Often people wonder why of all the places Los Angeles became the Premium Denim capital of the world. How did the process of globalisation reverse in case of premium denims where the production sent overseas came back to US ? L.A had a very developed denim production and large scale productions were done for companies like Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Pepe,Abercombie & Fitch,Calvin Klein etc.. Alongwith stitching, the facilities for washing and designing were quite developed.. However, as the ...Read More

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Can you believe that Denim can be dyed 48 TIMES ?? Well, seeing is believing. Here are some snaps from Kappa Jeans which claims to dye their Denims 48 times in NATURAL INDIGO..See here and here But whatever may be the actual number of dips in Indigo, the Denim is Really Cool.. Related Posts: Natural Indigo Dye Extraction Process ...Read More

Calitri Denim Industries of Italy, the manufacturer of premium Ring Spun denims , has entered into Joint Venture with GFM Textiles of Mexico . The Denim division of GFM is also commonly known as Parras. GFM is a diversified group with interests in Minerals, Energy,Electronics and Textiles. Its denim division Parras has four plants and an annual production capacity of about 100 million metres. On the other hand , CDI is a much smaller plant with a capacity of about 15 million metres ...Read More

Old Navy debuts its Fall 2007 line in stores featuring various striking trends. Color Denim: As I previously mentioned , Color Denim trend is likely to be picked up by various brands. Old Navy is offering its skinny denims in crimson red, yellow, gunmetal grey, cobalt blue, and pastel purple(USD 29.50) . A complete antithesis of skinny jeans is the Wide Legged denim – which is also being taken up in a small way. The jeans are priced at USD 34.50 .. Wide legged jeans trend is not ...Read More

Two new innovations from LYCRA are expected to give a great fillip to the usage of lycra in Denims and add value to the denim garments. Xfit Lycra: Xfit lycra is a latest patented technology which allows 360 degree movement in the fabric besides fabric stability and shape retention.All this allows a user to move in any way. How would this help the denim garment manufacturers?? The manufacturers will be able to produce garments for a wider range of buyers. Currently stretch garments are ...Read More

Victoria Beckham launched her debut denim collection this week in New York to a multitude of photographers, television cameras and journalists. Beckham has boosted her profile by unveiling her dVb collection of denim jeans, skirts and shorts at Saks department store on Fifth Avenue. Wearing her own white jeans, silver heels, and a sparkly, silver vest, Victoria posed for photographers before heading upstairs to sign autographs for fans waiting in line. The dvb jeans will have large star ...Read More

The Japanese denim industry is revered the world over for its innovativeness and its capability to set trends in the Denim Industry. It would be nice to have a look at some facts and figures relating to the Japanese Denim Industry. Denim Exports : 2006 about 56 million sq mtrs. 2007(till march) about 15 million sq mtrs. Jeans :80 million pairs (approx) produced in Japan p.a ...Read More

It may seem improbable that the most authentic vintage versions of the most famous American Apparel brand – Levi’s – have to be bought in a some ‘Hinoya Plus Mart’ in Japan… But it is true as New Times Reports . The vintage Levi’s with the most authentic accessories including Scovill Zippers , can be found in this obscure mart in Tokyo. So much so that Levi’s has been forced to sue them . And of course that has not been without a sense of ...Read More

The Tavex Group of Spain(Madrid) – the famous denim company of Europe – which already owns manufacturing facilities in the city of Puebla in México, is working to expand its capacity through the acquisition of the denim manufacturing facilities of the company ACOTEX in Puebla and Tlaxcala . This will take the capacity of Tavex in Mexico to about 30 million metres pa. "Our objective with this investment is to increase Denim production in the differentiated products segment ...Read More

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Costing above USD 100/- the high-end Jeans in US, from names like 7 for all Mankind, True Religion, Rock&Republic etc , had been experiencing a high growth rate of sales in US – about 48%. However, this year, their growth rate has been reduced to about 24% – which is quite a drop .. The high-priced jeans still have about 5% of the Denim Market, but this share may not increase as dramatically as it was before. The Reason ? It seems that denim’s place in teens’ ...Read More