Guess Women’s Spring 2012 Denim Collection

December 9th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Collections - Int'l

For Spring 2012, GUESS, the American lifestyle brand famous for its trend setting denim and unforgettable campaigns, introduces a women’s with classic American style that has always been synonymous with the brand. The line delivers trend-setting, versatile pieces with vibrant spring colors and unique washes. The core theme of the collection is COLORS COLORS AND COLORS ! .. The trend-defining styles and innovative denim treatments that make up this collection continue to position GUESS as an ...Read More

Denim For Ipad /Iphone?

December 6th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Trends

Lets  start counting the products where denim is being used as a basic input or as an additive providing an enhancement value : Bottoms and Tops including jeans , jackets , shirts etc Upholstery Car seat covers Ladies fashion dresses Sarees for Indian women Burqahs and other dresses for muslims Towels ! Curtains.. Pet clothes Helmets  The list is endless…………………… So if there is one more addition to this list , it should not be surprising ...Read More

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Indigo Dyeing : Problems And Potential–Part 3

December 5th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Manufacturing Process

This is a technical post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is the third part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here and the second one here Part 3 of 4: Monitoring of the Indigo Dye baths As discussed in Part 2 of this series, most of the control of Indigo dyeing must be managed before the dye and chemicals reach the dye boxes in the machine. In order to measure the effectiveness of control measures of the dye and chemical mixes, it is necessary to measure ...Read More

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Vietnam : Denim Exports To EU /US ,Main Suppliers etc

December 1st, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Subscriber Reports

Subscriber Report Contents: a) Denim Apparel exports from Vietnam to US : 2000-2010    table showing including values, quantities and prices. For 2011, the same details for Jan – Sept are provided in comparison to same period in 2010 b) Men’s Jeans exports from Vietnam to US : 2000-2010 table including values , quantities and prices. c) Women’s Jeans – with same details as b above.  d) It would be interesting to see how denim fabrics from EU are being ...Read More

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Vicunha Spring/Summer 2013 Denim Forecast

November 29th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Trends

Having recently acquired a denim manufacturing facility in Argentina, and with denim  production of about 140 million mtrs pa, the Brazilian company Vicunha is now the second largest denim fabric company in the world. With such a huge production to sell , the company is still very nimble and responsive to market needs for quick productions . The company explains how it has to cater to produce fabrics to cater to three different seasons at the same time: “Imagine being a denim or ...Read More

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Arvind Spring / Summer 2013 Denim Collection at Denim By PV

November 23rd, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Collections -Indian

Arvind launches its Spring and Summer – 2013 for European Brands at Denim by Premiere Vision, Paris. The collection brings the best in Denim for Spring and Summer – 2013. Some key products to be showcased  by Arvind are : Light weight Shirtings in Linen Blends and Light weight cross denims for loose bottoms. Click to enlarge picture A set of Soft stretch and power stretch in cold grey and black. Cement color, grey coat and hints of black are the key ashen look of the ...Read More

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Denim By Premiere Vision–2011 Dec Edition

November 19th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Fairs/Exhibitions

Its time for Denim By Premiere Vision again ! The famed denim show is being held again on Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2011 . Over 80 exhibitors – denim mills, jeans manufacturers , laundries , accessory suppliers etc-  will be exhibiting their Spring/Summer 2013 Collections at the show. The show is expanding with keen interest by denim mills and other companies in the supply chain worldwide to be  a part of the show. Almost all the well known denim mills around the world will be a part of ...Read More

Bangladesh Denim Exports : Prices, Quantities , Values , Graphs Etc–2000-2011.

November 17th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Subscriber Reports

Bangladesh is one of the major exporter of denim jeans and apparel in the world. If fact, it is one of the fastest growing manufacturing base of denim apparel in the world. With duty free benefits to EU and impending duty free benefits to US , this country is already the third largest exporter of denim apparel to US and second largest to EU. The country has among the lowest wages in the world and for sure lowest in Asia. According to ILO report the minimum wages of $58 is the lowest in Asia ...Read More

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EU Imports Of Jeans In 2011 Has Actually Increased!!

November 14th, 2011 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Denim Fairs/Exhibitions

The US imports of denim have been a cause for concern this year. The fall in imports   has been consistently rising and almost touching a negative growth of 14.3% from Jan to Sept  compared to similar period in 2010. The current market  reports coming from EU are not very encouraging .Many  retailers are believed to be holding their purchases or delaying them. In fact , one of the major retailer from EU  is believed to have postponed a major part of a ...Read More

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Indigo Dyeing : Problems And Potential–Part 2

November 11th, 2011 by Harry Mercer | No Comments | Filed in Manufacturing Process

This is a guest post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is second part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here Preparation For Dyeing In the previous article, the basic machine factors in Indigo dyeing were discussed. There are many other details required to achieve the highest quality Indigo dyeings , but ultimately the most important factors involve the preparation of Indigo and chemical feeds to the machine. Approximately 80% of Indigo dyeing control ...Read More

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