Post COVID-19, denim retail to continue resonating with manufacturers
The denim industry has been integrating new fabric technologies and retail formats to boosts sales for a while. However, increasing unemployment and store closures are forcing the industry to face an unfamiliar retail landscape. These were some of the views presented at a Kingpins24 panel moderated by Edward ... Read more
Monforts denim promotes hemp fibre at Kingspins24
At the second Kingpins24 virtual denim show held in New York on June 23 and 24, the sustainable benefits of hemp fibre were referenced by many Monforts customers including AGI Denim, Artistic Milliners, Black Peony, Calik, Cone Denim, Naveena Denim Mills (NDM) and Orta. “Hemp is an easy to grow fibre w... Read more
Global denim industry to be more creative and sustainable post- COVID-…
As businesses remain shut and balance sheets get stressed, the pace at which the denim industry is trying to develop a sustainable supply chain is slowing down. This is mainly because the crisis has generated extreme contraction in product consumption which has led to a decline in investments in sustainability, says Lu... Read more
World Earth Day: Brands should pledge to be more responsible towards t…
Sustainability is a multi-step process, which requires technological advances, modification to processes as well as changes in the raw materials. Although, the word is sometimes treated like a fad, sustainability is actually a long-term process, and the journey to being fully sustainable can take years for brands. Wit... Read more
A unified approach to help Italy’s denim sector out of COVID-19 mess
As COVID-19 wreaks havoc across Italy, the country’s premium denim sector has come to a virtual standstill. For over a month, most parts of Italy’s Lombardy region—home to denim players like Berto, Candiani Denim, Hub 1922, Tonello and more—have been under lockdown as the country became the Euro... Read more
COVID-19 Impact: Unchartered way forward for Bangladesh’s denim indust…
Top global brands/retailers have been flocking to Bangladesh for the quality of denim products at competitive prices. A new relatively new entrant in denim, Bangladesh expects strong demand for their denim to continue. However, COVID-19 could be a major growth interrupter going forward, writes Ajanta Ganguly As the se... Read more
COVID-19 makes fashion industry more flexible and swift
Covid-19 is having a tremendous impact on the global textile and apparel industry. As Andreas Kelsch, Sales Director of Turkey-based Be Ma, reveals, be it at trade fairs, which are witnessing fewer visitors or production and delivery delays, the pandemic is impacting all aspects of business. Impact on the entire value... Read more
Post Convid 19, denim industry to revaluate operations, focus on quali…
The global spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuously impacting the fashion industry. Besides other consequences the pandemic is having on the market, one major impact is on the development of new fabrics, styles and sales models. For instance, China-based jeans wear maker, Advance Denim recently introduced bio-a... Read more
World’s first C2C Platinum for RajbyTextiles
Monforts customer RajbyTextiles is the first company in the world to have finally achieved the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Platinum Standard for a product. Its Beluga denim fabrics have gained the ultimate sustainability score in all five categories covered by the C2C standard, which is acknowledged as involving the toughe... Read more
Global denim brands set sustainability goals for 2020
"The focus of most denim brands in 2020 will be on sustainability as they introduce new initiatives to eliminate hazardous chemicals such as per- and polyfluorinated chemicals from their supply chains. Pioneering this campaign is G-Star, the Dutch denim brand which henceforth plans to use only 100 per cent sustainably ... Read more
A great year ahead for the Turel Group as demand for machines grows
Banking on the growing demand for its machines, Turel Group expects 2020 to be a great year for the company.Viraf Turel, Chairman expounds on the company’s operations, future plans and the market in Ludhiana Unperturbed by the economic recession, the Turel Group of companies grew by 20 per cent in 2019. ... Read more
G-Star Raw introduces world’s first regenerative indigo dyed fabric
G-Star Raw has introduced the word’s first regenerative indigo diyed fabr... Read more
Outland Denim to open Cambodian factory to other brands
Outland Denim plans to open its Cambodian manufacturing facilities to other bra... Read more
Raymond UCO launches denim fabric range with HeiQViroblock technology
Raymond UCO, the pioneer in denim innovation and solutions, in partnership with... Read more
Calik Denim reschedules Amsterdam Conference
Travel restrictions and safety concerns about the COVID-19 have forced Turkish ... Read more
COVID-19: Turkish Denim mills turn to digital solutions to boost growth
To offset the effects of COVID-19 and shape the future of denim in the country,... Read more
Kingpins collaborates with Material Exchange for a digital denim supply cha…
The organizers of Kingpins Show aim to build digital denim supply chain platfor... Read more
Calik Denim postpones annual seminar due to COVID-19
Turkish denim mill Calik Denim has postponed its annual event ‘Ever Evolv... Read more
Advance Denim collaborates with Paolo Gnutti
Global denim manufacturer Advance Denim and Italian denim specialist Paolo Gnut... Read more
KG Denim records Rs 118.08 crore income in Q4FY20
KG Denim has reported total income of Rs.118.08 crore during the period ended M... Read more
Virtual Denimandjeans exhibits A/W 21 collections
Attended by over 44 global denim companies, the first virtual edition of Denims... Read more
Archroma collaborates with Soorty for a denim collection
As part of its active engagement in the fight against COVID-19, Archroma, a lea... Read more
USFIA elects new chairperson
The United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has elected Anna Walker,... Read more
Kingpins cancels upcoming Amsterdam show
Kingpins Show organizers have canceled their upcoming trade show scheduled on O... Read more
Levi Strauss & Co to pay in full for all completed orders
Giving in to pressure from Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), denim company Levi S... Read more
Boyish Jeans launches transparency widget
Los Angeles based Boyish Jeans, a sustainable women’s denim brand, has la... Read more
Good on You grants high ratings to Kings of Indigo
Good On You, a consumer-facing platform that assesses brands based on their imp... Read more
Archroma collaborates with Soorty for a new denim collection
As part of its active engagement in the fight against COVID-19, Archroma, a glo... Read more
Erwin Chamber postpones Denim Days Festival
Held annually during the first weekend in October, Denim Days Festival has been... Read more