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
Education, awareness to fuel use of recycled fibers in denim making
"The focus on recycled fibers at the Spring/Summer 2021 Kingpins New York edition, once again highlighted the importance of recycling in fashion. As Ozge Ozsoy, Marketing Chief of Bossa noted recently, fashion industry’s interest in recycling is growing with brands taking many steps to lessen their negative impac... Read more
Wrangler eyes long-term growth sustainable initiatives
"In order to improve soil health, Wrangler works with scientists and specialists to implement techniques such as no-till, cover crops, and crop and grazing rotations to supplement organic matter and microbial organisms in the ground. These practices lead to higher yields for farmers and reduce associated carbon emissio... Read more
US-China trade war, sustainability top of the mind for dominate global…
"Two topics currently dominate denim manufacturers list of priorities as of now: the US-China trade war and sustainability. Denim manufacturers are not only adapting their operations in reaction to the US-China tariff war but also maintaining a razor-sharp focus on sustainability. They are developing new strategies to ... Read more
Denim brands gear up to survive upcoming environmental storm
"Scott Morrison, Founder and President of American denim brand 3X1 views jeans as one of the dirtiest garments produced by the fashion industry. The designer, who has been at the forefront of the high-end denim movement in America since its inception at the end of 20th century, owns three denim brands: Paper Denim &... Read more
Denim brands gear up to survive upcoming environmental storm
"Brands introduced a bunch of initiatives for ensuring sustainability in denim manufacturing, these drove up the cost of the garment. So the real challenge before Morrision was to offer customers a more sustainable solution at much closer price value proposition. He believes, though people are interested in being carbo... Read more
Comfort still rules denim as brands innovative with style, design feat…
The average five-pocket jean is going through a transformation with denim brands and designers taking creativity to new levels through innovative fabrics and designs. Increasing competition from the athleisure category has made denim brands realise the need to innovate their offerings in order to stay relevant in a com... Read more
Levi Strauss to furlong staff as profits decline
Levi Strauss plans to use the pandemic as an opportunity to come out stronger on the other side... Read more
Levi's opens most stores in China
Levi Strauss & Co hased open majority stores in China, where the COVID-19 outbreak first em... Read more
American Eagle accuses Walmart of copying back pocket jeans design
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has alleged that Walmart is selling women’s jeans with th... Read more
Denimexpert diverts to mask manufacturing
Denim Expert is offering its world class facility for the production of protective face masks a... Read more
Prices of men’s jeans increases 46 per cent since 2018
A new report by retail data analytics firm Edited reveals the average advertised full price of ... Read more
Guess revenue up two per cent in 2019 fiscal
Guess revenue increased by 2.6 per cent in 2019. Profit surged by 8.1 per cent. In Europe Guess... Read more
Gartex Texprocess India’s Mumbai launch postponed due to escalating Covid-1…
The magnitude of public health and safety issues posed by the rapidly escalating COVID-19 outbr... Read more
US denim imports decline by 13.29%
As per OTEXA, the imports of jeans by the US declined by 13.29 percent in value to $265.99 mill... Read more
Gap appoints India born Sonia Syngal new CEO
Sonia Syngal is the CEO of Gap. Syngal has earlier been with Sun Microsystems and Ford. She joi... Read more
Kontoor Q4 revenue down 10 per cent
For the fourth quarter Kontoor Brands’ revenue decreased 10 per cent. For the full year, ... Read more
Wrangler launch in China delayed
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) may upset the rollout of the Wrangler brand in China. Wrangler was t... Read more
Lee tests sustainable production methods for denim
Lee is testing sustainable production methods together with a series of new technologies and ma... Read more
Global denim jeans grows four per cent
The denim jeans market worldwide is growing by 4.3 per cent. Within Europe, Germany will add to... Read more
US denim imports declines in 2019
US denim apparel imports fell by 3.16 per cent in 2019. Mexico’s denim shipments to the U... Read more
Kingpins Transformers gets new identity as Transformers Foundation
Kingpins Transformers is now the Transformers Foundation. As a foundation, Transformers will ac... Read more
US jeans imports from China falls, Vietnam sees a rise
Women’s and girls’ jeans imports into the US have seen dramatic swings in 2019. Jea... Read more
Premiere Vision in Paris presents low impact fabrics
Première Vision was held in Paris from February 11 to 13, 2020. Some exhibiting denim ma... Read more
Denimsandjeans Japan rescheduled
Shortly after the announcement to postpone the premiere of denim fabrics trade show Denimsandje... Read more