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  • Munich Fabric Start – Denim Fair from 1st to 3rd September 2009

    For those wishing to be in constant touch with the latest denim fabric trends , Munich Fabric Start is one of the important fairs where denim mills from around the world shall be displaying their latest products. The Munich Fabric Start is a bi-annual fair with the last fair held on 3rd Feb 2009.

    When and where  is the show ?

    The show shall be starting on the 1st Spetember through 3rd September at Munich ,Germany.

    Which Denim Mills are expected to participate  in the show ?

    The  core group comprises of Denim Mills like Hellenic Fabrics (Greece), Ortaanadolu(Turkey),Italdenim(Italy),KuraboDenim (Japan) ,Raymond UCO Denim (India), Kuroki (Japan)  etc .
    Some new mills are expected to participate this time including  Rainbow Denim (India) , Kassim Textiles (Pakistan) , Swift (France) etc..

    What is the denim trend motto this time ?

    The bluezone is oriented towards the motto “Sonic Youth”. This trend theme stands for an anti-establishment movement and the individual lifestyle of a rebelling youth ready to fight for its ideologies – whatever it means !
    WSGN – a leading fashion and style forecaster will present the denim trends in the forum area..

    Some highlights of the last fair in Feb’09

    1. Last time around, about 59 denim mills, washing plants and finishers participated in the the denim zone – The Blue Zone – exhibited their fabric collections and new finishes.  In the last show, an interesting highlight was the presentation of  over 16 styles of  jeans and tops  of Xfit lycra created by the students of the University of Hanover under the auspices of the Bogner Jeans .
    2. Denim fabric trends : Bleached ocean blue ranging from light blue to almost white, bold destroyed effects, fabrics in washed medium colours, arty and moon-washed fabrics, coloured and washed-out denims, striking graphics, colourful prints, raw denim,
      but dark, denim shirts, glitter effects.
    3. Download the report on the denim zone – the Blue Zone – here
    4. Some denim related photographs from the last Munich Start Fair
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  • 6.3 % Rise In Women’s Jeans Imports In USA During Jan- June 2009

    Its great to see some positive news in these recessionary times. And here is one very good news on the imports of Women’s/Girls Denim Jeans into USA – a 6.3% increase in the first six months over the same period last  year. This also corroborates the 2.3%  increase in sales of Denim Jeans in USA in the first 4 months of the year 2009 and indicates that this whole year is going to be good for denim. Checkout the figures for imports given below and see the change in share of different countries.

     

    Countrywise Imports of Women’s Denim Jeans  into USA

    During   2008 and 2009(Jan- June period)

    Country Jan-June 2008
    (million pieces)    		 Jan-June 2009
    (million pieces)    		 % change
    China 21.3 41.95 +96.95% !!
    Mexico 12.5 10.82 -13.1%
    Hong Kong 11.6 1.2 -89.66%
    Bangladesh 7.0 7.98 +13.67%
    Cambodia 6.6 5.23 -20.58%
    Egypt 6.4 6.82 +6.95%
    Macao 5.7 0.92 –83.91%
    Nicaragua 4.9 2.82 -42.68%
    Vietnam 4.3 7.78 +80.77%
    Jordan 2.9 3.76 +29.21%
    Pakistan 2.7 2.94 +8.4%
    Sri Lanka 2.4 2.64 +12.24%
    Indonesia 2.3 2.43 +6.8%
    Madagascar 2.1 2.1 No Change
    Lesotho 1.9 2.44 +27.5%
    Kenya 1.3 2.50 +95%
    India 1.4 1.34 -3.4%
    Phillipines 0.8 0.6 -25%
    Taiwan 0.6 0.06 -90%
    Turkmenistan 0.4 0.61 +50%
    Mauritius 0.3 0.57 +90%
    Others 5.82 4.37 -24.91%
    Total 105.22 111.88 +6.32%

     

    There are some interesting things to note from the above figures:

    1. China has seen a stumpendous increase in exports of Women’s/Girls’ Denim Jeans exports to USA and has almost doubled the same within a year. However, these figures have to be seen alongwith the figures of exports of Hongkong which has almost lost 90% of its exports. This clearly means that the denim jeans that  were last year being exported from Hongkong are now being exported through China. Inspite of this , the increase in China’s exports of Jeans has been phenomenal.. Has it got something to do with recession and a preference for cheaper products??
    2. Most of the South American countries like Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala have been continously losing share of these exports (womens’ denim). However, the South East Asian /South Asian countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh ,Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been improving their share. Vietnam’s performance has been ,in particular , hs been very impressive in this category of denim jeans.
    3. It is interesting to see that Jordan and Egypt both have increased their share. It shows that currently Egypt is not proving as much a threat to Jordan’s exports (in this category) as had been feared.
    4. It is however, to be noted that the exports of denim jeans (men’s as well as women’s ) peak during the second half of the year. The figures for many countries could change during this half and show some reversal in trends. But the overall undertone for denim  is strongly positive and shows that sales of denim jeans is nowhere affected by the recessionary times.

    I shall shortly post a report on the imports of Mens’/Boys’ Denim Jeans into USA in 2009 and I hope that it shall show similar positive trends..

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  • Denim Buyers’ Queries Report – August , 2009

     

    Here is our latest report on the latest buyer queries on Denim – Fabrics and Jeans  that we found on the net.

    Product Buyer from Details Link

    Denim Fabric

    		 Turkey 6.5oz – 12oz Cotton and Tencel Denim Buyer

    Mens & Women’s Jeans

    		 N.A Denim Jeans Stock lots at $1.60/piece Jeans Buyer

    Denim Fabrics

    		 Not Specified Denim Fabrics Stock Lots preferably from India & Pakistan Denim Fabric buyer details 
    Denim Fabric China Tencel/Cotton Denim Fabric 50,000 mtr Denim buyer details

     

     

    These queries have been culled from various sites on the net  and posted here so that our readers – many  of whom are Denim Producers – can benefit from them.  However, we have not, in any way, verified these buyers and the readers are advised to act accordingly. Some of the sites (from where these buyer queries are taken) may ask visitors to register free to see full details of buyers.

    Please do leave your feedback in the comments whether you find this buyer query report useful or not. And if there are any suggestions to improve the same.

  • 35% Fall In Denim Fabric Imports In USA in 2009 – A report

    The first half of this year ( period Jan-May 2009) has seen a drop of 34% in the imports of Denim Fabrics into US. This is surprising if we consider that the sales of Jeans in during this period has actually increased by 2.3 %.

    But as mentioned in this previous report , sales Super of Premium Denim Jeans ( $200 + Jeans) in the US has taken a knock. And the same is reflected in lower production of Premium Denim Jeans in US and thus lower imports of denim fabrics . Lets analyze these figures :

    Consolidated Data for Denim fabrics:

                                        Jan-May 2008            Jan- May 2009

    Imports in US

    (Linear mtrs)         13 Million Mtrs          8.6 Million Mtrs

     

    Here I am giving the figures of  denim fabrics reflecting the exports of Denim Fabrics from various countries during this period.

     

    Imports of Denim Fabrics In USA in Jan- May 2009

    Country Jan-May 2008 Jan-May 2009 %Change
    (Figures   in 1000 mtrs )  
    China 4,362 2,568 -41%
    Italy 2,085 1,022 -46%
    Taiwan 1,720 1,903 +10%
    Mexico 1,639 1,682 +3%
    Turkey 1,505 305 -80% !
    Japan 456 540 +18% .Good !
    Slovenia 397 0 -100% !
    Bahrain 373 203 -45%
    Pakistan 140 16 –88%
    Spain 87 10 -89%
    Hong Kong 56 10 -81%
    Indonesia 88 0 -100%
    India 16 43 +161%

    Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Int’l Trade Commission.However
    square mtr figures have been converted to Linear mtrs(1m=1.55sq m average) for easy understanding.

    This fall in the imports of Denim fabrics into US coincides with an increase

    in sales of Jeans. This can indicate the following:

    a) Manufacturing of Premium jeans in US has taken a knock.
    b)Some of the Premium Denim Brands may have actually shifted part of their productions overseas to reduce costs.

    It is also interesting to see that where countries like China , Italy  and Turkey have lost substantial volumes, others like  Taiwan, Mexico and Japan have gained .  Here, however, it should be noted that Premium Denim brands have a marked preference for Japanese denim fabrics . However, these fabrics may not always come directly from Japan only.They are sometimes  routed through China and Hongkong also .

    Taiwan is a quiet but regular exporter of denim fabrics. It does not figure anywhere as a large denim manufacturing country  , but it does manufacture very specialized denim fabrics and US has always been its regular buyer . And for the last few years, Premium Denim manufacturers have been using its fabrics in volumes.

    Italy and Turkey are two other major countries to have their exports reduced.  However, with improving market in US, their exports might pick up a bit.

    Other countries are really so small in their export figures that % changes in their figures hardly make a difference.

     

  • First time denim participation in Texworld USA –July’09

    Texworld (owned by Messe Frankfurt) is one of the best fair for Textile Industry worldwide. It is being held in various countries (mostly bi-annually).

    Though there has been great participation by Denim Mills in Texworld Paris , Texworld USA saw the first participation by Denim Mills in the fair held on 14-16 July at New York.

     

    Some highlights related to Denim in Texworld USA":

    1.  Jeanologia – A Spanish Research & Development company , introduced the G2 Washing Machine for Denim Garments. This machine intends to lessen the environmental impact of producing denim garments.

      2. Rather than relying on the traditional combination of water and chemicals to produce various shades of denim, the G2 uses a process that relies on air. In addition to eliminating the use of water and chemicals, the G2 rids the finishing process of toxic emissions and dumping, and reduces overall energy usage. Jeanologia is also a poineer in producing a Textile laser product under brandname – GFK. This machine seems to  easily duplicate the most complicated distressing on any jean and produce an identical pair in minutes.. 
      I hope that environmentally machines like these become popular as future belongs to these machines. The  environmental degradation caused by Jeans production is not sustainable and is bound to be checked by Govt. rules and laws in the coming years.

    2. About 9 Denim Mills particpated in the show : Black Peony Ltd. (China); Fabrix Plus Co., Ltd. (Taiwan); Firemount Textiles Ltd. (Mauritius); Nantong Aufa Textiles Co., Ltd. (China); Prosperity Textile Ltd. (China); RS Denim Ltd. (Mauritius); S.M. Denim Mills (Pakistan); Soorty Enterprises (Pakistan); Xingtai Blue Diamond Dyeing & Weaving Co., Ltd. (China); and Zibo Lanyan Group (China).

    Here are some reviews by the textile mills on the show and on general market conditions.

    Since this has been the first inclusion of Denim in the Texworld USA, there is not much to write home about. However, since USA consumes about 35% of world denim , there is no reason that that Denim participation would not increase in this fair .

  • Denim Buyers Report– Denim Fabrics & Jeans

     

    Here is our latest report on the latest buyer queries on Denim – Fabrics and Garments that we found on the net.

    Product Buyer from Details Link
    Denim Jeans N.A Stock of jeans from Pakistan only Denim Buyer
    Mens & Women’s Jeans Ukraine Denim Jeans or Cotton Pants Jeans Buyer
    Denim Jeans Australia All sizes of Jeans Jeans buyer from Australia

     

     

    These queries have been culled from various sites on the net  and posted here so that our readers – many  of whom are Denim Producers – can benefit from them.  However, we have not, in any way, verified these buyers and the readers are advised to act accordingly. Some of the sites (from where these buyer queries are taken) may ask visitors to register free to see full details of buyers.

    Please do leave your feedback in the comments whether you find this buyer query report useful or not. And if there are any suggestions to improve the same.

  • Bread & Butter Berlin Jeans Fair July 2009– A Review

    The  BBB Jeans fair (July 2009) was a great success regarding the number of visitors coming from all parts of the world.

    But,the question is still of it was a fair for designers and photographers are where there so many buyers !!.

    The layout of the stands were excellent made and well organised and generally many colours could be seen!!!!

    Here is a brief note on some of the denim brands that were present there.

     

    LEE:

    -garments with holes ,,,,,, no pressing

    -unwashed

    -old and vintage look

    -bigger back pockets!!!! And low positioning

    -loose fit

    -back is the bib overall

     

    101 CONCEPT:

    -Ring/Ring fabrics , The fabrics were japanese – from Kurabo!!

    -Dark and medium washed

     

    WRANGLER:

    -Labels are bigger and colour full

    -Garments are more even,,,,, dark and medium washed (14OZ)

    -No pressing just blowing

    -Very few with dirty wash look

    LEVI’S

    -Black denim for 501——-normal washes !!!!dark/medium/bleached

    -Bleached with holes!!!!

    -Loose fit

    -Unwashed. I have the impression that Levi’s is moving away from the extreme washes.

    -many colours and coarse stitching on the back pockets and embroidery

    Similar  trends I found in brands – COLLIN’S and MAVI jeans (turkey)

    garments.

    Only brands made by ADRIANO GOLDSCHMIED you find the extreme washes!!!

    Denim Fabric Trends Noticed:

    1. I have the impression that the most manufactures put more ATTENTION again to the fabric for sure 14OZ!!!
    2. The flamed denim is still in collection (inherent to ring yarns)
    3. Also crosshatch fabrics (R/R) more expensive fabrics are used more
    4. DEEP DYEING and PURE indigo
    5. Shrink to Fit Fabric is becoming HOT. It is weft stretch denim which is not sanforized and has a residual shrinkage of 15% in weft and 15% in warp.Elasticity is about 20-30% . Such fabric was made in the Eighties…

    A Note On TRC – (Denim Mill From Italy)

    TRC PROPOSED The  Selvedge Denim…

    1. Woven on the old Picanol president loom( anno 70 _80)
    2. Shuttle loom (unifill) width of fabric 75 cm
    3. Speed of loom :15O picks/min VERY SLOW

    Same concept was noticed at PH7 -Japanese brand– handcrafted…

    CONCLUSION

    Everyone was a little bit nervous for the further evolution and result AND hoping that after TWO years the economy should improve!!

    BUT now they all should try to overcome the 2 difficult years!! HOW ??

    Note for Denim Companies :

    1. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to present the Fabric in LEG form and washed very well( different washes).
    2. Back pocket on the leg to see the contrast

    This makes the fabric more attractive FOR PRESENTATION.

    Here are some photographs I shot from the fair which show some of the trends noticed at the fair. Specially , notice the large pockets on some of the jeans .

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    Can’t miss to show this stack of denim

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    And Myself !!!

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    This is a guest post by Rik Vanniewenborgh who has over 30 years experience in Denim Industry. He has worked over 25 years in the VF Corporation (Belgium) in various capacities (including quality control)and has travelled over around the world living and breathing denim. This post is from his recent visit to the BBB Berlin Jeans Fair.Contact him on email here

  • Denim or Jeans ! What are people searching? And from where ?

    Google trends is a good place to know what people around the world are searching for and one can also compare different terms for search and get a single graph to analyze which search terms are more popular. Though one does not get the absolute number of searches made on a search query, but one can get the relative search data for different queries.

    I found it interesting to compare the search terms – ‘Denim’ and ‘Jeans’ for the year 2008. As expected the term ‘Jeans’ is much more popular – almost 8 times more popular ! . Thus the number of searches made worldwide for ‘Jeans’ is eight times more than that of ‘ Denim’. Also the most interesting to note here is that  Australia as a country tops the search queries for ‘Jeans’and close behind is ‘ USA’. I did’nt know that Australians were so fond of ‘ Jeans’. However, as a city, ‘New York’ and other American cities stand first in search volumes .

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    If you click here, you will be able to see some more interesting data on these searches which lists out some of the most popular articles on ‘Denim’, ‘Jeans’ etc in the year 2008

  • Report on Import of Denim Fabrics into US – 2006 to 2008

    In this report, we will have a look at the  imports of denim fabrics into US for the last  four  years ie from the year 2005 to 2008 . As you will note from the report, the imports had peaked in the year 2005 when the premium denim trend had caught on very strongly resulting in a increase in jeans manufacturing activity in the US. The following two years –2006 and 2007 show a fall in imports which indicates that the US denim mills caught up a little with the Italian and Japanese denim mills in terms of quality which could be used by the Premium denim brands – though the imports could not be substituted to a large extent.

    The year 2008 has again shown a drop of over 10% over 2007 and the net imports stand at 41 million mtrs. Perhaps a sign of times to come in this era of recession..

    Year Imports in million sq. meters
    2008 41
    2007 46
    2006 45
    2005 58
     

  • Denim buyers –fabrics & jeans :weekly report dt. 9th Mar 2009

    As I mentioned in my previous post, we are starting a new feature whereby various enquiries to buy denim fabrics and garments across the web shall be compiled and posted for the benefit of our readers. This post is the first in that series.You will find two headers below – one is for ‘Buyer Enquiries for Denim Jeans’ and second one is for ‘Buyer Enquiries for Fabrics’ and they respectively show links to the enquiries alongwith some details (as mentioned on respective sites).

    Buyer Enquiries for Denim Jeans

    1. Washed Denim Jeans – USA 
    2. Denim Jeans – USA
    3. Men’s Denim Jeans – 8000 pairs
    4. Japanese Denim Selvedge Jeans wanted – UK

    Buyer enquiries for Denim Fabrics 

     

    1. Denim fabric 50,000 yards – USA
    2. Denim Fabric & Linen curtain fabric – Australia
    3. Black Denim 11oz to 13.5oz – Canada
    4. Denim fabric enquiry – Pakistan
    5. Looking for cheap light weight denim – India
    6. Looking for 8oz and 10oz denim fabric – India

     

    Disclaimer: These enquiries are posted on other sites and on which Denimsandjeans.com have no control. The enquiries are just reproduced here for the benefit of the visitors . Denimsandjeans.com shall not be in any way responsible for these enquiries.

  • New Weekly Reports from DenimsandJeans.com

    I am happy to announce that we are starting some new weekly reports which shall be made regularly so that you get updated information on Denim Topics every week. The details are as below:

     

    1. Report on buyers of Denim Fabric and Jeans– This weekly report shall be providing list of some new buyer requirements for Denim Fabrics and Jeans across various places on the web. Our members can then visit the related links to see if they are of  interest to them to pursue.
    2. Report on New Denim Collections – This report shall provide a summary of new Denim Collections witnessed across the world .Keep yourselves in with the trend.
    3. Denim Videos – Videos are an important source  of information and getting to see the latest videos related to denim is an easy way to keep oneself updated on denim trends. This report shall enable you to do the same.
    4. Weekly detailed denim report on production, consumption , export and import of Denim . This report I am not very sure we will be able to provide every week, but that shall be the endeavour.

     

    I am just putting up this post so that our readers may not be surprised due to the sudden jump in posts. Hope you like the reports. I would really like to have your comments on the same once you receive them so that we can improve them further.

  • Denim Jeans in the U.S wardrobe – a report

    Report on denim consumption in US
    Report on denim consumption in US 2008

    A report by CottonInc brings out the latest facts and trends in the jeans consumption in the US. It corroborates our previous report that the consumption and imports of Jeans in the US in 2008 was about 5% more than that in 2007.

    Here are some interesting facts from the report:

    a) US consumers:Own about 15 denim garments each on an average.
    Out of these are 7 pairs of jeans.
    Of all apparel purchased , denim formed 17% ( remember ,denim is the highest selling
    clothing item in the world.
    Are buying more of denim especially now since denim is more value for money.

    b)Brand loyalty: Brand loyalty is quite high across genders,income levels and age groups.
    73% of the consumers preferred to buy the same brand of jeans they owned.
    64% of men and 45% of women preferred the same brand of jeans for 6 years.
    What is interesting to note is that brand loyalty has been generated due to product
    features rather than brand name. 66% consumers listed fit as the most important factor
    for buying a jeans rather than its name (1%)

    c)Price  sensitivity:Price senstivity is going to increase in the year 2009. Though only  9% respondents
    mentioned price as the reason to buy a brand, over 26% mention price will be the most
    imp factor in the next purchase. With the economy slowing down, we should not be
    surprised  if this figure increases further.
    Average price that a consumers were willing to pay for a good fitting jeans fell down from
    $36.10 in January 2008 to $ 32.13 in October 2008.

    d) Denim Imports:Mexico , China and Bangladesh remained the top three exporters of jeans to US in
    2008.They exported (till September 2009) the following million units of jeans :
    Mexico – 92.8 million units
    China – 55.6 million units
    Bangladesh – 39.1 million units
    Egypt – 23.4 million units
    Hongkong – 23.2 million units
    Out of these, Bangaldesh had the lowest average price of jeans exported – $5.07 against
    a world average export price  of $ 7.45

    Going by these figures and previous reports coming in regarding denim consumption in the US, we get the indications that the consumption of denim/jeans would perhaps not experience the serious fall in consumption as expected in other clothing (esp fashion products) items. The reason is clear – consumers want to invest in jeans as – it lasts longer, can be worn at wide variety of occasions, offers wide price ranges and remains its fashion appeal. Will we  see the  market share of some clothing items cannabalised by
    Jeans ?.
    Another lesson , oft repeated, for jeans producers is that FIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT factor consumers . Identify your target consumers and give them the best fits possible.Though quality of denim, wash, brand name all are important, they are secondary to THE FIT ..

    Download the full report on denim jeans consumption in US here – right click and ‘Save link as’