Around 140 companies displayed their collection at Preview New York fabric show, held on January 24 and 25, 2007.
The summer collection for 2008 will have a smart and fresh look with strong and glowing colors.
Though technically innovative fabrics will be used but the clothes surely will be pretty, elegant, handsome and smart. The abundance of metallic or shiny fabrics is seen in the designers wears.
Though in the past metallic fabrics had a rough, crunchy or stiff feel but now the fabrics are soft and supple.
The Olmetex Company from Italy has produced functional fabric, which is water repellent or waterproof. It is also producing daywear fabrics, like the 100 percent linens laminated with silver, gold, bronze and gunmetal metallics.
Ruffled effects in the fabrics with a rich assortment of colors and patterns prevailed throughout the show. Prints that were shown were geometricals in bright with small and big graphics.