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...
From modest beginnings 25 years ago, the importance of TENCEL® fibers in the apparel market has steadily grown such that today denim makers and designers turned to it to create garments for the weekend, the workplace, and the runway. Finally the importance of sustainability, the...
Denim has been in high demand for more than a few seasons, but for what’s coming up, brands may be looking to add a little more color to their lines. A walk through the denim area of Premiere Vision Paris is evidence of that fact, as...
Saitex CEO Sanjeev Bahl wholeheartedly believes that garment manufacturers and apparel brands can do well and do good for people and the earth. Saitex is a garment manufacturer, specializing in denim and other over-dyed products, based in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, across the Saigon bridge, about 20 miles...
Requirements for denim are complex and demanding in today’s world. Styles are at least as diverse as their wearers, comfort is a must for dynamic lifestyles—and consumers have a conscience, too. Fashionistas have particular expectations about how denim should fit and feel. Beyond that, they...
When it comes to a love for denim, it was ‘like mother, like daughter’ for the leading ladies of DL1961 Premium Denim Inc. For Sarah Ahmed, the creative director for DL1961, joining her family’s business—where her mother, Maliha Ahmed, is the CEO—after finishing her degree at...
NYDJ is pulling out all the stops to give women the perfect fitting pair of jeans. The spring season saw NYDJ rolling out its “Fit is Everything” campaign to capture real women and jeans that work, and highlight how critical that is to feeling good about...
When it comes to sustainability, Taypa leaves no leaf unturned. The Turkish conscious garment maker is very serious about keeping the environment as clean as possible as it produces its denim bottoms. The company is nearly 40 years old —what began as a little shop in...
The Sustainable Denim Wardrobe, powered by Jeanologia, is an attempt to bring together one curated denim lifestyle collection that enables ecologically conscious consumption. Nowadays, the denim category is multi-dimensional and dynamic, comprising a wide variety of fibers, fabrics, fits and finishes. The Sustainable Denim Wardrobe...
Azgard Nine Limited may have changed names a few times in the nearly 25 years it’s been in business, but one thing that hasn’t changed is its commitment to excellence in denim. The fully integrated vertical denim mill headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan has a very clear...
Bangladesh may not have historically been top of mind for denim, but as the country advances its capabilities, it is becoming an increasingly major player in the space. For Shasha Denims Limited, Bangladesh’s garment sector was lacking a quality denim provider when it come on the...
When it comes to innovation, much of what’s in store for denim lies in the hands of the next generation, and these up-and-coming designers have their sights on taking denim to the next level. Earlier this month, ISKO I-SKOOL and its style and design think tank...