Berlin trade show, Panorama, revealed last week a first look at the fashion themes due to dominate Northern Europe’s high streets. And with nostalgia, sustainability and color at the base of most collections, it appears the denim category is comfortable exploring many of the same themes...
It’s no secret the outdoor footwear and apparel categories have the market cornered on sustainability. After all, their businesses rely on the actual availability of an outdoors to explore. That's spawned a natural position as sustainability seekers. So what can the denim industry learn from the...
Trade, technology, sustainability, collaborations and trends make the denim world go around. The topics were also among Rivet’s most-read and written about subjects in 2018. To offer insight into how these buzzwords may evolve in 2019, Lenzing’s director of global business development for denim Tricia Carey, Soorty...
Arkun Durmaz, president of Mavi, said the women’s denim collection is seeing an uptick in sales as fabric innovations help the brand achieve the same comfort and versatility of its athleisure competition. “The yoga pant will never go away, but it won’t be as dominant as...
Scaling sustainable denim may boil down to a simple game of supply and demand. At Kingpins Transformers in Amsterdam last week, experts from the denim supply chain hashed out the financial impact of sustainable innovations and why after years of BCI cotton, organic cotton, laser technologies...
With the Fall ’19 show season coming to a close at Bluezone in Munich, Germany this week, exhibitors shared a complete picture of the washes, finishes and details brands are seeking for their collections. Exhibitors also showed a new level of willingness to educate attendees about...
Brand names like Gap, DL 1961 and Madewell are highlighting the soft hand feel and touch of their pre-fall collections in their latest consumer marketing efforts. “Brands are seeking soft denim with fiber blends, yarn spinning and various finishing effects,” Tricia Carey, director of global business...
Revealing details about the supply chain and how it operates may be a hard pill to swallow for an industry that was built on proprietary technologies, secret sauces and exclusivity—but transparency has proved to be good business. Mounting pressure from consumers has been driving the denim...
The Hertzman brothers are the yin and yang duo leading Sourcing Journal and Rivet’s sales and marketing teams. Eddie Hertzman, the founder and president of Sourcing Journal, is gregarious and impetuous, while senior director of sales and marketing, Eric Hertzman, tends more to the inquisitive...
A global roster of denim mills will present their Autumn/Winter 18-19 collections at Munich Fabric Start’s Bluezone in Munich, Sept. 5-7. Targeting the German and Northern European markets, mills will bring forth innovations and new product lines that touch on hot topics such as sustainability...
From fiber companies to designers, the denim industry came together in Amsterdam on Friday for Kingpins Transformers: The Cost of Sustainability. Experts and innovators from all along the denim supply chain discussed the opportunities and costs of making the denim business truly sustainable. Here’s a roundup...
Since its arrival on the scene as the material of choice for sailors’ uniforms in 16th century France and Italy, denim has been lauded for its durable construction and practical use. Today, more than 90 percent of Americans wear denim jeans (women own on average...