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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.

  • Digital Jeans ?

    I had been wondering for quite a long time when someone would give a digital touch to a pair of Jeans. Well, it seems that Denim Code of France has done the same . It has embedded a barcode in the Jeans which can be photographed with a mobile.. And then? A little difficult to…

  • Primark(London) 8 Pound Jeans causes stampede

    When Primark – the value retailer in UK – opened its new Central London store on Friday and offered Jeans at GBP 8 and Bikinis at GBP 2, there was a stampede in the store resulting in long queues outside the store……. Is GBP 8 a very attractive price? Yes, it is – especially when…

  • Denim Mills in India

    It is really amazing how the denim capacities have built up in India. Only a couple of years ago, the capacities used to be in the range of 200-250 million mtrs p.a and it was so easy to count the mills on your single hand ! . However, the last 2 years have seen a…

  • Madura to withdraw SF Jeans brand

    Madura Garments of the AV Birla Group is withdrawing its – Mid to Premium priced – Jeans brand SF Jeans from the market. This brand , despite a fast growing Denim market in India , clocked only about Rs 20 Crore(USD4.5 million approx.) in the domestic market even after 4-5 years of operation. On the…

  • Stretch Denim Manufacturing may change with new Dow fibre

    A new high-performance elastic fibre for use in denim fabrics and garments has been introduced by Dow Fiber Solutions. This new fibre for denim – XLA – is said to be inherently resistant to high heat and harsh chemicals. As a result the Jeanswear manufacturers can become more adventurous in their use of various treatments…

  • Hellenic Mills (Greece) expected to show slight recovery

    Like all other Denim Mills that have been affected by the slowdown in the denim sales and reduced prices, Hellenic Mills also experienced reduced financials in the year 2006(as compared to 2005). However, it is expected that the first quarter of 2007 is going to show little improved results signalling an improvement in the Denim…

  • JC Penny ties up with Chip & Pepper

    JC Penney has tied up with ultra trendy designers – Chip & Pepper to bring out a new line of back to school denim range. This new range is expected to be retailed with a maximum price tag of USD 34.99/- against the existing prices of Chip & Pepper , which are in the range…

  • Flying Machine set for relaunch

    Flying Machine, the jeans brand from Arvind Brands, is set to take off again in a new avatar, after a long gap. Flying machine shall be sporting a new logo. It remains to be seen what Arvind has learnt from its past debacles in making this brand successful. It will also be interesting to see…

  • Evisu Heritage No.1

    Evisu kicked off the Spring Summer ’07 collection and launched its Heritage No. 1 collection. These Jeans are made of Chinese Selvedge Denim and are hand dipped in dark blue or bronze wash.The jeans are produced with non-shrunk denim that will twist when washed and all pieces from this range are presented in a special…

  • Will the high waisted jeans catch up?

    Kate Moss has been seen wearing high waisted flares in the London Fashion Week late last year and this has been followed up by some other celebrities. Is it the beginning of this trend in the West? The problem , however, with this trend would be that high waisted jeans are very difficult to pull…

  • Skinny Jeans coming back?

    If we go by the dressing of some Celebrities in Hollywood, it looks like Skinny Jeans (skin tight jeans) with high heels are coming back. Nicole Ritchie and Hillary Duff have been spotted recently in these skinny jeans alongwith some other celebrities.

  • EU Imports Tariffs for Denim Fabrics from all major countries

    Here is a list of tariff schedule for import of denim fabrics into the EU from various countries of the world. Import Tariffs in Eu for Denim Fabric (HS Code -520942) Country Tariff Pref. Code Argentina 6.40% SPGL Bangladesh 0% SPGA Brazil 6.40% SPGL Cambodia 0% SPGA China 8% Colombia 0% SPGE Dominican Republic 0%…