Aamir Chottani is director of marketing at denim garment manufacturer Chottani Industries, whose slogan—and attitude—is “Denim Instinct.” Established in 1989 and headquartered in Karachi, the company is now one of Pakistan’s leading apparel makers. Chottani is a “brand behind brands,” as the company calls itself, but...
More than 100 international players in the denim supply chain, including Candiani, Orta, Royo, Blue Diamond, Atlantic Mills, Calik, Santanderina, Unitin, Soorty, Arvind, and more will converge in Munich, Germany for Bluezone January 30 -31st. The denim and technology event draws innovators and creatives from...
Cone Denim has long been known for bringing to market what the market wants before the market even realizes it wants it. Though the leading denim supplier recently announced that it would cease production in its 110-year-long running White Oak mill in Greensboro, North Carolina, Cone...
Behind every successful denim company is a true blueblood who’s passionate about the business. That’s certainly true for Pakistan’s Naveena Denim Mills, based in Karachi, which has been a leader in making fabric since 1967. Though the company began as an embroidery unit, it has come...
When denim minds merge, it often means a beautiful thing. That’s what happened when the Phlaphongphanit and Sachathep families joined forces to develop Atlantic Mills Thailand Company. The families’ apparel knowledge goes back as far as the 30s. Those decades of learning how to deliver on consumer...
For 25 years, TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers have influenced denim design by expanding its potential in fashion. Now and into the future, with sustainability one of the most critical challenges for the apparel industry, fabrics with TENCEL® fibers have the ability to be highly relevant...
A look back in time with some of the designers who first recognized the fashion potential of a fiber ahead of its time —and who early on embraced one of its key qualities: sustainability. In 1992 TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers came on the scene full of...
Sustainability is the hottest trend in denim right now—and it’s what’s going to shape the future for the fabric. That’s why designer denim brand DL1961 has teamed up with Lenzing to make its jeans as sustainable as they are stylish. DL1961 will tap into Lenzing’s Refibra™...
Mills are demonstrating their latest denim advancements using TENCEL® and Refibra™ branded lyocell fibers, proving that sustainability and performance in denim needn’t be mutually exclusive. Count Basie, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis were just a few of the great jazz artists drawn to New...
ISKO has taken denim awards to the web. The Turkish denim manufacturing recently held the fourth edition of its ISKO I-SKOOL Denim Design Digital Prize, a project aimed at uncovering creativity and innovation in young talent. As part of the award the company set up a “virtual...
Denim, it seems, is going the way of personalization too. Tapping into what’s been a key trend in retail—giving consumers more of that they actually want, a product that’s customized to cater to them— the CORDURA® brand has debuted its latest denim trends collection that speaks...
Kaltex launched 92 years ago as a small textile distributor, steadily growing over the decades into a global fabric powerhouse. The company uses only American cotton, and prizes its blends using TENCEL® and Lenzing Modal® branded fibers. The company attributes its success to its focus...