Who it's for

Built for the people who
decide what fashion is made of

From seasonal planners to procurement, sustainability, and investor teams — we built Textile Signals for every role that needs to see how the market is really allocating fibres, season by season.

Textile Signals helps fashion organizations see, season by season, how competitors allocate fibres across brands, categories, and gender — enabling smarter sourcing, sustainability strategy, and product planning.

12 use cases

How teams use the platform

Mapped to the exact jobs inside fashion companies — and the buyers who sit adjacent to the industry.

Strategy & planning

Align assortment and positioning with market reality.

Seasonal assortment direction

Decide what materials to emphasize next season — with data, not guesswork.

  • See which fibres are rising in SS/FW collections across competitors
  • Spot category shifts (e.g. linen up in womenswear tailoring)
  • Align internal design direction with real market movement

Ideal for

Director of Merchandising
Seasonal Assortment Lead
VP Product Strategy
Competitive materials benchmarking

Understand how peer brands position themselves materially.

  • Compare competitor material mixes by gender and category
  • Spot differentiation opportunities and white space
  • Inform brand identity and positioning decisions

Ideal for

Head of Competitive Intelligence
Strategy Manager (Brand Positioning)
Brand portfolio oversight

Ensure brands within your group are materially distinct.

  • Compare fibre strategies across owned brands
  • Detect overlap and redundancy in sourcing
  • Inform portfolio-level rationalization

Ideal for

Group Strategy Director
Portfolio Planning Manager
Head of Corporate Sustainability
Category management

Optimize material choices by product segment.

  • Explore material trends in denim vs knitwear vs outerwear
  • Identify competitor moves within your category
  • Guide material briefs for design and development

Ideal for

Category Director
Product Line Manager

Sourcing & supply chain

Anticipate demand, negotiate smarter, de-risk supply.

Procurement forecasting & supplier negotiation

Anticipate demand shifts before suppliers price them in.

  • Track rising usage of specific blends (e.g. polyamide in sportswear)
  • Predict fibre shortages and cost pressure early
  • Bring market evidence to supplier negotiations

Ideal for

Director of Sourcing
Head of Procurement
Raw Materials Category Manager
Supplier business development

Find customers and demand pockets — for mills and fibre producers.

  • Identify brands increasing usage of fibres you produce
  • Build targeted outreach lists with evidence
  • Understand category-specific demand shifts

Ideal for

Commercial Director (Mill)
VP Sales (Fiber Producer)
Strategic Accounts Manager
Early warning for material shocks

Detect sudden shifts from supply, regulation, or cost.

  • Monitor rapid declines in certain fibres
  • Identify substitution patterns (e.g. cotton → blends)
  • Trigger scenario planning before the market moves

Ideal for

Supply Chain Risk Manager
Strategic Planning Lead

Sustainability & compliance

Track transitions, prove claims, stay ahead of regulation.

Sustainability materials transition

Monitor industry movement toward recycled and circular inputs.

  • Track adoption curves of recycled vs virgin fibres
  • Identify leaders and laggards in circularity
  • Build data-backed sustainability roadmaps

Ideal for

Head of Sustainability
Director of Responsible Materials
ESG Program Manager
Regulatory exposure assessment

Quantify exposure to synthetics and stay ahead of compliance risk.

  • Measure competitor reliance on regulated materials
  • See where the market is shifting before regulation bites
  • Support compliance narratives with external evidence

Ideal for

Compliance Director
Regulatory Affairs Manager
ESG Risk Officer
Marketing & brand narrative

Validate sustainability storytelling against market reality.

  • Check if claimed “leadership” holds up vs peers
  • Find credible material differentiation angles
  • Reduce greenwashing risk with evidence

Ideal for

Brand Communications Director
Sustainability Marketing Lead

Innovation & investment

Spot emerging materials and assess portfolio risk.

Materials innovation scouting

See where alternative materials are actually being adopted.

  • Track early adoption of leather alternatives, bio-based synthetics
  • Identify which categories are the entry point for innovation
  • Prioritize R&D and supplier partnerships

Ideal for

Materials Innovation Lead
Head of R&D (Textiles)
Innovation Director
Investor & equity research

Assess transition readiness and material risk exposure.

  • Compare groups’ dependency on high-risk fibres
  • Track sustainability transition momentum
  • Support ESG investment theses with data

Ideal for

Equity Research Analyst
ESG Analyst
Portfolio Manager (Sustainable Funds)

Primary buyers

Who drives the most value

The roles with the highest intent and willingness to pay — and the use cases they care about most.

1
Core buyer
Director of Sourcing / Procurement
2
Core buyer
Head of Sustainability / Responsible Materials
3
High intent
Materials Innovation Lead
4
High intent
Strategy Manager (Competitive Intelligence)
5
Enterprise
Group Portfolio Strategy Director
6
Adjacent
Equity / ESG Research Analyst

See what the market is making

One subscription. Full visibility into competitor material decisions, seasonal shifts, and market-wide trend signals. No per-seat fees.