The panel was moderated by Kingpins Founder Andrew Olah with Thomas Stege Bojer, editor-in-chief at Denimhunters; Nick Coe, founding editor at Heddels; Tricia Carey, Lenzing director of global business development; and Amy Leverton, author of Denim Dudes. The panel agreed that denim brands do not market...
Berto and Lenzing partnered on a bespoke project outside their normal realms—denim armchairs made from Tencel. We see denim everywhere these days in shoes, bags, jewelry, sunglasses, so why not a chair,” asked Tricia Carey, Lenzing director of business development for denim. For the pair of armchairs,...
Innovation and creativity go hand in hand in Lenzing’s and Jeanologia’s new collaboration, 4S, debuting at Kingpins Amsterdam, April 13-14. Based on the core four—softness, stretch, science and sustainability—the men’s and women’s collection aims to stir creativity in the industry by presenting new ways stretch denim...
In January, Invista and Lenzing rolled out Coolmax fabric with Tencel, a blended specialty fiber that has quickly become a new standard for premium denim according to some in the industry. Invista’s newest development, Lycra Hybrid, specifically targets the active denim market with a fabric...
Both shows were dominated with denim with Dual FX to maintain shape, CoolMax for all season wear, ProModal for a soft hand feel and Tencel for drape and luster—innovations delivering added value to products. The latest collaborated effort between Royo and Tencel is an example...
Furthermore, the brand brought Italian tradition to the U.S. this fall with Le Mani, a collection of imported Italian handloom denim, which Berto showcased at the premium denim atelier 3×1. The mill also launched the Italian Heritage Collection in collaboration with Lenzing and Manufacture NY,...
Kingpins New York wrapped up its final edition at Skylight Clarkson Square July 21-22 on a positive note, with attendance up 16 percent from the previous show. Tencel was a go-to for mills that wanted to increase their comfort levels. Dynamo told fashion stories with...
The collection features Queen Denim fabrics, a combination of high strength Tencel and Lycra dualFX fibers. The result is a jean with excellent recovery over time, even after many uses. Berto Marketing Manager Arianna Morimando said, “This is the season of empowered core denim and...
The 16th edition of Denim Première Vision (May 27-28) in Barcelona welcomed 97 exhibitors and a pool of visitors from 60 countries, including 131 visits from U.S. buyers. While fashion trends veered toward shine, glitter and leathery textures, mills continued to get high marks for...
The second edition of the Amsterdam Denim Days was held in April, under which the Kingpins Show and the inaugural ‘The Transformers – Denim, Jeans and Water’ panel discussion took place in the Dutch capital.The three topics – fibers, fabrics and finishing – were discussed...
The show has confirmed 97 exhibitors, a combination of weavers, manufacturers/launderers/finishers, accessory makers, fiber producers and spinners and technology developers, to showcase their Fall/Winter 2016-2017 products. Exhibitors include Lenzing, Artistic Fabric Mills, Cone Denim, Bossa, Swift Denim, Toray and more....
Amsterdam Denim Days 2015 is scheduled for April 13-18. Kingpins Show will take place April 15-16. Blueprint, the Amsterdam Denim Days event organized by Modefabriek trade show, will take place on April 17-18. Seminars will be held April 17 for professionals and on April 18...