Kingpins is a denim fair with  a great format  that is getting popular among the elite of the denim industry and enables the exhibitors  to present their products in an alternative fashion . Based on an exclusivity concept, the denim fair is held twice in LA and  NY each year with new shows having started in Hong Kong. So what is so different about a trade show ? After all, a trade show is a trade show. Well, let me list some of them : A very limited number of exclusive exhibitors are ...Read More

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Turning out successful denim shows and has become a habit with Kingpins . Each show is turning out to be better than the previous edition . The latest show in New York had a great turnout of about 150 companies . Though the numbers may not look great but when you know that these are only invited companies and  include  well known denim brands – it creates a lot of value for the exhibitors. Some of the companies who visited the show were :   American Eagle ...Read More

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Two important denim shows will take place next week – Kingpins and Bread & Butter ...Read More

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The December edition of the Denim By Premier Vision  was a successful fair with a good summary of different qualities and finishings. The visitors showed a lot of interest in the new denim developments . What Were The New Denim Trends This was a season of a perfectly imperfect jean. The following effects on denim jeans could be noticed: hard abrasion-  ripped and torn denim!!! dirt and stains . oil marks . very extreme washes!!!! + finishes dirty and paint staining paint and ...Read More

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Women’s denim jeans has become more important than the Men’s denim in the recent years due to the fact that women’s jeans (as against men’s jeans) can accomodate almost all kinds of denim innovations within existing or new styles. Women are more fashion conscious than men and are prone to buy jeans on an impulse. It is not without reason that US consumes more of women’s jeans than men’s. Let’s take a look at the exports of women’s denim jeans ...Read More

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This is an update to our previous post on Kingpins HK show. The first show in Hongkong was held on 7th –8th October in the W Hotel in Kowloon with the  floor to ceiling windows providing great harbour views and light into the show.  The show had about 200 visitors and this number was greater than any number of visitors in either LA or NYC shows .Though this number would seem very small as compared to other Denim Shows , it needs to be remembered that Kingpins is an invite only ...Read More

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The next edition of the Denim Show – Denim By Premiere Vision – is due on Dec 2nd-3rd at Les Docks/Paris Saint-Denis and it promises to celebrate the Spirit Of Japanese Spirit Of Jeans.. The show orgainsers say " Denim by Première Vision now turns the spotlight on Japan. This leading player in the world of premium and selvedge denim inspires and fascinates the jeanswear world. A country of strong contrasts, where authentic handicraft, the cultivation of natural indigo, and an ...Read More

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The famed  Kingpins denim show was first time held out of USA – at Hongkong. The show , which started in 2004, has already become a Mecca for Top Denim Companies/Experts who can participate/attend on invitation only. It is held twice a year in LA and New York and enables interaction among the participants in an environment free from disturbance from non-serious visitors. The first show in Hongkong was held on 7th –8th October in the W Hotel in Kowloon with the  floor to ceiling ...Read More

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Imagine exhibiting in  denim/textile fair with an assurance that every visitor there is a serious  buyer from a reputed brand/company , food and bar is free (!) and you work in a relaxed atmosphere and party late till night . Sounds like it is a utopia for those tired with the regular textile fairs where sitting on uncomfortable chairs, under glazing lights and streams of visitors – most of whom may not be really interested in your products.   There are a number of ...Read More

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Here is a brief denim report on the Texworld fair held in Paris from 14-17th September  . The theme of the fair was  ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILE Fair-trade. However, I  did not find this theme back in the stand of the exhibiters. Here are some points related to Denim that I noted in the fair.. The key players for denim were in the first place from  PAKISTAN and in less numbers from  India and Bangladesh and Vietnam. General trend was given to the DENIM FABRIC and less ...Read More

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