“There is a mix of different types of trends,” observed Hennes & Mauritz AB product developer Joakim Eriksson. “We cover most of them. It is not one collection [at H&M], it’s hundreds.” “Most of what we do has a tremendous amount of Tencel,” said Kerry...
“Stretch technology and the increased use of performance fibers in new innovative shades and constructions was a key trend,” said Neil Bell, global material fabric and fiber innovation director at Levi Strauss & Co. The show demonstrated how denim is entering an era of collaboration as...
Jeanologia, the Valencia, Spain-based producer of eco-friendly finishing equipment and technology for denim and other textiles, is collaborating with China’s Prosperity Textiles to open a demonstration center in Guangzhou, China. The facility, similar to one earlier planned for Dhaka, Bangladesh, will open on Thursday, the...
Kingpins’ upcoming New York edition will have about 55 exhibitors split not only among denim mills and vertical manufacturers and its usual contingent of suppliers of machinery, technology and associated products, but also a calendar with more events, including seminars and presentations...
Cone will immediately launch Crailar flax denim developments in its Cone 3D offering to its existing clients, and the two companies will jointly introduce Crailar flax denim developments to Crailar’s current partner brands, which include Hanesbrands, Georgia-Pacific, Brilliant Global Knitwear, Tuscarora Yarns, Target Corp. and...
DL1961 Premium Denim expects its exclusive arrangement for jeans, using Lenzing AG’s ProModal beech-eucalyptus fibers, to yield substantial benefits to the environment over the years. To start, however, they’re hoping to sell lots of comfortable jeans with a great fit. ProModal is Lenzing’s name for the...
Trendy labels with the right product can clearly buck the overall downward trend. At AG Adriano Goldschmied, men’s denim sales are up over 40 percent this year, according to design director Sam Ku. Sales have been driven by slim-straight fits and denim blend fabrics with...
At the Kingpins textile show, denim designers benefited from heightened innovation among competitive textile mills that aimed to hit a variety of trends for fall 2012, including supreme softness, novel blends, colored denim and stretchy but strong fabric that has better recovery...
Environmentally and ethically responsible production continues to be a key focus for denim brands and mills, despite resistance from consumers to pay more for sustainable jeans… Indian firm Arvind said it is working with one of its biggest clients, Old Navy, to devise cost-saving fabric...
Denim mills are pushing the frontiers of innovation, from balance-enhancing jeanswear to eco-friendly trims. Denim Valley, a subsidiary of Spanish textiles giant Tejidos Royo, is introducing its EDOS sustainable “hybridenim” fabric line, made from organic cotton blended with fine Tencel fiber that originates from eucalyptus...
Lenzing Fibers has been working with denim mills to blend its cotton with between 20 and 25 percent Tencel, a cellulose fiber produced from eucalyptus. Spain’s Tejidos Royo is combining organic cotton with Tencel for a collection of fabrics called HybriDenim. Lenzing asserts that by...