The LYCRA Company is set to make a strong showing at this year’s October Functional Fabric Fair, presenting a focused lineup of fiber technologies designed to meet the demands of modern active, outdoor, and performance apparel. With solutions spanning both knit and woven fabric applications, the company is addressing some of the most pressing needs across the performance textile space.
COOLMAX CloakFX Takes Center Stage
Among the key highlights of the exhibition, the company will spotlight COOLMAX CloakFX fiber, a technology extending proven moisture-management and sweat-concealment capabilities into a broader range of fabric categories, covering both wovens and knits. This expansion into new fabric constructions marks an important step in making the sweat-masking performance that COOLMAX CloakFX fiber is known for accessible to a wider range of end uses and product categories.
Visitors attending the fair will have the opportunity to experience an interactive display at the company’s booths — numbered 829 and 831 — where the sweat-masking technology of COOLMAX CloakFX fiber will be demonstrated in a hands-on setting. This gives mills and brands a direct look at how the technology performs in real fabric environments.
LYCRA ADAPTIV and LYCRA FiT400 Also Featured
Alongside COOLMAX CloakFX, the company will also be presenting LYCRA ADAPTIV and LYCRA FiT400 fibers, both developed to address distinct performance requirements across outdoor and active apparel categories. These LYCRA performance fibers are engineered to deliver lasting stretch, recovery, and adaptive comfort — qualities increasingly expected by today’s consumers across a variety of wear scenarios.
Tara Maurer-Mackay, Product Category Director for Brand Specialty Products at The LYCRA Company, described the company’s approach at this year’s event: “At this year’s October Functional Fabric Fair, we’re promoting performance solutions for knit and woven applications that are designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s modern consumer, bringing innovation to some of the most important opportunities across active, outdoor and performance apparel. From moisture management and sweat concealment to lasting stretch, recovery and adaptive comfort, these technologies give mills and brands new ways to deliver the performance consumers expect while supporting a wide range of end uses.”
Serving the Full Textile Value Chain
Through its broad portfolio of brands, The LYCRA Company operates across the entire textile value chain, working alongside mills, garment manufacturers, and apparel brands to help address shifting consumer expectations around comfort, fit, durability, protection, and performance. The participation at the Functional Fabric Fair reflects the company’s continued commitment to bringing functional fabric innovation directly to the professionals and decision-makers who shape how performance textiles are developed and sourced.
Attendees at the fair can explore a curated range of fabric samples featuring the company’s fiber innovations and are invited to connect with The LYCRA Company team at booths 829 and 831 to discuss their specific sourcing and performance requirements. The presence of LYCRA performance fibers across multiple product demonstrations offers a comprehensive look at how moisture management fabric technologies and adaptive performance solutions are evolving to meet consumer expectations in the active and outdoor apparel segments.
