Iskool is a cutting edge educational project created by the Turkish Denim Company Isko and its partners to share unique know how with students of top fashion schools globally and enable them become tomorrow’s top industry professionals. The denim design awards by Iskool enables students to create designs based on Creative themes identified by Creative Room™, ISKO™’s style and design center.
Genderful – Broad Theme Direction 2017
Normative gender categories are being dismantled around the world. The old gender binaries no longer have the social weight they once did. Progressive media outlets and college campuses are promoting ever new and evolving forms of identity. This erosion of the old stereotypes is coming to be known as Genderful – a celebration of the new and inclusive ways to conceive of the multiplicity of modes of self expression.
1) From Unisex to Multi-sex
The term unisex refers to the collapsing of traditionally binary gender characteristics into a single (uni-) category. Rather than dividing behaviour, style, activities, etc. into male and female, unisex envisions blending these distinctions into a unified, undifferentiated sex. In fashion, this has manifested as garment designs meant to appeal to both men and women, which can be worn in a variety of ways. Isko’s challenge to students was to think a new category for fashion which entails a more fluid and multitudinous set of identities: multi-sex.
Identity is more than gender, but the fluidity of gender categories has opened up new ways of conceiving of identity. Revelations about the social construction of gender identity have led us to rethink other identity categories. In the new globalized society we are able to transcend the boundaries of race, nationality, class, age and more. The flexibility of these cultural and biological boundaries allows us to imagine entirely new and novel identities for ourselves. Here Isko wanted students to imagine new ways to leverage the cross-pollination of identities and interpret them in design.
Iskool selected 16 students as finalists from 5 teams and came some of the most influential schools for marketing and communication worldwide.
Moda Sapienza
Milano Fashion Institute
POLIMODA
Bocconi University
Politecnico di Milano
The winners of the contest were who chose “Create Yourself” as a motto.
Isko celebrated the winners (students with 6 special awards and with an amazing party) of the fourth edition on Wednesday night in Milan, held in Milan at “Base†space at Base venue, a former locomotive plant,with a fashion show, ceremony and party. of ISKO I-SKOOL
DENIM DESIGN AWARD
Winner of the Best Seller Award – Massimiliano Mucciarelli (Università Iuav di Venezia), awarded by Adriano Goldschmied (Denim Innovator)
Winner of the Responsible InnovationAward – Morine Uramoto (BUNKA Fashion College), awarded by Tricia Carey (Lenzing)
Winner of the Best Show PieceAward – Sara Armellin (POLIMODA), awarded by Silvia Lo Giudice and Massimo Pasqualon (Peter Non)
Winner of the Reca Award – Mianchen Wang (The New School – Parsons), awarded by Paolo Diacci (Reca Group)
Winner of the Swarovski Award – Giulia Masciangelo (NABA), awarded by Claudio Marcolli (Swarovski)
MARKETING AWARD
Winner of the Marketing Award: team led by Sara Giordano (POLIMODA), awarded by Diana Profir (Itema) who claimed that “green really is the new black.â€
Goldschmied insisted on the importance of such contests he recalled he “didn’t have Isko nor the awards and we found our own way of passion, talent, liberty and freedom†wishing the student will be able to do the same.
Vietnam has entered into or is in the process of entering into various FTAs with different regions around the world . All these FTAs are giving a big edge to Vietnam to grow its apparel industry in the next few years. However, not much clarity is there on how these FTAs would function and what advantages they would give to different segments of the industry. This ambiguity was sought to be addressed by one of our keynote speakers – Mr Bill Watson – the MD of Coats Vietnam, Korea and Cambodia cluster . He made a great presentation at the  2nd Edition of Denimsandjeans Vietnam Show and explained lucidly about the various FTAs that Vietnam has signed or is in the process of signing. The presentation was greatly appreciated by all attendees and we bring some highlights from the same as well are providing a download link to this presentation.
We shall be shortly uploading the video with his full presentation shortly .
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The Second Edition of Denimsandjeans arrives to HCMC in 2 days ! With over 48 companies , the show shall be bigger than the last edition and bring A number of important seminars and programmes come up at the show . First of all the opening ceremony will see some of the most important VIPs in the Vietnam textile and apparel industry share the stage for the inauguration. Chaiman of VITAS, MD of Vinatex, Deptt of Industry and Trade , Vietrade etc shall be present at the opening ceremony.
Mission Blue – Create Denim For The Future With Care For People And The Planet | June 7, 2pm
G-Star , alongwith Saitex and Bluesign organize this panel discussion on  bringing into focus the huge sustainability efforts by the brand alongwith their supply chain partners. The session will have presentations from the three companies and will be moderated by Bill Watson – the Managing Director of Coats, Vietnam.
Denim is Dead – Long Live Denim | June 7, 3pm
Renowned denim connoiseur and global expert , ex Creative Director of 7 for all Mankind and Levi’s brings out an interesting look at the direction of denim since its creation ; specially how it is moving in last few years and what can be expected in coming years.
Vietnam Textile And Apparel Association will hold their members’ meeting at the show on 8th June at 8 am bringing focus to the denim industry .
Denim Producers’ Guide to Success In Foreign Markets | June 8, 10 am
Ms Dilek from Turkey, a renowned consultant in denim, will make a presentation about how the producers in Vietnam should target the EU and US markets – making the right kind of collections, approaching the buyers etc. She will also bring some of the latest looks currently running in EU markets. The presentation will be held on 8th June at 10am
Vietnam’s FTAs with Europe and other regions – An Analysis Of Impact on Textile and Apparel | June 8 10.30 am
Mr Bill Watson, MD – Coats, Vietnam , will shed light on how the various FTAs , some of which are signed and some of which are under process, will affect the Textile and Apparel Industry in Vietnam. This will , again , be an important presentation for most of the attendees.
If you are still missing the invitation to the show, there is still one more day to register . Visit the link https://www.vmshow.denimsandjeans.com/invite.php
About 80 European brands from the fashion and accessory, food and beverages , perfumes , interior design etc shall come under the banner of Eurosphere to HCMC on June 16 & 17 in anticipation of EU- VIETNAM FTA becoming active in early 2018. Eurosphere 2017 is a new concept trade event dedicated to bringing various European quality products to the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian market. It was introduced in the context of the new Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Vietnam (EVFTA), Vietnam being the second country in the ASEAN, after Singapore, to sign such an agreement. With strong expectations of the FTA being effective in early 2018, the European companies have started to explore the Vietnamese market in fashion and various other categories .
Vietnam’s trade with the EU in the first 11 months of 2016 totalled $40.76bn, according to Vietnam Customs. The bloc was Vietnam’s second-biggest export market, worth $30.72bn (up 9% on the same period of 2015, and accounting for 19.2% of the total), and its fourth-biggest source of imports ($10bn, up 9.7%, and 6.4% of the total). Machinery and appliances accounted for just over half of Vietnam’s exports to the EU, 50.1%, with telecommunications equipment comprising 33.5% of all exports. Footwear and hats accounted for 12.1%, and textiles and textile articles 10.4%. Vietnam’s imports from the EU, meanwhile, included machinery and appliances (27.4% of the total), chemicals (17.8%) and manufactured goods (11.3%).
Vietnam’s exports of textile, clothing and footwear to the EU are expected to more than double in 2020 as a result of the EVFTA, according to law firm Duane Morris.
EVFTA negotiations concluded in December 2015. To realise its benefits, Vietnam and the EU agreed to quicken the ratification and bring it into force in 2018. The time is not much for garment and textile enterprises to prepare till then.Vietnam’s textile and garment market share in the EU is low. By the end of 2015, Vietnam’s textile and apparel products accounted for only 1.9 per cent of the share in the EU since they are imposed a high tax rate of 8 – 12 per cent. This reduces the competitiveness of Vietnamese textiles and garments. All textiles and garments exported to the EU will be entitled zero tax per schedule to be announced soon, giving a huge opportunity for Vietnamese textile and apparel companies to boost their market shares.
Vietnamese garment exports to the EU is currently subject to a tax rate of 12% on Apparel, 11.7%; seafood, 10.8%; and footwear, 12.4%. The tax rates have posed a formidable barrier to the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods. This is particularly true in the circumstance that the EU has signed FTAs with many countries which are Vietnam’s direct competitors. A free trade pact with the EU will be a handy tool for removing this barrier. An FTA will enable these imports to be eligible for a 0% tax rate, which is expected to boost export sales to this vast market by 7-21% a year. Meanwhile, this pact will also cut down the import tariff currently slapped by the EU on Vietnamese garments from 12% to 0%. The zero tariff will substantially enhance the competitiveness of garment exports—Vietnam’s export spearhead—and is likely to bolster sales by 20% annually.
Goods produced in Vietnam using plenty of materials imported from abroad sometimes fail to meet stringent requirements of local content and thus fail to enjoy preferences given by the FTAs in question. The EU, on the contrary, often accepts a flexible regime which can be applicable on case-by-case basis. In a recent workshop on FTA between the EU and Vietnam, Le Van Dao of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association maintained that regarding this industry, its benefits and export growth will depend largely upon the agreements on Rules of Origin set in the FTA documents. In the case of the previous FTAs Vietnam has signed with Japan or South Korea, the local export garment industry has proceeded at a snail’s pace on account of meticulous certificates of origin. Learning from experience, the Vietnamese industry is interested in more relaxed rules of origin which is under consideration of the EU .
On the whole, the FTA will bring profound changes in the Vietnamese export industry and will more than cover any negatives originating from the TPP cancellation as EU is again a huge and more quality conscious market with better pricing and realisation than US.
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The 20th edition as well as the 10th Anniversary of Denim Premier Vision ended with mixed reaction on April 26 at Paris Event Center, La Villette . With an objective to infuse the denim sector with new vitality by creating the denim of tomorrow by offering new innovation strategy in order to focus more on new projects, technology and innovation , Denim PV came this time with R-Evolution after the Tomorrow is calling . There were new experiments have been done by the host and the Hackathon was one of that which caught the attentions of everyone . Denim PV was slower than last time and expectedly so since two major shows in Europe got very close in Amsterdam and Paris. Reactions of exhibitors were mixed and  the organizers have taken care to change the dates of the next show to Nov 14&15  to avoid such problems.Â
84 exhibitors from around the globe unveiled their latest collections,innovations and the upcoming fashion directions at the show . The show was also different this time as for the first time ever, a creative and inventive hub had been created to showcase the real-time denim development projects designed by students from the best fashion and technology schools. In addition to that , A MASTERCLASS was setup at the show where renowned experts from other sectors put their views before the tomorrow’s denim players.
Hackathon Award, A 48-hour Creativity Hub
The show disclosed a series of new catchy projects and ideas. Among them, there was the first “Denim Premiere Vision Hackathonâ€. It involved five teams with five member in each teams came from different fashion universities. They were allotted a specific theme and had to create an innovative project during the 48 hours of the show timeline . The project might be either a brand concept or a marketing initiative. All these were performed inside transparent cubes – the “Hackathon rooms†– . Mentors like Stefano Aldighieri (Arvind Ltd), Romain Spinali (Spinali Design) , Fabio Adami (M&J) and Ariane Bigot (Premiere Vision) guided them and the projected presented before the jury which had Catharine Anderson Jone (Cordura), Alex Brownless (Arts Thread), Alberto De Conti (Garmon) and Alain Melloul (M.I.C.).
The winning team got €5,000 and six months of professional coaching at Denim PV.
MYRAGS
Technology is catching up in the denim industry . This new company has been working on software to help designer create collections on their computers in collaboration of their teams continents apart. The software, specially targeted to denim industry, helps the designers to transfer the designs to their manufacturing companies directly and is aimed at helping saving time and costs. This project , which took few years to come up , has been doneunder the guidance of Umberto Brochetto . Looks like a game changer !
Coming to the aspect of new products from different companies, we visited some of the global denim leaders and spoke to them. We bring out the some details on the latest innovations that attracted us from some of the companies.
Artistic Fabric Mills went one more step ahead in Technology and presented an app that can provide complete transparency and traceability on how their fabrics are produced – from cotton to the final fabric – up to the finished garment. Among the fabrics it brought about fabrics with injected colored wefts , brushed indigo checks and more.
Prosperity came out with its Hi Lux fabric which incorporates a special spray to make it softer and also a fabric made with 35%+ sustans – a biobased fiber by Sorona .
US Denim Mill created its stand which looked like a Grand Premier Show of any Hollywood Blockbuster movie at the show . The stand named as – ‘BIG SCREEN BLOCKBUSTERS’ where they used film references to launch textile innovations for Autumn-Winter 2018-19 collections that demonstrate how technology is creating new fashion, comfort and sustainability advantages while delivering authentic looks. The company introduced bi-stretch Selvedge – SelvedgeX, a high-tech authentic selvedge and a special Feather weave using the fibers from chicken to create a warm and cosy denim for winters.
Jeanologia launched its new Quantum technology, a new digital simulator through which they can create the final result of treatments while saving resources, energy and costs, and reducing the impact on nature.QUANTUM can send up to 100 virtual finishes per day, thus, shortening the cycle from the creative product conception to manufacturing in more than 8 weeks.
Soorty  unveiled 2 new initiatives and according to them it will change ones’ perception for future of denim. These technological innovations are Zero Water Blue & Denim Active. Zero Water blue had  special features like organic cotton, BCI, recycled fibers, Zero water waste dyeing, eco-finishing, responsible laundering with Ozone, Laser, E-flow, Green Screen CHEMICALS and measuring impact with Jeanologia’s EIM. ZERO WATER BLUE reduces the water consumption by 90% in fabric manufacturing. Further, green chemicals, processes and machines in the laundry have reduced the water consumption per garment to 1.6 liters. Zero Water blue utilize only 3.1 liters water per garment from raw fiber till finished garment. Yet the interesting fact is that it has zero impact on color and aesthetics of final product.
Calik’s super light stretch fabric with over 80% stretch and high recovery was a novelty and seemed quite featherlite.
Kassim came out with out with a chemical development , which when applied to denim helps in absorption of pollution . Another product from them helps athletes to track their movements based on an app in the fabric.
Global Denim – This Mexican  denim company introduced a concept named as – ECOL JEAN , The New Revolutionary Water Saving Process In Denim . The company claims that on every one million meters of denim fabric , this process will save 6417.5 cubic meter wastage of water , 469.5 Kw of energy and 4000kg of dye.
Naveena has been working with renowned denim connoisseru Francois Girbaud and together with well known consultant Reinhart Oberstein came out with a denim suiting concept . These differentiated fabrics , completely removed form normal denim looks, aim to create a new niche for denims in the suiting segments and seem to open a new venue for denim industry to explore.
What If some one is completely clueless about as to how to sell the Denims in the market ? Being a manufacturer or retailer of denim garments or fabric in a perfectly competitive market, what is that feature which motivates the consumer to buy your denim ? The questions are many but the answer is one and that is – You need to study the lifestyles of an individual or group of individual or a culture before creating you product for a market .
There are ‘n’ number of diversity in the market as the Individuals come from different backgrounds,culture ,ambitions,emotions and purchasing capacity therefore it is equally pertinent to go for a pragmatic and comprehensive study as well as observation towards the consumer behavior and thereafter one should proceed further in order to sell their denims in their respective markets .
What do you think before developing a fabric ? Do you think about :
She suggests that more important than all above is to STUDY THE LIFE STYLES OF CUSTOMERS YOU ARE TARGETTING.
She gives many examples of how to understand the type of life styles of people. .
1.EXTREMISM
Everything is at Maximum ,there is no limitation , you can use everything in a extreme way , this is what Dr Dilek believes when she talks about extremism as a life style and a trend. Use of patches as either on top or on bottom ,  oversize jackets ,  a short over a jeans or  a long denim jacket on shorts .
In case you identify the lifestyle as Extremist , how are you going to create is ? She gives certain directions for the denim mills to follow:
2.STYLISH
This is a premium class of trend which is very clean , detailed and tailored . This trend features fit , rigid and stretch lifestyles and will not have any aggressive slub effects as it had with Extremism Trends. Very classy and expensive .
To create this lifestyle collection, below are the technical details as per Dr Dilek :
3.ACTIVE
Active wear is a very popular trend in the Europe these days as people there are very obsessed to their health , Dr Dilek says while talking about this trend . People go to the gym and different center for exercise to keep themselves very fit and here comes the Active Wear . The lifestyles of these people are different and for them comfort at their workplace is more important than anything . Sporty,Comfortable, Thin and Super Stretch Jeans with functional finishes can be used to in this kind of lifestyles.
To create the Active lifestyle collection , denim mills can follow following guideline :Â
4.DENIMÂ LOVERS
Denim Lovers trend is all about the comeback of old fashioned jeans which were very popular during the 70’s and 90’s . High waist jeans , crop jeans ,rips and damages ,salt and pepper effects , patches , use of different shades in the single garment and the open edges without any finishing all these denim look are also becoming very popular these days .
To create a Denim Lover lifestyle collection , below are the technical details :
5.SUSTAINABLE
Sustainability is a trend which is needs to be followed by every denim lover . It is the future . In the past , G Star and Pharrel Williams started a project where they collected the plastic bottles from the sea and melted these waste bottles and converted it into yarns and manufactured jeans from these recycled stuffs . H&M has been doing good in the filed of sustainability , they are collecting waste cloths and recycled them into new pair of jeans. Organic cotton ,Lyocell ,Hemp , Linen and Bamboo are being used to produce sustainable denim .
To create A SUSTAINBLEÂ lifestyle collections , Dr Dilek has following suggestions for the denim mills .
About Dr Dilek Erik
Dr. Dilek is a Management Engineer & Industrial Engineer and has been working in textile business for 28 years. After handling important portfolios at some of the top denim companies including Orta Anadolu, Bossa Denim, Martelli-Isko and Calik Denim, in 2014 she started giving marketing consultancy to many denim companies . Currently she is working as a partner of Atkı Çözgü- marketing and production company.
LNJ denim will be showcasing its range of denim fabrics for SS18 which includes :
Fabrics with extreme character, differentiated weaves and shades, excellent hand feel with open constructed denim fabrics.
Forever Raw and Selvedge Denim fabrics
Post Consumer Waste Recycled Cotton/Polyester based denim fabrics
Super Stretch fabrics for body fit shaping.
Super Soft denims achieved using modal, tencel, spun polyesters and viscose blends etc
Specialised stretch denim fabrics with blends of Sea-Cell, Ecomade Thermolite and Miyabi
Quilted denim fabrics
Unique Tufted indigo denims
The company gives some teasers on their indivdual groups of products that they will be showcasing
I.Vintage Today
A. Originals
Heavy weight indigos demonstrating all the characteristics of the original blue denims from the late 19th century. Coarse and uneven yarns, uneven shrunk finishes in super dark shades. Selvedge denims with prominent twills nod to 100 year old products.
B. Extremes
Big twills and giant constructions have the appearance of old hand made denims. Coarse yarns plus big structures render these denims softy pliable with a surprising level of comfort.
C. Artisan
Denims and styles with empathy to the worker image. Dark indigos in vintage 2×1 and 3×1 denim with selvedge look as if they are the original worker pieces.
II.Boyfriend Girlfriend
Baggy Shapes for the girls and skinny shapes for the guys need vintage character discrete or aggressive in supple rigids, comfort and high stretch to achieve such diversity of need.
A. Comfort
The daily jean is a comfort item for a women in low level stretch, baggy boyfriend styles and vintage character denims.
B. Supple
Both boys and girls require soft suppleness and all consuming comfort for a tighter fitting silhouette. vintage characters continues to be an import look with selvedge and high turned cuffs.
C. Stretch More
For guys denim we have surprisingly high levels of stretch. For supreme comfort in action and streetwise skinny silhouettes.Vintage looks are for a real jean plus high stretch benefits.
III.Future Denim
Make denim and jeans in a sustainable way. Do less harm to the environment. Be responsible to people who help along the sourcing route.
A. Raw
Clean twill denims made with a no shrink, no fake technology enabling you to market the jeans with NO LAUNDRY REQUIREMENTS there by saving gallons of water in the process. The customer can buy a jean with zero shrinkage that is soft and comfort in its unwashed stage.
B. Recycle | Reuse
Throughout all the processes LNJ recycle yarns, reuse water, recovers dyes where possible without loss of product strength or compromising the visual requirement of the product.
C. Forever Black
Black black denims where the weft is sulphur black and the over dye process likewise are less harmful to the environment than indigo. Our black blacks stay black keeping their clear shade for longer.
IV.Super Denim
Fashion jeaners demand even more from their denims. Super softness. 360 degree Stretch for new active jeans. Super high stretch for contour shapes.
A. Super Soft
Soft to launch on the outside and super comfort on the inside. Super level of softness we achieve with modal, tencel, spun polyesters and viscose blends always with the right % of lycra to achieve the highest shaping stretches.
B. Super Sport
Denims are no longer just streetwear. They are required to be active partners as well commuting and running, biking, skating, boarding – all require a 360 degree comfort stretch performance.
C. Super Shape
Contour jeans require tougher and higher levels of stretch to perform their super shaping requirements. A move from clean faced denims to delicate vintage indigos to achieve the look of a vintage jean with added shaping advantage.
V.Urban Blues
Denims with a difference that are not just for jeans but for fashion in romantic indigo. The shades are of the deepest hue, the patterns and finishes achieve fashion requirements.
A. Warm
Soft, Cuddly, brushed and warm on the inside keeping the indigo clean and fresh on the outside. Brushing breaks down the denim surface making it softer and easier to accept laundry techniques.
B. Tailoring
Light and mid-weight clean faced diverse denims with just a little stretch enable us to adapt denim to tailored shapes and urban styles.
The seventh edition of Denimsandjeans Bangladesh ended on March 02 at Hotel Radisson, Dhaka at a positive note. The two days of denim festival received very encouraging response and against all the odds Denimsandjeans brought out a very effective show. 26 Exhibitors from around the globe including six companies from Bangladesh participated in the show and expressed their satisfaction at the end of the show.
The show was built on the theme – Denim Mashup’. From Trend Zone to Exhibition Hall, each and every ingredient of the show was in a mashup form with many exhibitors coming out with some great trend garments based on this theme and using different elements mashing up their collection ! . Reputed Exhibitors from Bangladesh, Brazil, Spain, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Hong Kong and China participated in the show and showcased their SS’18 collections. Over 1150 invited visitors from Bangladesh and around the world visited the show including from companies like G-Star, Celio, Carrefour, H&M, Jade, Kiabi, Li and Fung, Ostin, Tesco, Tom Tailor, LC Wkaiki, ANJ, Lindex , Zara, S Oliver, JC Penny,Klieder Sourcing,Kenpark, Debenhams, Original Marines, Kappahl, Sainsburry ,Charles Voegele ,Etam International, Walmart, South Pole, Bestseller, Miller BV, Itochu ,Target ,E-land Retail, Asmara , Next, El Corte Ingles , Renaissance Sourcing and many other international retailers and buyers.
Besides, most of the important apparel groups from Bangladesh were present at the show including Ananta, Armana, Arrival, Aptech, Babylon, Doreen, Palmal, Al Muslim, Fashion Forum, Dekko, Islam Garments, Jamuna, Misami, Hameem, Sterling, Passion,Standard Group, Tusuka, Tex Design, TNZ, Windy, Azim Group, Mark Designers, Dird Group, Synergies, Pioneer Group, Noman Group, Crony Group, NZ Clothing, ZXY International and many others were present.
Seminars
Dr Dilek Erik from Turkey hold the first seminar on March 01 and the Topic was – Studying Lifestyles and Creating Story To Sell Denim in which she talked about Why is it Important to know about lifestyles before developing the fabric or garment ? She further talked about the current denim trends as well as how to create a successful story for the target market. We will bring up the entire content of her presentation in another article.
The second Seminar which took place on March 02 by Mr Jordi Junai from Spain . Mr Jordi shared his views on Jeans Opportunity In USA market . The objective of the seminar was to tell the people about the consequences of political changes in US over the global jeans sourcing and how Bangladesh Jeans Industry can convert this situation in a big opportunity of development.
Bangladesh Students’ Denim Quiz Competition
The efforts of Denimsandjeans Bangladesh have been always to promote the Bangladesh and Bangladeshi Talent at a Global Level. Continuing its tradition , Denimsandjeans Bangladesh organised the First Bangladesh Students’ Denim Quiz Competition . Six teams from three Fashion Universities in Bangladesh – SMUCT , BUFT and NIFT –  participated in the competition . Two teams from NIFT secured 1st and 3rd position and team from BUFT secured 2nd position . The first , second and third prize winners were awarded 50,000 , 30,000 and 20,000 Taka respectively  with the first prize being sponsored by Vicunha Textil of Brazil,  2nd prize was sponsored by  Envoy Textile 3rd  by D&J brand – the new indigo brand from Denimsandjeans Stable !.
Organisers also acknowledged the support of the professors and VC of the respective universities and honoured them with crest.
The organizers have also announced the dates of their upcoming shows . The dates of upcoming shows are as follows
2nd Edition Of Denimsandjeans Vietnam : June 7-8 , 2017
1st Edition of Denimsandjeans India : September 25-26 ,2017
8th Edition of Denimsandjeans Bangladesh : October 4-5,2017
Bengaluru has been recently anointed as the most dynamic city in the world by JLL City Momentum Index. According to its fourth annual assessment, which tracks 42 indicators, India’s technology hub, and the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, is strides ahead of its rivals in terms of the speed of progress in property, economics and digital success. The index is intended to “identify change and highlight which cities or metropolitan areas may be best at positioning themselves to compete in today’s ever-changing economic landscape,” Jeremy Kelly, research director at JLL, wrote in a blog post for the World Economic Forum.
Technology and innovation, and a city’s capacity to support it, drove Bangalore to the top spot this year . This dynamism of the city is not limited just to the IT sector , but the apparel sector also imbibes the associated dynamism as the city is host to a number of important apparel brands headquarters and a base for large jeans manufacturing units. Bengaluru brings together the skills of its expert labour and and technology base together to create a strong apparel industry both for export and domestic sector .
It is for this dual dynamism of the city which became the main reason for its being selected as the host city for  the first edition of Denimsandjeans India show on September 25& 26, 2017 .
The Indian denim industry has been growing by leaps and bounds and with a capacity of 1.3 billion mts p.a , India is the second largest producer of denim fabrics worldwide. This huge capacity is catering not only to exports but also to a large and a growing market of denim jeans in India . With the current demand in the local market estimated to be about 500+ million denim garments, India has already overtaken US as the second largest denim market in the world after China . This gives India the dual advantage of being a large producer as well as a large market for finished products with an every growing and fashion conscious population . Besides, the Govt. of India’s recently announced Textile policy is further likely to give impetus to this industry .
Denimsandjeans seeks to create a platform for the industry to come together and grow further . We will provide further information on the show as a number of education , fashion and knowledge partners come together to make this event much more than a trade event .
Despite various controversies surrounding the trade shows clashing each others’ timings, the DPV held on Nov 5 and 6 at Paris – with the first Paris returned edition – went off well with decent attendance , though there have been many opinions on this issue. Many exhibitors were quite happy with the visitations and return to Paris , while many other felt that it could have been better . The next edition will again happen on April 26-27 and it will again be a tightly packed schedule with shows in Amsterdam and NY also happening closely .
Premium Vintage Market
A new concept of Vintage Denim Market was initiated by DPV and some very authentic and vintage garments specially in denim were brought out by the Denim Boulevard ( Murio and Antonio). With many garments and accessories over 100 years old , it was a treat for most of the visitors with most of them shooting the looks while others lapped up the vintage apparel as they were on sale. We interviewed Murio and Antonio on the kinds of vintage apparel they were displaying and some of them were just mind blowing.
Coming to the aspect of new products from different companies, we visited some of the global denim leaders and spoke to them. We bring out the talks with the companies along with some details on their products.
Kassim Denim | Pakistan
Kassim introduced the 38oz jeans and which has been claimed as the world’s heaviest denim by the company. Technically a very difficult weight to achieve and to sew, it added a feather to the cap of the company. Further the company introduced two major innovations at DPV
They launched the first indigo fabric made with a 3-D printer which is a perfect blend of use of ancient technique of Indigo dyeing and future technology of 3D printing . It is made with TRT, a polyester resin. This specific material is made with made out of recycled plastic material, it is biodegradable, highly flexible and breathable. It can be used for five-pocket jeans while it can also be aged and treated as regular indigo denim. In the future, Kassim is also working on to develop stretchable 3D.
They also launched a special microchip that can be attached to jeans and can trace position, body movement, body temperature, humidity, medical information and many other information of its wearer. It can track the wearer anytime from anywhere with the use of technology.
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Kassim can be seen below
Soorty | Pakistan
Soorty focused on Sustainability with some of their key products. Soorty introduced three products in this arena.
Denim Active : Two bases have used to develop this product , one is Bi-Stretch base with a recycled component and another one with Cool Max base and moisture management and temperature control. This product can be used for cycling ,yoga and while playing sports.
Herbal Blue  : Made with Natural Indigo and extracted from the plant “ Indigofera†and then further processed to make it completely sustainable and organic with least consumption of water.
Zero Water Blue: The products under this project have been developed with 90% less water consumption during the dyeing process. 3.1 Liters water per garment from Raw Fiber till Finished Garment has been used.
Denimsandjeans.com has an exclusive chat session with Mr Mansoor Bilal from Soorty where he explains about the new S/S 18 collections and its specialties. Check out the video !
Arvind Denim | India
Arvind Denim came up with variety of developments. The first in the line was Recycle denim . Under recycle denim , they offered Renaissance which had Men/women bottom both in stretch and rigid which have been developed by using post consumer waste and it also meets Global Recycling Standards ( GRS). The next concept which they were offering at DPV was Azurite ,a product which has been saturated with the Indigo which can be washed at multi levels.The next concept was Neo Bubble developed by using sustainable dyeing which contains different textures and blend.Â
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Arvind can be seen below
Bossa Denim | Turkey
Bossa came this time with some advance developments covering a series of new denims including its Dye-Art process which enables the manufacturers to reduce usage of water upto 22 litres of water per meter of dyed fabric . The Turkish Denim giant is also targeting to increase usage of BCI cotton in their production from 35 % to 60 % for years to come with an ultimate objective to reach at the level of 90% usage of BCI Cotton.For the rest of 10 % , they are aiming for Organic Cotton.
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Vicunha can be seen below
Prosperity | China
While talking to Denimsandjeans , Mr Kary from Prosperity introduced some new innovations which were made with their recent collaboration with Creora Fit2. They developed a garment which is a four way stretch that gives more elasticity in the warp (40-50%) and less in the weft (22%) with great stretch recovery. Another product that Prosperity introduced was ISPO with a temperature circulation technology . Prosperity also brought some cotton linen sustainable products to showcase along with sweet Indigo garments.
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Vicunha can be seen below
Vicunha | Brazil
Vicunha brought some fabrics which incorporate Dryarn fibers for 30% lighter denims with cooling properties . They introduced some major other products from their stable including Athiletic Denim ,Hi Technology Sportswear and Eco Recycling being some of them. The Hi Technology Sportswear keeps you dry and cool in summer and that is because of the Yarn used in it as per Vicunha. The Eco Recycling promotes greener approach towards fashion by using water lesser upto 80% . Vicunha is a BCI rich company with most of their production being done with BCI cotton An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Vicunha can be seen below
Naveena | Pakistan
 At the Denim PV , Naveena Introduced their capsule collection in Indigo with their new idea of fabric .The company believes that Paris is not only a great platform to showcase latest collection but also a very good opportunity to communicate with the consumers. The company introduced a very elegant garment ranging between 6Oz-10Oz which has been developed by using light weighted yarn and fabric .The company claims that this product will give a new interpretation to what formal denim suits could look like. This collection has been developed with Naveen by the renowned denim designer Mr Francois Girbaud !
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Naveena can be seen below
Mr. Francois Girbaud speaks about the new collection of Naveena and denim direction in general .
Hyosung | Korea
Hyosung Creora came to DPV with an idea to promote their garments having Bi-Stretch with 360 degree of comfort.
Fabric created with spandex developed by Creora with 40% walk way stretch using Ecosoft.
The another product was Highclo, which is a high chlorine resistance spandex which retains stretch ability of the garment tact even after heavy washes.
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Hyosung can be seen below
Filatures Du Parc | France
The Spinning mill from France came up with an Innovation which is related with Production Of Recycled Yarn Made From Post Consumer Denim . Talking broadly about this innovation, they explained us the process of recycling .Initially they collect denim wastes including stretch fabrics and they are  they cut  into small pieces and fiber is extracted from it . The fibres are then blended with polyester and fibers . The Polyester that they use is also a recycled polyester from plastic bottles. The Yarn that comes out is known as ECO JEANS – to focus on the sustainability part of the product. An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Filatures Du Parc can be seen below
Calik Denim | Turkey
Calik Denim came up with its new Fix-Fit soft touch denims available in very light weight denims for both men and women. Their other Hyperlight superlight and highly stretch denims weigh only 10oz and can reach up to 70% elasticity. An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Calik Denim can be seen below
 US Denim Mills | Pakistan
100% stretchability with a very low growth is one key product from US Denim of Pakistan. They also came out with self recyclable synthetic fiber that auto decomposes in 2 years as per the company – making the recycling of jeans a very easy affair. The key focus of the company has been high technology and sustainability.
Kuroki | Japan
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with Legend Mr Tatsushita Kuroki can be seen below
Jeanologia | Japan
Jeanologia  presented their Light Sensitive Fabric a new way of studying how a fabric can react to various treatments so that the manufacturer can plan for the same before hand.
The Denim PV team had their own take at clubbing the trends seen during the show . We bring below some looks from the DPV team which they released shortly after the show.
The early summers going to be a great opportunity for sourcing and meeting all the global denim experts under one roof . Please block the dates of our Bangladesh & Vietnam Edition . The Bangladesh Edition will held on March 1-2 and The Vietnam Edition will be on June 7-8 . To get the invites , please register here.
Ian Berry, A London based Denim Artist who doesn’t design denim bottom & shirting rather  ‘paints’ with denim . His painting canvas is very wide and rich from a map of London to people sleeping and homely interior scenes are all carefully crafted out of the same material as our jeans.It’s amazing how each work has been created in layers, giving them so much depth. The attention to detail is immense, even the sides of the paintings covered in denim. He covered all the basic daily activities through his denim eyes and its beautiful .
Berry uses denim waste to make small cuttings of denim and using this waste collection in his various paintings which sometimes take over few months to make one. The pictures are so realistic as to make you believe that an image has been just given a indigo photoshopped ! Some pictures from his recent exhibition at London – Behind Closed Doors ! . Ian has been doing these paintings for years now and has a great collection of them though he has already sold many at real good prices !
The early summers going to be a great opportunity for sourcing and meeting all the global denim experts under one roof . Please block the dates of our Bangladesh & Vietnam Edition . The Bangladesh Edition will held on March 1-2 and The Vietnam Edition will be on June 7-8 . To get the invites , please register here.
Moving from Barcelona and  back to Paris , The Denim Première Vision left no stone unturned this time to make this re-born 20th edition ,a successful edition. The specialized denim industry trade show ended with a fairly reasonable turnout on November 3, 2016 despite some controversies surrounding dates etc.
Denim PV Trend Zone
One of the key attraction at the DPV was the Premium Vintage Market bringing out some very vintage and rustic denim and related clothing from around the world. Organized by Denim Boulevard , the market set the tone for the vintage element of the show.  While talking to Denimsandjeans, Murio and Antonio from the Denim Boulevard explained that they have collected these iconic collections from countries like United States Of India, Japan and Italy . The collection had not only clothing but also a fair collection of accessories including vintage zippers used by the US army in WWII. The vintage market was full of an impressive collection of denim, workwear, military and sportwear including some articles from 18th century and this collection took them over 10 years to build up !
An exclusive interview by Denimsandjeans with the Murio and Anotonio can be seen below alongwith some real cool images from the Market !
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The early summers going to be a great opportunity for sourcing and meeting all the global denim experts under one roof . Please block the dates of our Bangladesh & Vietnam Edition . The Bangladesh Edition will held on March 1-2 and The Vietnam Edition will be on June 7-8 . To get the invites , please register here.
