Whether you chalk it up to changing lifestyles or technology’s grip on how we consume, Calik Marketing Director Ebru Ozaydin says consumers are seeking individualism and performance in their denim. “Consumers are directing us to do something new, different, smart and sustainable,” Ozaydin explained. “There’s a...
With a tagline that boasts, “Born in 1903 and we feel younger than ever,” it’s little wonder that Spain’s Tejidos Royo, a textile group with unrivaled denim expertise, manages to keep things fresh both in the business and with the product it puts out. When Jose...
Enrico Forin, development and marketing manager at Advance Denim, has a double perspective on denim: he works for a mill based in China, a growing location for denim manufacturing, but lives in Amsterdam, one of the top sources of denim culture and trends. In the 25...
The first pair of jeans Juan Pares owned was Levi’s Red Tab five-pockets and he loved them beyond measure. It was 1975 and, at that time, owning a pair of Levi’s in Spain, where the Textile Santanderina chairman and CEO grew up, was amazing. “I felt...
Artistic Fabric Mills (AFM) Director Hasan Javed’s path in denim was written in his bloodline. He completed his higher studies, traveled and dabbled in other industries, but as part of a family enterprise that has been in the textile business for over 60 years, Javed...
Each fashion cycle not only brings new trends in wash and cut, but also a wave of enhanced fabrics with better performance, recovery, comfort and stretch capabilities. At the core of these improvements are innovative fibers and blends that create new opportunities for designers and...