The Faith Connexion brought out their FW16 denim looks with a kind of circus cum spooky theme with leathers and denims hand-painted, perforated sweats and destroyed denim had their destruction applied heavily with duffles, massively oversize denim pieces and some jumbo cords .The first look at the collection hits you in the face but had some real detailed design elements in most pieces. Not a cup of cake for all this collection !
Rajby , Pakistan, comes out with their latest range of fabrics for SS’17 focusing on street sports and displaying the strength of recovery and stretch ability in real life situations.
Some key fabrics :
The R&D team of the company says :
“Denim continues to inspire us every day. We are greatly intrigued by the stretch ability of denim and have based our SS17 collection on ‘Stretch Denim’. We have played with fabrics and tested them to their limit in terms of stretch, recovery and strength while at the same time maintaining the super hand feel. Using different technologies from fiber to finishing with the best providers in the world and combining them with our robust in-house skills, we can proudly say that we have created works of art. After development, the results needed to be tested on ground – in real life situations – and that is what we did. Our photo-shoot took place at an international location where our collection was tested during yoga and sports activities. We are happy to say that we have come out with a beautiful collection of garments focusing on fabric with form and substance. With production of over 1.3 million garment apparels and 1.5 million meters of denim fabric per month, we cannot afford to be lax and need to constantly innovate – and that is what we try to do in the best possible way!â€
We bring to you some of the freshest looks from their Photo Shoot. You can view the entire catalogue by visiting www.rajby.com.
Contact Rajby Denim for information on their company / products by CLICKING HERE
Resistant to shrinkage or stretch, regardless of wash, dry or wear, FoolProof is the latest in intelligent luxury denim from iconic 7 For All Mankind brand. Wash it Unfazed. Dry without Fear. FoolProof takes the guesswork out of how to care for denim.7 for all Mankind claims that the customized denim weave and fabric finish ensure the stretch and shrink resistance, while the structured stretch denim provides masculine comfort. They further detail:
“The Straight is a modern take on our original Standard straight leg but tapers from the knee down.
Classic Indigo embodies everything our guy looks for in his denim. This jean takes a simplistic resin rinse with 3D whiskers and is washed in softener. The minimal aesthetic this garment captures is the epitome of modern sophistication. Gold stitching contrasts with the rich indigo shade of the fabric highlighting the classic five-pocket silhouette. Pieces are finished with new antique copper dome hardware, zip fly and button closure.â€
In fall 2000, the landscape of premium denim was changed forever. Born in Los Angeles, California, 7 For All Mankind was the first company to bring premium denim to scale, putting L.A. on the map as the fashion authority of the west coast staple.7 For All Mankind quickly earned an immediate following for its innovative use of fabrics, fit and finishes in denim. Taken over by VF, the company still shows robust growth, with extensions into sportswear, men, children, footwear, and accessories.
FOOLPROOF Denim is claimed to be an Intelligent Luxury Denim that is resistant to shrinkage and stretch, regardless of wash, dry or wear. Sevens asks its consumers to Wash it Unfazed and Dry without Fear.
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Launching in Spring 2016, FOOLPROOF will be offered in 7 For All Mankind’s top three signature fits, Paxtyn, Slimmy and The Straight, in three indigo washes, Classic Indigo, Alpha and Tribute. Priced from $169 – $189, FOOLPROOF will be available at all 7 For All Mankind retail stores and select wholesalers nationwide.
Exports of denim jeans from Bangladesh is expected to have registered a steep increase of over 8% in the year 2015 . With data received for exports till October’15 , the figures look really promising . In the entire year of 2014 the country exported about 171 million pieces of denim jeans to EU with a value of USD 939 million . However, in the first 10 months of the year till October 15 , the country exported about 154 million pieces of jeans to EU. Extrapolating the figures , the growth looks well over 8% for the sector and expected to have touched a figure of over 180 million pieces . Another important development has been the up gradation in the value of exports per piece . From an average value of Euro 5.4 per piece in 2014 , the price of jeans exports has increased to an average value of Euro 6.36 – which is a sizeable increase of about 17% in unit value and is more important considering the volume of exports. There is no doubt that the country is climbing up the value chain as far as denim exports are concerned and can no longer be viewed as a low end supplier.
A comparison with China is quite interesting. China was , till 2013, the largest supplier of denim jeans to EU . However, it started suffering serious reverses in 2014 and lost market share to Bangladesh with total exports of jeans just standing at 115 million pcs compared to 171 million pcs of Bangladesh. This gap is further widening and till October’16 the exports of jeans from China is just about 80 million pcs compared to 154 million pcs of Bangladesh. So , basically now Bangladesh would be exporting twice as much of jeans to EU as China – an amazing feat indeed.
In the coming times, denim is expected to become an important driver of apparel growth from Bangladesh and will form an important part of the Bangladesh Govt’s vision of achieving the $50 billion export target by 2021. Not only is Bangladesh an important exporter of denim apparel to EU but also has sizeable exports to US , South America, Canada etc. The upcoming markets include destinations like India, China and South East.
We are bringing here some Pre-Fall looks from some cool brands – some well known by the denim fraternity and some others not so known – but all of them adding oomph to the pre fall looks!
Its exciting to note that Pharrell Williams – the famous singer- has become a co-owner of the famous denim brand G-Star RAW. This partnership comes after two years of collaboration between G-Star and Pharrell’s company Bionic Yarn on the RAW for the Oceans collection, transforming recycled ocean plastic into denim. During this collaboration it became apparent that there was a shared pursuit for constant innovation on both sides.
“G-Star is an independently minded and forward thinking company. I believe they will be the definitive jeans brand of the 21st century. I am looking forward to be part of that mission and to co-create G-Star’s future.†Pharrell
Pharrell is set to be immersed in the company on many creative levels – it appears this partnership is more in line with a highly visible brand partnership than a back-room business deal. Pharrell Williams has always been a fashion icon, among his many other talents. He recently bought back full control of Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream, clothing and fashion labels he popularized in the mid 2000’s.
Thecla Schaeffer, CMO G-Star RAW said
 “In working with Pharrell Williams we wish to continue to innovate by allowing Pharrell to push the boundaries even further across all aspects of our business from creating new product ideas and new visions on sustainability to creating new brand experiences. We’re genuinely excited to welcome Pharrell into the G-Star mission in order to reimagine the future of denim together.â€
G-Star will expand and continue its partnership with Bionic Yarn. With Pharrell as new co-owner, G-Star’s sustainability initiatives will remain a core focus to innovate the future of jeans.
With vast innovations having already taken place in the denim industry in the last decade, it is not easy to come out with something very new and game changing. Lee Jeans’ might have just the thing with its new 101+ collection for Spring/Summer 2016,.
The highlight of the collection Sew Free and Purple Cast jeans.Sew Free construction utilizes a proprietary joining technique to give an unfinished aesthetic and illusion of of absence of seams. The jeans give the impression of not having sewn at all. How far the jeans will give the authentic pukering effect on the seams, though remains to be seen. The purple cast on the jeans gives that new summer look that many consumers might be looking for. Other features on the jeans include custom ‘donut’ brass buttons , vintage advertising imagery taken from the Lee Jeans archives and printed onto the lining of the denim jackets, and the label’s signature branded horsehair patch.
Mihara Yasuhiro started as a shoe brand in 1997 and has graduated as a apparel label with that particularly playful theme as its USP. He always thinks out of box to bring people enjoy the playful theme of each garments in every collection. Based out of Japan, the Mihara uses a combination styling , sewing and washing techniques including patches, seam frays, disfigured designs, multiple fabric combines and more to bring out that particularly playful looks in his collection for Fall 2016.
Vietnam is a growing apparel exporting country . It is already the fourth largest exporter of apparel after China, Bangladesh and Hong Kong. With the country likely to benefit from TPP and FREE TRADE agreements with EU , once they are signed, it is already the focus of many apparel companies around the world. The country is very optimistic about its potential of growth in the coming years :
“Viet Nam has around 4,000 garment factories employing about 2.5 million workers. Garments and textiles are one of the core benefits for us with the TPP agreement,â€Â says Deputy MoIT Minister Tran Quoc Khanh.
Increasing approximately at 19 per cent compared to 2013, Vietnam’s textile and garment exports have crossed US$ 24 billion in 2014 says the largest textile group in Vietnam – Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) . Denim is a growing segment of apparel sourced from Vietnam and is likely to witness significant growth in coming years.
We are happy to announce the holding of the FIRST EVER DENIM SHOW in Vietnam. The show shall be held on 16th and 17th June at HCMC and shall bring some of the most reputed local and international mills and supply chain partners together at one place . Continuing with the tradition of our shows at other places, the event shall be named as DENIMSANDJEANS.COM VIETNAM Show.
The show shall be held at Gem Centre – a place with one of the most beautiful wood architecture seen in Vietnam or elsewhere.
We hope the event shall serve as a platform for the sportswear supply chain industry in this region .
Further details on the show shall follow soon ! Keep checking our site or follow our FB page for the details
Diesel Black Gold adds on further glam to remain attractive to enable the DBG clientele coming back ! Adding a bit of razzle – dazzle to the collection, the collection makes extensive use of Lurex jacquard and metallic leather besides playing with design proportions. Lurex, shiny leathers , cropped denim inset with jacquard and velvet helped elaborate the nightscape theme the brand took.
Velvet printed jeans were one of the most attractive pieces from the collection. Though a technical possibility for quite some time, new dimensions are taken on when Diesel uses it. Velvet had been printed , in 3D, onto the surface of jeans either in full or in patterns. Mottled patterns were eye catching while the allovers had more glam effect. The jeans were paired with lurex turtlenecks to create that perfect party night out looks.
Dsquared , for their Fall’16 collection, merged the Japanese and British design sensibilities . Shortened Japanese Judo jackets combined with big Samurai skirts and tailored torsos onto half-kilt-pleated skirts. Thrown into the mix were print collage and porny manga pinups . Great Britain meets Japan in a lineup that plays off the two cultures anchored in Dsquared2 DNA of denim, leather and graphics.
The collection finds its edge riffing on volume and texture. Sportswear shapes of supersized anoraks, bomber jackets are in jacquard kimono inspired fabrics, embroidered satin and leather. A metallic peacoat is cut from crumply silver nylon paper. Doubled up outerwear is constructed with long wool overcoats on the outside and a down jacket on the interior. Karate style fold-over shirts are layered underneath.
Wide pants, shorts and jeans are defined by punk kilt overskirts. Zipping into trousers and jackets, the kilts hang askew, a graphic frame to each look. Fabricated in indigo denim, check and silk and wool, they fall at the knee or swoosh to the floor, recalling Japanese warriors and clerical cassocks. Signature Dsquared2 styling, a shirt tied around the waist is reiterated in a kilt constructed with check shirtsleeves that knot at the waist.
Manga culture influences a House exclusive explosive print on a satin parka, inset into a denim jacket and a rucksack. Fluorescent green and pink bolt studs like a series of computer dots cover leather jackets and skirts.
Iconic Japanese floral designs appear on indigo denim. Wide-legged jeans have detailed fading, darn and repair work.
Shoes are designed to accent the collection’s diverse styles. Chunky bagpiper influenced boots with trekking lacing are worn with the kilts. Pointed white and black lace-ups with raised soles are a sharp, clean finish to the bright Manga print.
We are pleased to announce the creation and beta launch of a new digital tool for the denim industry. Continuing our tradition of trying to add value to the industry through various online and offline tools, we are pleased to inform the BETA launch of the DE-BRANDS – the first Online Denim show worldwide.
Deep insight into the working of the industry enables one to comprehend complexities involved in the process of new fabric developments and their marketing to buyers. Companies develop many fabrics and the time taken thereafter in arranging them to be sent to right customers in desired number of washes and looks is not very short. It is often felt that it is not practical to do sampling of all new developed products to most of the customers – for the reason of time and costs involved . Often , a customer may not end up looking at a fabric which a mill developed and which he may have wanted , for the simple reason that the product was either not sent to him or the right washes or styles could not be sent due to physical limitations.
Often, we have seen that the mills have beautiful fabrics which are lying down deep in the heap of R&D department because the marketing department and the buyers are overwhelmed by many other latest developments and often they themselves lose track of all developments that the company has done before.
On the other hand , the buyers are looking for new and varied fabrics from mills around the world. However, given time, cost and physical limitations , it is not possible to see all the products which would fall in their realm of acceptability. Also it is not possible for the buyers to explore too many suppliers at one time. We aim to provide solutions to some of the predicament which both buyers and suppliers face.
This ‘ DE-BRANDS’ has been developed over a long period of time keeping in mind the considerations and concerns of the people working in the industry specially the mills and buyers of fabrics. The features of this show are listed below :
a) Detailed Digital Showroom : The mills can create a digital showroom for their company . Each product can be displayed in a number of ways e.g. in pure fabric form , different washed looks , different styles e.g. jeans/jackets etc. . So each product can be displayed in 1-5 or more different ways. This enables a buyer to have a very good idea about that product .
b)Categorization of products : Strictly denim specific categorization of products helps the buyers to understand products under one category. The exhibitors can create their own categories for products besides using the standard ones that we provide ..
c)Close Physical View: If the photographs are taken as per our guidance, then we can surely say that the buyers would get the intricate looks of the fabrics/garments due to the software used by us. The product will be visible as it may be at different physical distances .
d) Buyers from around the world : The exhibitors can look forward to their products being visited and appreciated by buyers from around the world as there are no physical limitations ! .
e) Privacy concerns : Suppliers do have their genuine privacy concerns as they would not like their products to be visible to all . We have taken adequate care of these concerns ensuring that the suppliers can limit the view of ALL or SOME of their products and thus create a Private Showroom besides some public products . At another level, they will also be able to chose which of the registered buyers would be able to visit their showrooms . Hence it would be totally under the control of the exhibitors to define who sees their products. They can decide which is a PUBLIC and which is PRIVATE product.
f) Pre whetted buyers : We have kept two stages of checking and filtration to ensure only the really genuine buyers/agents/sourcing guys etc. can enter our show and only those whom the company wants to show its products to. This show is ONLY FOR GENUINE DENIM PEOPLE. .
f) Communication on each product : If the buyer and exhibitor want, they can initiate communication on our site related to Each Single Product. They can , of course, continue this communication off our site too.
g) Site Reports and Data : The exhibitors would come to know which of their products are more popular with registered buyers and who is visiting them more and liking them and also check out their comments. This would help them to get speedy feedbacks on their products. Thus they can generate database on the kind of responses they are getting on different products and take their development accordingly.
h)Continuous Evolvement : The show shall receive feedbacks from the exhibitors and buyers and continuously develop new features to make the interaction as close to real as possible . Having our own development team gives us that strength to develop features in shorter time and with more flexibility.
j) Homepage: We shall provide options for the exhibitors to create a homepage for themselves. This would ensure visitors to know more about the strengths of the company – their infrastructure, management, capacities and much more.
g) Buyers updated with new products : Registered buyers will be regularly updated with the new products uploaded by the exhibitors. This will ensure regular updates to buyers in a non-intrusive way.
h) Company News : Companies shall be able to upload their latest company news on the site and the same will be visible on the site and shall also be sent in weekly newsletters to the registered buyers helping them to know about latest developments done by different companies.
a) A collection of fabrics different mills : It would be interesting for the visiting buyers to check out the products showcased by reputed mills from around the world. The buyers can easily register FREE on our site very shortly. It is imperative that those registering on our site as buyers should be genuine professionals involved in denim buying activity and belong to reputed denim brands/ retailers/ trading houses etc. They could be designers, sourcing guys, buyers, account managers ,agents etc. We shall individually verify each registrant to ensure that we are getting genuine professionals in. While this may cause a little inconvenience , it will make the further process of visiting showrooms and interacting with exhibitors seamless.
b) Regular updates on new products added : Directly into their inbox. ! Just need to check the interesting product and contact the supplier.
c) Add own requirements : Buyers will also be able to post their requirements for new products online . They can also post pics showing the kind of products they need with details. This will enable the suppliers to revert to them with their offerings.
d) Filtered Search : Looking for a knit denim in 10oz in sulphur black , 2×1 from a particular country Turkey or Indian or Pakistani mill ? In short time , once the exhibitor showrooms are set, you will be able to do the same. Filtered search will enable to zero in on the product required.
e) Save time ! : Scanning through a number of collections as soon as they are uploaded will enable the buyers to have a decent idea of the products and help in save time sampling and interacting with the suppliers.
The whole Idea behind the DE-BRANDS online show is to address the issue of shortage of TIME and MONEY and help in quicker decision making. The platform is not a replacement of offline and personal business interactions but a tool to add value to them . Its very difficult to replace the understanding from the touch of holding a fabric/garment in hands and to feel its texture , stretch ability or compactness. However, the process of reaching that stage can surely be expedited through DE-BRANDS with minimum cost ! Imagine checking out collection of suppliers before they visit or you visit them . It would definitely give a very decent headway for decision making.
We are making the BETA launch of this platform . We shall be inviting few selected mills to set up their showrooms on the site with their product ranges and other details. The buyer registrations are not yet open and shall be open soon when they can register on the site and look at different collections. The show shall initially have denim mills as exhibitors and in due course we shall also create facilities for suppliers of other sportswear fabrics and then apparel to be a part of this show enabling the buyers to source complete package from fabrics to apparel from DE-BRANDS !
The show shall be continuously updated with new features keeping in view requirements of the buyers and suppliers and we hope that this initiative will help in adding value to the business in our industry !
A few sample links to understand different facilities at DE-BRANDS !
1. Homepage
3. Public and Private Products
4. Search Page