and national collaboration platform in West Sweden, we form a unique ecosystem covering all parts of the textile value chain, driving circular business models, creatitviy, sustainable materials and innovation.

A rapidly growing network

With a rapidly growing network of more than 700 industry actors collaborating around new knowledge and shared experiences with the EU’s new directives as a foundation, West Sweden is emerging as one of Europe’s most dynamic hubs for fashion, textiles and circular transformation.

Three interesting insights from the Fashion, Facts & Fun seminar series

Fashion, Facts & Fun is our hybrid seminar series designed to support that transformation. Each session highlights timely topics and invites voices from across Europe who are driving progress in the industry.

1

Regulation is becoming a core driver of transformation

Across the conversations in Fashion, Facts & Fun, one theme is clear: the EU’s new directives are already reshaping the industry. New requirements such as Digital Product Passports for greater transparency and traceability, stronger rules against greenwashing, and extended producer responsibility are among the many measures that will influence the sector’s business models in the coming years.
2

Circularity is both a technical and cultural shift

The series highlights that circular business models depend not only on new systems – such as repair networks, recycling technologies and digital product passports – but also on new mindsets throughout the industry and consumers.
3

Creativity, identity and responsibility must move forward together

Several speakers have shown that textile and fashion’s cultural role in expression and belonging cannot be separated from climate, materials or working conditions. Future business models need to unite all these dimensions.
4

Explore all past conversations from the Fashion, Facts & Fun series

Explore the Fashion, Facts & Fun series

- Maxime Delavallee, Co Founder & CEO of CrushOn, President of Fédération de la Mode Circulaire

Interested in joining the fashion & textile network?

Becoming part of our Textile and Fashion network means engaging in activities that connect to relevant topics and key challenges, highlighting what can drive change, creativity and innovation. Almost always with an international perspective and a shared ambition to learn from each other and from others.

With more than 700 industry actors already involved, the network brings together brands, manufacturers, designers, researchers, emerging talents, and innovators who want to learn more and collaborate on challenges and future oriented issues.

The network’s main gathering point is our Fashion, Facts & Fun seminar series with around eight curated sessions each year that explore relevant topics, key challenges and invite voices from across the European fashion and textile landscape. These sessions offer valuable insights and a shared space for learning, dialogue and inspiration, helping the industry navigate change together.

The network is open to anyone in the fashion and textile ecosystem who wants to stay informed, exchange experiences and be part of shaping the industry’s sustainable future.

Join the network