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Founded by Sandeep Agarwal – who has been associated with denim since 1993- the website brings out the best in denim world – trends, analysis, reports on almost a daily basis for the service of the denim industry worldwide. The reports provided by Denimsandjeans.com over the last few years have been found quite useful by the industry players – designers, sourcing guys, mills, buyers etc.

  • Report on Imports of denim jeans into USA in 2007 & 2008 – a comparison

    Has the impending recession affected the imports of Denim into USA? Apparently no – if we go by the figures that have come. The imports of jeans into US has increased by 5% for the three quarters ended September 2008 as compared to the same period last year. It is also interesting to note that…

  • Ten ways to create a unique ‘Persona’ for your jeans..

    Want your jeans to reflect your unique personality ? For those denim maniacs who want their jeans to look their second persona, check out these tips from Fashion Idie Avoid washing your jeans – jeans should not be washed too much- it washes away the unique patterns that are being developed on the jeans. Don’t…

  • Premium denim line from Levi’s – Engineer Garments.

    Levi’s is trying hard to make its presence felt in the Premium Denim segment. The latest effort in this direction came with the launch of the Levi’s Engineered Garments – a collection of high end Men’s Jeans and casual clothes. Not to be confused with the (much cheaper) Engineered Jeans® of Levi’s, this collection derives…

  • Raymond denim to be sold after UCO denim unit shutting out?

    The denim unit of the UCO appears to have shut down resulting in a loss of more than 350 jobs . It was a part of the Raymond UCO denim. The two companies had merged their denim operations in 2006 with headquarters in Belgium and forming a combined entity manufacturing about 80 million metres of…

  • Japanese denim specialities explained by a denim expert-video

    Gordon Heffner is the owner of the Denim shop Blue in Green in New York. This shop is one of the best shops in the world for buying Japanese denims. In an interview to Tokyo Eye, Gordon tells about some specialities of the jeans from Japan and takes us through a tour of Tokyo denim…

  • Widgets for Denims and Jeans.com

    Do you want to see the content from Denimsandjeans.com at another place – say your website or blog. It would be very easy to do it now. Here are some widgets which you can use to see live content from our site . 1. Panoramic Slideshow: With this widget, you can easily see all the…

  • Denim Producer Weiqiao Textiles of China announces half yearly results

    Weiqiao Textile Company Limited of China is a non state-owned enterprise and the largest cotton textile producer in the PRC, specializing in the production, sales and distribution of cotton yarn, grey fabric and denim. Weiqiao Textile is located in Shandong, China’s second largest cotton producing province. The Group has four production bases in Weiqiao, Binzhou,…

  • Harem Skinny Jeans – a new jeans style for S/S’09 by Miss Sixty

    During the recent New York Fashion Week, Miss Sixty brought out a new style of Jeans – Harem Skinny Jeans. This is a balloon shaped Jeans with drop crotch and surprisingly a skinny fit.. This is a completely new style and it needs to be seen how it gets received . However, I have a…

  • Japanese denim – Environment friendly jeans manufacturing attempts

    Japan Fashion Week recently concluded in Tokyo. Besides the usual show, there was an exhibition on the denim industry in Japan – Japan Blue. The highlight of this exhibiton was that the Japanese denim industry is working on various ways to make the entire Denim/Jeans manufacturing process as environment friendly as possible.Denim fabric manufacturer Nisshinbo…

  • Rebound in US Men’s Jeans import in second quarter

    As I mentioned in my previous report, there was a fall of about 10% in the first quarter for the total jeans imported into US. However, we now see a decent 7% improvement in the second quarter corresponding to the same quarter last year.. Here is a chart comparing the two years data by quarter..…

  • ‘How to…..’ denim videos.

    Here are some cool denim ‘How to ..’ videos from across the net – simple but instructive . HOW TO BRUSH A WHISKER ON DENIM JEANS Ever wanted to create that odd whisker on your jeans but are afraid it may spoil your jeans. See here how you can do it easily with a sandpaper…

  • New sulphur dyes from Clariant to improve color fastness on denim

    Advanced Denim is a new concept based on two new sulphur dyes – introduced by Clariant last week in the Blue Zone fair. They mention that from a technology point of view, Advanced Denim offers fast-to-repetitive washing, good rubbing fastness and an easy application process. Environmentally, it features an ecological dyeing process (no hydros, less…