Nicola Formichetti became the artistic director of Diesel in March’14 and we already see his imprints though a new capsule collection – Diesel Tribute- launched last month. Nicolas Formichetti explored Diesel archives in the brand’s Italian hometown of Breganze for inspiration creating a hand-made collection of unique pieces playing on raw and faded fabrics. The capsule range includes new avatars from the famous western shirt and jackets and well as embroidered pieces from the ...Read More

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Mexico was once the largest denim apparel manufacturing centre worldwide till China took over. It still remains a very large centre with a huge production of  jeans and supplemented by some domestic denim fabric production. Mexico has been importing denim fabrics for a long time for its domestic and export requirements.  It is important to analyze how and from where this market is getting its fabrics. In this first report, we will look at the data for the period 2007-2011 and in the second ...Read More

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With RAW Mazarine G-Star goes beyond the modern history of denim, unveiling the denim roots which go way further back than American workwear. Inspired by Toile de Chine, G-Star designed a range of double-dyed denim styles with an intense blue colour. Double dyed means that, unlike denim today, both the warp and the weft of the fabric are dipped in indigo. Since there are no real samples of Toile de Chine anymore, the G-Star denim designers reconstructed the initial colour. Toile de Chine is ...Read More

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Denim by PV  held at Paris , the last one before it shifts to Barcelona next season, was once again a great success and cool place to visit and meet the worldwide denim fraternity. The announcement to hold the next show at Barcelona took all by surprise .. In this first report from the show , we come out with some highlights from the seasonal trend section. Other reports will follow soon: Subdued tones and casts : Last 2 seasons were marked with a display of a large number of  yarn ...Read More

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Paris is a place where one can see a fusion of fashion from , not only across the EU , but  from around the world. So , on a recent trip to Paris, it was essential  to check out  how was denim faring on the streets of Paris. The weather was reasonably cold and it was not sunny. Still  Denim and leather were one of the most recurrent theme on the streets . On the one hand , women seem to be quite happy pairing long leather boots with the jeans, and on the other , leather ...Read More

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Denim by PV is back again on 27th and 28th Nov at Paris. With over 80 companies from different countries around the world participating from the denim supply chain , the fair is always an exciting place to be to. Companies shall present their collections and there will be some events as well.. We are giving here below a snapshot of some of the activities and  presentations that will take care . Of course, a much more detailed report will follow after our visit ! Arvind Brings the Neo ...Read More

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  JAPAN BLUE is a jeans brand created by legendary Japanese denim fabric mills – COLLECT - in 2010. COLLECT has a A Chat With Hiroki Kishimoto | Japan Blue deep routed tradition of denim making in Kojima, Okayama. Collect is also the fabric maker the same fabric manufacture behind Momotaro denim and has a deep routed tradition of denim making in Kojima, Okayama. JAPAN BLUE does spent most of time developing and creating materials. Because they feel that  material is a key ...Read More

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Soorty (Pakistan) is presenting some novel concepts for the SS’15 season at Denim by PV to be held on 27th and 28th Nov at Paris. Here is a teaser of some of these concepts to be launched at this show . One Dip Color denim which is sustainable, cost effective, and low MOQ A very interesting combination of characteristics for color denim. Soorty introduces One DIP color denim concept. It is dipped in different moods of summer and passionate emotions. Garments made with this concepts ...Read More

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 Zara is always one up  on most other retailers when it comes to  the next series of  designs.  With so much innovation going on in the  women’s denim , Zara does  not stand behind when it came to men’s designs. Here are some cool and latest denim shirts where more than one fabric or fabric with two faces have been used to create that designer look for men.  Mixing either  two denim fabrics of different color , or using a colored weft cloth for ...Read More

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Soorty denim (Pakistan)  recently came up with their X-fit Lycra@ denim collection , adding up to their many other recent developments , and it shall  be launched at the Denim by PV at Paris on 27th and 28th Nov as the 3Sixty series.  X-fit products of very few mills around the world are currently being certified as XFIT Lycra. Made from a patented cross-weave technology, Xfit fabrics stretch and  recover in all directions, providing the ultimate in comfort and fit. ...Read More