Textiles Trends
Autumn-Winter 2026–2027 collections
Le Bourget, 15–17 September 2025 – Fashion’s future is written in the present. As the industry seeks to balance imagination with responsibility, and sustainability with emotion, Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris unveils its new trend book: Nova Fabula, a sensory, forward-looking narrative crafted to guide Autumn-Winter 2026–2027 collections.
Curated by art directors Louis Gérin and Grégory Lamaud, Nova Fabula emerges from a world shaped by technological leaps, climate disruption, and a profound yearning for re-enchantment. It draws on the insights of a collective of stylists, designers, writers, visual artists, and colour experts to translate subtle cultural signals into tomorrow’s style stories.
More than a forecasting tool, this edition is an invitation to rethink brand storytelling. It highlights the values defining 2025: circularity, emotional resonance, slower rhythms of production, hybridization of disciplines, and the transformative power of narrative.
As Nova Fabula reminds us: “Everything begins with a story. It is through storytelling that we move forward.”
The four creative universes of Nova Fabula
Imagined as an atlas of “possible futures,” Nova Fabula is built around four main themes, each driven by a narrative and sensory tension. For each theme, three “star colors” anchor the season’s color story, complemented by six intermediate shades that shape the season’s core palettes. Carefully selected fabrics and bold chromatic choices bring each universe to life, offering designers a space to create collections infused with emotion, memory, and utopia.
#1 Natura
This first universe celebrates a return to the living as a creative matrix. Textures feel organic, tones are mineral, and silhouettes offer protection. Nature is not just a backdrop—it becomes the primary language of inspiration. Materials are raw but patterns remain fluid. Here, fashion becomes a biotope: a space for care, resilience, and regeneration.
#2 Spiritus
This theme opens up a contemporary spiritual quest. Expect diaphanous fabrics, dawn-like tones, and subtle ritual symbols. In this universe, fashion evokes the sacred, turning garments into symbolic objects. “Inner awakening” becomes a counterpoint to hyper-connectivity, expressed through an ethereal and mystical aesthetic, with airy, translucent textiles rich in symbolic meaning.
#3 Philosophia
This axis encourages critical thinking and awakened consciousness. A call to rethink, question, and resist. Aesthetic choices become intellectual exercises: fragmented shapes, sculptural greys, and visual tension. Textures invite reflection, with asymmetries and a sense of gravity in the tones. Fashion becomes a medium of thought—where visual arts meet political discourse.
#4 Scientia
The final world explores the union between knowledge – enlightened, not dominant – and innovation. Think synthetic colors, technological effects, modular design, geometric patterns, and advanced finishes. This universe questions our ability to create science without domination. A tribute to soft, responsible technology, inspired by the living world.
More than a reference book, Nova Fabula is a working tool for stylists, designers, art directors, buyers, and marketing teams seeking creative direction rooted in purpose.