Pakistan is continuously developing as a large centre of denim production. With over 30 denim mills, it becomes important to understand what is happening in this part of the denim world.  Today we are featuring an interview with Mr Arsal Kassim – the Creative  Director at Kassim Denim . 1. Please tell us something about Kassim Denim and its history Kassim Denim falls under the umbrella of the Machiyara group, which already had a strong corporate presence of about 25 years before ...Read More

During my last visit to Denim by PV , Paris , I spoke to Michael Kininmonth (Project Manager)  from Lenzing Fibers.  There were discussions about various activities of Lenzing related to denim industry . He talks about the increased importance of eco sustainability in the current market scenario and its increased importance in the coming years. He talks about his experiences about how denim usage is changing over the years specially in Asia . The discussion is presented in the form ...Read More

Marithé François Girbaud is a famous clothing company based in France. It was founded in 1964 by François and Marithé Girbaud. During my recent visit to Denim by PV (Paris)  , I had the opportunity to speak to François  Girbaud .  He was kind enough to give his views on various issues related to development in denim fabrics . But the main focus of the discussion was on eco friendly techniques and he expressed his concern over insufficient progress in the industry on this ...Read More

Soorty denim is one of the fastest growing denim companies from Asia and highly focused on the Research and Development activities. Based in Pakistan, they are a vertically integrated group with activities from Spinning to Garment mfg. We spoke to the dynamic director of the company – Mrs. Nargis Soorty to find out how the company is growing and the areas it is focusing on : 1. Please tell us something about Soorty Denim and its history.. The name Soorty is synonymous with garments since ...Read More

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Bangladesh has become a key place for denim apparel production and export both to EU and US markets. The country has seen a great growth in denim apparel manufacturing over the last few years and today Bangladesh is the third largest exporter of denim apparel to US . There are a number of denim exporters from Bangladesh and many of them have good capacities and capabilities. However, on meeting one of the denim companies from Bangladesh- Denim Expert , I felt that it was quite different from ...Read More

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Orta Anadolu is one of the well known premium denim mill and has been serving the denim industry for over 25 years.  I spoke to Ebru Karakoc – Marketing Director and Burak Baykaldi on the latest products and innvoation from Orta. Could you tell us something about the history of Orta Anadolu.. Orta started manufacturing fabrics 55 years ago and during the early 80s the owners decided to focus on denim production only. The vision was not just to produce denim fabrics but to work with ...Read More

Many denim brands have taken birth in garages or living rooms  and have grown from a small sapling to large trees. Agave denim from US is one such brand which started in 2002 with the passion of a single person operation in California producing only 8 jeans and  has now grown into a brand which people are taking note of.. It is also a brand which does 100% manufacturing in US using  mainly Japanese denim. We speak to Jeff Shaffer – owner/designer – to find what makes Agave ...Read More

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s.Oliver is a German lifestyle company which manufactures fashion apparel, accessories, and lifestyle products for men, women, boys, girls, and children. With over $1.2 billion Euro in sales and presence in over 25 countries in Asia , Western and Eastern Europe,  the company has  some of the coolest collection of denim in Europe . I thought that it might be good idea to speak to Florian Schneider -  the head of Product Development Denim at s.Oliver Asia – and find out what ...Read More

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We had previously talked to Stefano – Ex creative director Seven For All Mankind , Hudson Jeans and Design Director (Levi’s) – last year and I thought that it might be a good idea to catch up with him again to see what changes have come in the denim market since. He runs ‘ Another  Design Studio’  providing design services to denim brands. Hi Stefano ! Welcome once again to our site . How do you think the denim scenario has changed in the last 1 and half years since we ...Read More

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  Today we are featuring an interview with Rex Aspeling . Rex has been associated with the denim industry for a long time and though from South Africa , he has implemented a  large number of denim apparel projects worldwide.  Hi Rex. Welcome to Denimsandjeans.com. Tell us something about yourselves and your  company ? I Joined the industry in 1976 where I trained as a machinist and qualified as Industrial Engineer. Worked and operated in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, ...Read More

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