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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.
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Denim News Snippets – Week 35
Continuing our weekly news snippets, here are some interesting ones for Week 35 Levi’s, New Balance Collaborate for Denim Sneaker Levi’s and New Balance are again joining forces on a limited-edition 990v3 sneaker. Similar to the Levi’s 501, the New Balance 990 series is a defining silhouette for the sneaker brand, with its iconic smooth lines…
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Denim News Snippets – Week 34
Continuing our weekly news snippets, here are some interesting ones for Week 34. Lee Jeans teams up with Artistic Milliners on sustainable denim Denim brand Lee Jeans devised Cradle to Cradle Certified jeans at the gold and bronze levels in partnership with Artistic Milliners, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated denim and apparel manufacturers.…
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Levi’s x Naomi Osaka The Upcycled Denim Collection
Consumer use and disposal account for up to 40% of the climate impact during the life cycle of a pair of jeans. Disposal is also a major issue across the industry, as over half of all garments made annually are burned or buried within one year. These prevailing circumstances are causing ecological concerns and thus…
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Pacsun’s New Fall Collection: Curating Season’s Must-Haves
With the e-retail yielding a high surplus and people using mobile devices to make purchases, it’s no surprise that Gen Z is a driving force of these online shopping trends. More specifically, Gen Z is using social media to influence their online shopping habits. One brand, in particular, has seen massive growth growing their Gen Z community…
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Denim News Snippets – Week 32
Continuing our weekly news snippets, here are some interesting ones for Week 32. Abercrombie & Fitch Debuts Footwear, Exclusive Partnership with Zappos Abercrombie & Fitch is capitalizing on its booming women’s apparel category with a new partnership with the online shoe and clothing platform Zappos. On Thursday, the specialty retailer announced that Zappos will be its exclusive U.S. e-commerce partner,…
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Levi’s And Others Leave BCI , China Backlashes Against Brands
Xinjiang is the leading producer of cotton in China, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s cotton production and four-fifths of China’s domestic cotton production. We all know about the controversy surrounding this region and the resultant ban on usage of cotton from this area by US and others . In March last year, the…
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Rising Indian Cotton Prices: Denim Industry Further Struggles
As the cotton market faces high demands and exhausting stocks, India has witnessed an upsurge in cotton prices. Furthermore, an increased import duty of 10% was levied on cotton. In July, cotton prices saw a rise of ₹3,800 per candy in 15 days only. This abrupt soar in cotton prices has sabotaged not only the…
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Dilek Erik Joins Sharabati As Global Marketing Manager – A Friendly Q&A !
I have known Dilek for many years now and have always appreciated her professionalism and her ability to go deep down into details . Besides being a great friend and a wonderful human being, she is a phenomenal denim expert with over 30 years of experience in some of the top companies of the world.…
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Denim News Snippets – Week 31
Levi Strauss Steps Down Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Board Levi Strauss & Co stood down from the leadership of the cotton trade body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). After Chinese internet users raised concern about alleged forced labor in Xinjiang, several brands including H&M, Nike, and other BCI member brands were targeted. BCI is a group that promotes sustainable cotton production.…
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Jeans Redesign–An Evaluation On Recycled Content Commitments
Jeans Redesign project by Make Fashion Ciruclar initiative of Ellen Macarthur Foundation provides a launch pad to ensure all clothing is made from safe and renewable materials, and all clothing items are used more and made to be made again. Using jeans as a starting point, Make Fashion Circular aims to initiate actions that contribute…
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Arvind X Textile Genesis Traceability Solution
Recognizing the urgent need for Transparency across the denim supply chain , backed by a credible Traceability mechanism, Arvind denim recently joined hands with TEXTILE GENESIS™ – a pioneering start up in “Digital track & trace” space. Arvind is probably the most well known textile group and most diversified as well. Its denim division ,…
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Denim Is Important In Back To School Fashion
The end of summer is usually the time for back-to-school shopping. As parents and school districts catch up with the prospects of remote learning or socially distant classrooms, and the potential of yet another lockdown, children’s apparel companies are hopeful that kids will still need new clothes. Several retailers are expecting sales from this back-to-school season…