This is a guest post by Rik Vanniewenbourgh The Bread and Butter this season was an extravagant party with lot of enthusiasm and energy showing up in the show . The video below catches some of this energy from the party. B&B Opening Party from BREAD & butter on Vimeo. First impressions from the Bread and Butter B&B PREMIER LEAGUE first impressions from BREAD & butter on Vimeo. Some of the key denim trends at the show were : Vintage Denim A lot of attention towards ...Read More

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The next edition of Kingpins denim show  is being held at New York on July 13th and 14th.  As has been the trend in the last 2 years, the show is expected to  surpass the previous editions in terms of buyer attendance and interest. The show is being sponsored by Invista -one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, primarily for nylon, spandex and polyester applications and owner of the famous LYCRA® brand. The New York Kingpins show will ...Read More

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  CSV is a serious problem that occurs on the great majority of Indigo dyeing equipment in which yarns dyed on one side of the machine are a different shade from the yarns on the opposite side. This problem is so common that it is generally accepted as unavoidable, especially in sheet ranges. Basically, the problem arises as a result of the uneven distribution of Indigo within the dye box:  The Indigo dye is initially mixed in a feed tank at concentrations of from 70-100 g/l. This ...Read More

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The Chinese denim market is  growing   at a fast pace with almost all major world denim brands having established a presence there to tap the increasing disposable incomes of the growing middle and upper middle class. Being the largest producer of denim fabric and apparel has helped in the penetration of the denim apparel in China.  A  report by USFDA brings out various aspects of the patterns of consumption of denim apparel in China. Because of smaller housing in ...Read More

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What is your favourite pair of jeans? And how do you find it online? Is it from well known denim brands established for a long time eg ‘Levi’s, Wrangler,  Lee etc . Or do you fancy the famous premium denim brands like ‘7 For All Mankind’ , ‘ J Brand ‘ ,  ‘ True Religion’ etc ?  Some of us  are great  fans of  Japanese denim brands like ‘ Samurai’ , ‘Sugarcane’ , ‘Evisu’ ..  And there are denim brands like ‘ Iron ...Read More

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  Morrison Textile Machinery is a global leader in textile processing machinery. They are particularly famous for its Rope Dyeing Machines for denim  fabrics and have installed over 200 machines worldwide. They have shared with us some information on the ‘Duties and Responsbilities of the Indigo Dye operators’ and this info would be useful for many of our readers(with technical background)  who come from various denim mills around the world. Here is the summary of the ...Read More

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Bangladesh is a major exporter of denim jeans to EU27. Being low priced and with special and indefinite duty free and quota free access under ‘Everything but arms’  initiative to EU , Bangladesh continues to dominate the EU denim import business.  Currently, it has about 19% share of the denim jeans import market in EU27 countries. Lets have a look at the figures of imports of denim jeans from Bangladesh for the last 10 years . Year Total Denim Jeans (million pcs) Value ...Read More

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As we previously announced the launch of the jobs board at Denimsandjeans.com. I would like to inform about the latest additions to this board . It is now much more extensive and can be used by professionals around the world for searching for denim jobs . Denim jobs in USA This section is now very extensive and enables one to find denim jobs in various states/cities of USA including L.A, New York and many other places. Have a look at the picture below. The arrow shows the cities in US for ...Read More

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This is the second in the series of  technical bulletin and guide from American & Efird ( a global leader in denim sewing threads) for the benefit of denim garment manufacturers. In this technical guide it can be  understood how to sew extra heavy threads on denim to make the the products unique .Retail designers are always looking for a way to make their products unique and this definitely applies to sewing denim garments. From a thread perspective, this can include ...Read More

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  What really is the difference between a $20 and a $240 jeans? There is a world of difference in the prices but how much should be the difference in quality to warrant this price difference. Normally it should be a lot and it could be on many  inputs that go into a jeans  : The difference could be related to  : fabric quality stitching quality attention to details washing effects accessories used fit brand name life of a jeans or a combination of a number ...Read More

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