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 ...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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Mafatlal Denim is one of the well known denim mills from India.  The company has been present on the Indian denim firmament for over 15 years and were among the first in India  to have  collaborations with established international denim  players like Burlington  .  I recently interacted with the Managing Director of the company – Mr. Rajiy Dayal – to understand more about products and markets of Mafatlal Denim.  Here are some of the questions I ...Read More

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Martelli is one of the most reputed name in washing laundries around the world . For over 50 years Martelli Lavorazioni Tessili, provides new ways to add personality to the fabric and garments, bringing to the world of fashion its vibrant colours and effects, mixing creativity with the style sense of great fashion leaders. I spoke to Mauro Maria Angelini – MD Martelli Europe – to learn more about the company and the latest trends in denim washing. Please tell me something about ...Read More

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  On my recent visit to Kingpins Denim Show at Hong Kong , I met Stefano Aldighieri . Stefano has worked as creative director at ‘7 For All Mankind’ and ‘Hudson Jeans ‘ and as design director at Levi’s. He has been involved with the US denim industry for a very long time . He is currently running his own design studio – Another Design Studio – which provides design services on denim concept to pre-production and marketing.I had a long chat with him on the  situation of ...Read More

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