Kingpins Amsterdam, held on October 28 and 29 2015 at Westergasfabriek was a huge success. International visitors from countries such as Japan, Colombia, India, the US, and Bangladesh, besides the Southern and Northern European countries were attracted by the show.

Brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo Boss, Levi’s Scotch & Soda and G-Star visited the show. The focus was on new fibre mixes for better interaction with the wearer, greater hype on stretch fabrics, and denims developed with the aim to preserve the environment better. These were the novelties for spring/summer 2017.

Special fibre blends were showcased by many manufacturers. One of them was ITV, which launched a new denim that also has a small percentage of tear-proof silver and, even if the garment aged and carries breakings, the brightness of silver of these fibres shines through the weave of the fabric. Besides, ITV also developed new denim mixing cotton with merino wool, cashmere, silk and hemp. Bossa’s new invention of denim incorporates 15 per cent silver fibres, which protect the wearer from dangerous radiations such as from cellular phones. Ortabluefrequency was launched by Orta, which is a series of fabrics that has high-tech performance such as fabrics with over 30 UV ray sun protection, liquid resistance properties and moisture-wicking properties.

Stretch developments were also on show and many launched multi-directional stretch denims and Invista’s revolutionary Hybrid technology concept.