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  • Denim by PV – SS’15 | Part III

    Further to our two previous posts on the SS’15 denim (part 1 and part 2) trends from  the Denim by PV , this is the third and the last one. As mentioned before, the interest in denim looked much higher at the show and also the visitations to the show were much higher than in May  . We all look forward to its first edition at Barcelona next year.

    Artistic Fabric Mills- Pakistan

    AFM focused on super soft and super stretch fabrics for women – creating these fabrics with multiple combinations of fibers. Hasan Javed, Director , explaining the various super soft fabrics and other fabrics from AFM stable, says –

    “Super soft, and super smooth hand feel is still very strong for the Spring/Summer season. We achieve this through different techniques. The most obvious one being the use of Tencel® and Modal® fibers from Lenzing in the warp. In addition to this, our new spinning expansion includes combers which allows us to combine thin combed warps with different wefts. New weft technology that we like to call “PLTC” combines four different fibers for a superior handle and excellent recovery at a more economical price. Combining constructions and using certain special warps allow us to use cotton wefts that provide linen looks. Moving away from the soft hand feel side, we have also introduced a new concept called “Mélange à trios”. This injects something novel into our PFD family; a Multi-fiber warp for double color or melange effect.”

    Besides, they also  introduced fiber dyeing , Coolmax, transparent coatings, glitters etc.

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    Crescent – Pakistan

    Crescent came up with the waterless washing of denim garments through usage of chemicals which , according to Idrish Munshi , enables them to completely avoid the usage of stone and use only 1 litre of water per garmen to achieve the stone wash effect. They also came up with the ‘Jeans of Steel’ – made up of super strong dyneema fibers . The jeans, first created by a denim mill as per Crescent , are over 25% more stronger than the regular 100% cotton denim and much more suitable for motorcycle wear and other outer wear applications.

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    Artistic Milliner – Pakistan

    AM introduced  Selvedge denims for the women , besides their other products. Omer Ahmed, Director , says –

    “We have 100% cotton, but what we have really worked on is to try to bring the contemporary technology to the selvedge area. For instance, selvedge is primarily for male fashion, but not so much for women. We have tried to bring the same for women – specially in stretch. We have taken the purist approach to these denim – to celebrate the purity of fabrics which has been there for over 100 years. We are trying to commercialize selvedge and make it more affordable. “

    They also presented their performance range including Coolmax fabrics (for moisture management) , thermo cool , anti microbial , low friction fabrics etc. Artistic Milliners is also coming up with their Leeds certified factory at Pakistan shortly.

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    US  Apparels – Pakistan

    US apparel focused on some key concepts . Pure Indigo light or dark for a summer with  contrast. Green cast for fashion and vintage…  Grey to recall the great time of rock,&roll. Alternative fibers like modal, tencel, viscose, natural fibers for soft hand feel. Hemp and recycled yarn for sustainability. Print fashion image by laser and washed by ozone for water less. A trip through the memory starting from 80’s when the Indigo was more red up to the stage of Summer 15 . Eco and green still on front line  for a lifestyle contemporary  and live.

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  • Siwy–SS’14 Denim Lookbook

    The Spring/Summer look book and collection from Siwy takes a bleached and distressed route. Most of their jeans are distressed and shredded – a bit too much. However, the locale of the shot is interesting.  The look book is shot at an aeroplane hanger and features a white private jet. Nothing says exclusivity,taste and elegance like high end luxury denim and a private jet.  The look book features bleached out white denims, some colors, lot of metallics and printed denim.Sequins, studs, mirrors, and metallics are used to add glitter to the jeans. Summer shorts dominate the look book and overalls make their presence felt in the collection.

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    Siwy–SS’14 Denim Lookbook

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    About : Launched in Spring 2005 in downtown New York City, Siwy offers their denim collection: vintage-inspired, sexy, fashion-forward designs with perfected finish, detail, and fit. Whether it is the stitch detail that embodies strength or the high quality stretch denim that lends longevity, the Siwy look is tough, feminine and authentic — infusing the LA-dominated denim category with a heavy dose of New York attitude.

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  • Calvin Klein SS’ 14 Women’s Lookbook

    Calvin Klein came up with its Women’s SS’14 Collection. While grey seems to be the new in-color , boy friend looks have been used in jeans and trousers . Double and triple denim are easily carried off by models with  different interesting fabric, color and wash  combinations using fabrics like chambrays , raw and super stretches , colors like white , grey and dark unwashed indigo and washes going upto super bleaches. Trucker jackets add further spice to the collection.

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  • Denim by PV – SS’15 Trends | Part II

    Subsequent to our first report on DPV SS’15 , here is our second , and a little delayed report, on the show . This report will mainly focus on the products and collections displayed by different companies who participated in the show. But before we start, lets see what the reputed denim master Adriano Goldschmied has to say.
    (to watch all videos and presentations, you need to go online here)

    A Chat With Adriano Goldschmied

    We had a small chat with denim Guru Adriano Goldschmied . On being asked where denim innovation was heading, he felt that the men’s denim is heading towards heavier weight and washing without stones. Women’s denim innovation was about bringing different fibres in the warp. He also felt that the low end of the market is improving more than the upper end of the market. See the video  below on the chat with Adriano Goldschmied.

    Bossa – Turkey

    Brings out various concepts . Ultranero – the super dark black fabrics which are not supposed to fade even after repeated washes. Ultra Indigo – uses indigo x indigo ie indigo in weft also to bring out that high indigo concentrated colors .Dust bowl concept has fabrics inspired by colors of the soil – mainly 100% cottons. Make-up– has a number of different colors and different types of yarns used in the weft including the twisted elastomers. The IVY – League collection is targeted to create comfortable fabrics for men in rigid as well as stretch and are inspired by the IVY League of the USA. Concepts like “Indigo Bodies” with very high recoveries are targeted to the female audience. Besides stressing on the eco sustainability concept , Bossa brings out the 100% recycled denim products and ,as their marketing and R&D team claims, that through the process of recycling ,through chemical savings and resuse of carbon dioxide, usage of solar energy in their new project- the company will emit 30,000 tons less to the environment  .
    Here below is a  presentation of the images from the Bossa SS’15 Collection.

    Orta Anadolu – Turkey

    Orta presented their collections in different families . The performance family called the Hero Tech family including the loom tech, True tech , Dare denim etc. Then there are the blended and the stretch families. As per Ebru Ozaydin , the inspiration for the SS’15 was ‘Aqua Weaves ‘– ie the colors of the ocean. Starting from very dark to light blue – all present in the ocean. Within this family they are the Ocean Blues and the Deep Blues (I-core fabrics which are indigo coated fabrics). The light color areas also has ‘ Powder Blues’ – flat fabrics coated with summer colors with a waxy finish.
    Orta has also partnered with Eric Hill – a person who is on a mission to visit 194 UN countries around the world. To support him in his journey, Orta offers Dare Denim, a durable new fabric that features environmentally friendly processes and high-tech fibers, tough durability, thermo-regulation, abrasion resistance, water repellent finishes and anti-bacterial properties. Here is a video of a chat with Ebru Ozaydin at Orta .

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    Arvind Mills , India

    Arvind brought out the NEO Denims – with an increased depth of the color which , according to Rajesh Gupta (Design head) “ are highly eco friendly due and enables to produce fabrics which start from high level of saturation and wash down very well. The user can get upto 20 washes starting from darkest color to the ice wash “. Mr Akhtar (CEO) in the video chat, given below, mentions that these are also very environmentally conscious products saving a large amount of water during the dyeing process. These fabrics were also combined with personalized writings which become apparent only after washing due to dark shades of the fabrics. SPICE denims from Arvind give the flexibility to the manufacturers to create their own colors in garment form. Apart from these , Arvind displayed their knit denims, jacquard denims, natural indigo dyed products and others.

    Herebelow is a small video of a chat with  Mr. Aamir Akhtar

    Also attached is a presentation of their collection images.

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    Soorty – Pakistan

    Soorty came up with different concepts like One Dip – the fabrics capturing the mood of summer by providing the flexibility to the users to create their own colors in garment stage. The extreme sports range are very high stretch and high recovery fabrics for the sportswear application. In the coating kitchen range, they presented a large range of coating techniques. The fabrics included coated tattoos. Denim Art, Gold Miner, Rider, Planets and platter to name few. Post garment coatings including sprays added further ‘color’ to the garments. The 3Sixty collection used a number of colored wefts with multiple combinations of fibers including modal. The Dance collection of super fine , super soft fabrics are targeted towards the usage in jeggings for women.
    Mr Shahid Soorty (CEO), upbeat on the response and growth , says –

    “Soorty derives its passion from the garments. We believe garments are the  key and this helps us to produce great fabrics. Going forward, we are going for expansion in flat fabrics, garments and denim fabrics. The garment expansion is coming up in Pakistan and also Bangladesh  where we are setting up a 40,000 garments per day Leeds certified factory. This would also help us to give maximum solution to the customer”.

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    Calik – Turkey

    Calik – Brings the ‘Botanical Sense Collection’ . Calik combined all its sustainable efforts under a “natural” collection, Botanical Sense. Botanical Sense takes inspiration and uses raw materials from the nature and makes it industrially applicable. The R&D center focuses on sustainable innovations in products, processes and technology and also collaborates with Turkish universities in developing and testing new ideas. For the launch, 20 new natural denims were introduced in Botanical Sense collection. The denims are made from organic cotton, BCI cotton, recycled cotton, linen, paper yarn,tencel and modal. All the dyestuff is either natural indigo or those approved by GOTS. Finishes are made with the recently introduced less water technology or natural ingredients. Overdyes are all made from natural ingredients. Calik claims that all the fabrics are certified.
    They also brought an interesting collection of prints – inspired by the 500 year old art of traditional Japanese hand dyeing technology – “Shibori”- with the industrial application of printing on denims to achieve striking surfaces. Check the video below to understand more about “Shibori” from the Japanese master Hiroshi Murase. 
    I spoke to Hiroshi Murase to understand what the Shibori art is about . He explains it in details in the video below :

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    Third part of our PV report coming very soon !!

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  • Denimsandjeans Bangladesh Show

    Bangladesh is the  second largest  producer of denim apparel worldwide. In 2012 it shipped over 117 million pieces of denim apparel to EU , second only to China (at 148 million pcs) and  67 million pieces of denim apparel to USA , third only after China and Mexico . Besides , it exports a large quantity of denim quantities to other countries around the world , including South Amercia, Africa , Japan and other countries in  South East Asia. It has preferential treatment in EU with its GSP and duty free access to markets in India , besides some other countries.  The unique thing about Bangladesh is that most of its 5600 factories are concentrated in a  limited geographical area around capital city Dhaka and the port city Chittagong. This creates the most unique cluster for denim and other apparel manufacturing worldwide. Another major factor that goes in favour of Bangladesh is its huge pool of over 4 million skilled and semi skilled labour , including women, which is difficult to find in other countries. 
     
    Most of the major world retailers and brands either have  their own offices or use the over 300 buying offices located mainly in Dhaka,  to source about $20 billion of  apparel from Bangladesh. This concentration of buyers and manufacturers creates a microcosm of intense apparel related activity which has been multiplying in the last few years at a fast pace.  Though Bangladesh has been in  adverse news recently on compliance issues, they have set in motion forces which will enable it  to  focus  on and further strengthen the weak areas as it moves forward to take the next leap in apparel production. Rapid development of an industry  ,concentrated in a short period of time , many times causes some imbalances which need to be corrected  as it poises for further growth.

    Denim is one of the most important woven denim apparel being manufactured in Bangladesh with a number of large and small factories a part of this group. In the initial years after the MFA phase out, Bangladesh’s main USP was its low price and attracted retailers looking for basic low priced jeans, shirts, children garments etc. However, the industry developed rapidly as skills improved  , with large contributions from a number of expats employed from India, Turkey, Italy etc leading many of the companies to evolve out of the basic levels and move on to higher levels of denim productions. This enabled them to cater to a number of highly quality conscious brands like G-Star, Uniqlo etc. This was also greatly helped by the strides made in washing development in the country with a number of good washing units (out of an estimated total of 650) using Italian and Turkish expertise to upgrade the washing capabilities. This upward movement in the value chain became very important for Bangladesh as it enabled it to now cater to all kinds of price , value and quality points in denim apparel – from the lowest to the highest . This has also enabled it to cater to markets like South East Asia, China, India , South America , Russia etc apart from its conventional markets – EU and US. The rapid  development of a local denim fabric base with about 200 million mtrs of annual capacity  to support its apparel production also further strengthened its supply chain – backed up by an increasing spinning capacity.

    imageRecognizing this importance of Bangladesh in the world denim scenario, it was felt by us that it was very important to bring a platform specially designed for the denim industry where the key players  in the supply chain can come together at one place to add value to each other’s efforts. To this end , we are launching the firstgreen denim copy_thumb[6] Denimsandjeans Show Bangladesh  where a number of key denim suppliers ,who have already signed up for the show, will showcase their products to a select and invite only audience of denim buyers, designers, sourcing people etc. The products displayed by these companies will cover all the major trend areas currently prevalent in denim. ECO SUSTAINBILITY and RECLYING aspects of the industry would be a very important component of the show  This show to be held at Dhaka on 1st and 2nd March’14 , in association with Denim Expert Ltd , shall have some of the best companies in the denim industry worldwide bringing their latest developments to the select audience of buyers who are individually being invited by us. Since this will an invite only show,  visitors wishing to join the show, and connected with the buying/ sourcing/ designing and other related  activities,  should visit our registration page and fill up the same for getting an invite.

    For more info on the exhibitors and buyers attending the show , pl email us here

  • Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Nicola Formichetti became the artistic director of Diesel in March’14 and we already see his imprints though a new capsule collection – Diesel Tribute– launched last month. Nicolas Formichetti explored Diesel archives in the brand’s Italian hometown of Breganze for inspiration creating a hand-made collection of unique pieces playing on raw and faded fabrics. The capsule range includes new avatars from the famous western shirt and jackets and well as embroidered pieces from the brand’s past.

    This is a a tightly edited collection comprised of garments that have been assembled entirely by hand with piece-by-piece construction in Italy; and a revolutionary campaign to bring the history alive with an unprecedented communication language.

    The manual process , of course , made the collection creation much more tough .For instance, manual stud and detailed hand-stitched patch application restricts production to only three pieces completed per day, and make this range extremely special.  The #DIESELTRIBUTE collection , contains 45 pieces of both men’s and womenswear, and uses two main materials – denim and leather.

    The iconic fabric patches used in the denim  collection have been taken from the past Diesel collections with rock inspirations and restyled purposefully for this capsule. In an added touch, Diesel pays tribute to its Italian heritage in each garment by adding red, white and green buttons to the pieces. Attention to details is a hallmark of the collection. And the campaign to launch this collection has been unique using social media to the hilt targetting all major sites  including Tumblr, Instagram etc– creating the special images which went viral on the social media. And , of course, , its worth mentioning that it was shot entirely on iPhone!

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    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

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    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

    Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

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     Diesel Tribute – The first Denim Collection by Nicola Formichetti

  • G-Star Raw Mazarine Collection

    With RAW Mazarine G-Star goes beyond the modern history of denim, unveiling the denim roots which go way further back than American workwear. Inspired by Toile de Chine, G-Star designed a range of double-dyed denim styles with an intense blue colour. Double dyed means that, unlike denim today, both the warp and the weft of the fabric are dipped in indigo. Since there are no real samples of Toile de Chine anymore, the G-Star denim designers reconstructed the initial colour. Toile de Chine is a particular fabric weave from the far East. It was imported into Europe and used to create some of the workwear in Europe.  It was a tight weave and very durable. It made it a right choice for intense labor work as it did not stain due to both warp and weft being colored . And , of course , it was in Indigo.  Its tough  weave and durability made it an appropriate choice for the intense labor work.
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    G-star took all aspects  including the number of dips in indigo, the tightness of the weaving, and fading experiments. That is also why none of  RAW Mazarine fabric is alike and has multiple shades; it reflects the research conducted to recreate this fabric.

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    Some of the pieces from the collection

    RAW RADAR ZIP OVERSHIRT

    Mazarine overshirt in compact sateen with rounded hem and rivet pocket reinforcements. Snap placket conceals a zip. In compact, overdyed sateen.

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    RAW RADAR GARBER JACKET

    Made from pure wool, the Raw Radar Garber jacket is fully lined, and trimmed with a raised collar and Radar pant inspired ticket pocket.
    In densely woven wool with a subtle, twill weave effect.

    Fit: Regular.
    Fabric: Trooper wool, 65% wool, 35% polyester.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

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    RAW RADAR TACOMA SHIRT

    Long sleeve, button-up shirt with twin pockets and rounded hem.
    G-Star line of shirts adapt the best in denim detailing and craftsmanship.

    Fit: Regular.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

    G-Star-RAW RADAR TACOMA SHIRT

    RAW RADAR OVERSHIRT

    Long sleeve, button-up shirt with twin pockets and rounded hem.
    Fit: Regular.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

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    PEACOAT RAW ESSENTIALS

    Pea coat with deep, bellow pockets, leather reinforced pocket tips and a single rear vent. Fully lined with selvedge detail on internal pocket. Premium Red Listing canvas, informed by traditional French mazarine workwear.Limited editions, crafted in the G-Star RAW atelier for denim purists. RAW Essentials blends exclusive denim with innovative construction techniques and hand-finished details.
    Fit: Regular.
    Fabric: RAW Essentials Mazarine canvas,100% cotton.
    Wash: 3D Raw.

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    RAW RADAR BLAZER

    Fully lined, 3-button blazer with Radar pant inspired ticket pocket, rivet reinforcements and open placket at waist.In compact, overdyed sateen.
    G-Star selection of high-quality jackets combine classic inspiration with modern innovation.
    Fit: Regular.
    Fabric: Toile sateen overdyed, 100% cotton.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

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    ARC RAW ESSENTIALS JACKET

    RAW Essentials Arc denim jacket made from exclusive Red Listing denim.
    Raw, 11 oz, Red Listing selvedge denim, slowly woven on a traditional loom in a herringbone pattern. The deep mazarine tone is achieved by combining a black yarn-dyed weft with a blue warp coated in sulphur black.
    Limited editions, crafted in the G-Star RAW atelier for denim purists. RAW Essentials blends exclusive denim with innovative construction techniques and hand-finished details.

    Fit: Regular.
    Fabric: RAW Essentials Mazarine HB,100% cotton.
    Wash: Raw. used

    G-Star-ARC RAW ESSENTIALS JACKET

    TYPE C 3D LOOSE TAPERED

    Coloured variation of G-Star denim in a seasonal shade and range of fabrics. This season, new colours and fabric qualities age and fade as beautifully as indigo denim.In 9.7 oz, 3X1 right hand twill, overdyed for depth of colour.
    Loose tapered fit: Loose fit at waist, hip and thigh; tapered from knee to ankle. Regular rise at front and back.

    Fabric: French sateen overdyed, 100% cotton.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

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    ARC 3D LOOSE TAPERED BRACES

    Coloured variation of G-Star denim in a seasonal shade and range of fabrics. This season, new colours and fabric qualities age and fade as beautifully as indigo denim.In 9.7 oz, 3X1 right hand twill, overdyed for depth of colour.
    Loose tapered fit: Loose fit at waist, hip and thigh; tapered from knee to ankle. Regular rise at front and back.

    Fabric: French sateen overdyed, 100% cotton.
    Colour: Mazarine blue.

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  • Denim By PV | SS`15 Trends – Part I

    Denim by PV  held at Paris , the last one before it shifts to Barcelona next season, was once again a great success and cool place to visit and meet the worldwide denim fraternity. The announcement to hold the next show at Barcelona took all by surprise ..

    In this first report from the show , we come out with some highlights from the seasonal trend section. Other reports will follow soon:

    Subdued tones and casts : Last 2 seasons were marked with a display of a large number of  yarn dyed and overdyed colors – from red to greens to violets and a number of pastel shades.  The collections for SS’15 have been more subtle and subdued  with colors going in to the core of the fabric than outside giving rise to different shades and casts  with subtle differences that highlight after continuous washes. Another continuous effort by the manufacturers is to move towards still darker and deeper tones. Combine that with a great flat finish and mild slubs and you have a great product to offer.
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    Continuous effort is towards achieving a better and more comfortable jeans/jeggings for women as mills try to work on different fabrics and textures to bring out that most comfortable fabric with great recovery .  The innovative mills are continuously moving towards   creating the fabrics with that softer handle,  comfort and great recoveries .

     

    Textures and weaves continue to get more important. We have, in the last 2 seasons seen the launch of woven knit denims by denim giant – Isko – and these fabrics continue to get more important with new structures and weaves and moving into lighter weights .

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    Another important theme was Eco Sustainability : While 3 years back , eco sustainability was treated more like a fad , with every passing season, the eco sustainability is getting more and more important . Mills, garment manufacturers, machine and chemical manufacturers are all creating new ways of getting that right product which is sustainable.  While on the one hand the mills , on demands from retailers, are creating collections from BCI Cotton, Organic  , on the other they are also trying to create fabrics with minimum usage of water in dyeing processes without sacrificing the fashion element .  Garment manufacturers are experimenting various eco friendly wash techniques including ice washing, lasers, ozone , special chemicals – all with a purpose to reduce water and

    Prints are still a part of the collections – getting more and more subtle and merged with the fabric color , or with tones that dissolve at places with washes . The bold, in your face , prints were seen as receding .

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    Denim shirting with a twist of textures and special weaves was also the flavour of the season . Even companies who are not regular producers are getting into the bandwagon as making denim shirts becomes more creative process . Decorated with prints, overdyed, super dark coatings , blended yarn usage, weaves including herringbones and dobby knits.

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    Be on the lookout for our next report on DPV.

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  • Denim Streets–Paris Nov’13

    Paris is a place where one can see a fusion of fashion from , not only across the EU , but  from around the world. So , on a recent trip to Paris, it was essential  to check out  how was denim faring on the streets of Paris. The weather was reasonably cold and it was not sunny. Still  Denim and leather were one of the most recurrent theme on the streets . On the one hand , women seem to be quite happy pairing long leather boots with the jeans, and on the other , leather coated denims seemed to be quite popular. Of course, being winter time, blacks and greys were all too common to see. Blacks denims had that deep color and cast which is achieved through multiple processes of black injection , rather than only a simple black by black color . Prints were more subtle and blended.  Here is a collection of some of the images from Parisian streets .

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    Gap had , in their shop windows , some interesting coated denims which were sprayed fluoroscent at some places  while the other parts maintained the dark coated looks.

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    This is an interesting  picture (below)  of a young lady who perhaps was not convinced to wear jeans or jeggings and just does with sheer tights. But what if she had the option of having indigo tights – an advanced and a lighter version of  jeggings, which could be so light so as to be partial see through and give her an alternative to tights?  Would be quite a challenging task for most mills to even think of  such a product , isn’t it ?

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  • Denim By PV 27th and 28th Nov `13 | SS`15 Collections

    Denim by PV is back again on 27th and 28th Nov at Paris. With over 80 companies from different countries around the world participating from the denim supply chain , the fair is always an exciting place to be to. Companies shall present their collections and there will be some events as well.. We are giving here below a snapshot of some of the activities and  presentations that will take care . Of course, a much more detailed report will follow after our visit !

    Arvind Brings the Neo Denims

    Arvind brings their Neo denims in various categories – cords, shirtings, jacquards, prints and more..

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    ISKO and Creative Room: Creativity, education and innovation

    ISKOTM -a leader in the production of denim fabric technologies-, together with its specialized Italian center for design and style research, Creative RoomTM, is launching a project dedicated to the young talents of fashion design, with outstanding partners. Denim, creativity and education are at the core of this initiative that is revealed at the ISKOTM booth A3.
    Come and discover how ISKOTM and its partners combine creativity and education to drive innovation in the fashion denim industry!

    Six New Concepts by Soorty

    As detailed in another article , Soorty brings out 6 novel concepts including the one dip, 3sixty, Extreme Sports , Dance, Sustainable  and Coating Kitchen.
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    CALIK DENIM: Making Botanical Sense

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    Calik has combined its sustainable efforts under a "natural" collection. Botanical Sense draws inspiration and raw materials from nature, and makes them industrially applicable. For the launch of Botanical Sense, 20 new natural denims will be introduced. The denims are made from organic cotton, BCI cotton, recycled cotton, linen, paper yarn, Tencel and Modal.

     

    Denim Innovation – New Performance For Denim Fabrics

    Invista

    INVISTATM, maker of LYCRA® fibre, and Lenzing, producer of TENCEL®fibre, are working together to address unmet consumer needs and to bring improved performance to stretch cellulosic fabrics.
    Come to the conference on November 27th at 2:30 p.m. to discover how technology from INVISTATM is being paired up with Lenzing’s TENCEL®
    fibre to create soft denim fabrics that drape well and give enhanced comfort,
    fit, and freedom of movement.

    Global Fashion Awards 2013

    Sustainable team

    A jury of 63 international experts, designers, artists, journalists and industry leaders from five continents named Jeanologia the winner of the award for the best sustainable design team in the world.

    During the show, discover the work of this leading company  in the global laser-technology market in the Jeans gallery! This season Jeanologia is collaborating with 8 weavers to bring out an interesting collection.

    DeriDesen: 3 Concepts for SS15

    DeriDesen

    This season, DeriDesen is introducing its new collection composed of 3 categories: Vintage, Clean and Suncity.
    For the “Vintage” concept, the company is using vegetal, semi- vegetal , and organic leather qualities. Deep emboss techniques and stone and some different washes are applied to make denim look used.
    In the “Clean” category, the company is combining different techniques such as mixing serigraphic and emboss down techniques together. By doing rinse wash, Deridesen tries to give little wash effect to leather labels.
    Finally, with its “Sincity” concept, the company has decided to focus on chic and modern women! Therefore, foil print is used, and leather and jacron are covered with foil. Deridesen also uses horse and snake leather in many colours, with metal accessories! Many novelties to discover at the show!

    Its always a pleasure to visit Denim by PV and meet with worldwide denim fraternity . Local Contact – +33-760103937

  • New SS’15 Concepts By Soorty

     

    Soorty (Pakistan) is presenting some novel concepts for the SS’15 season at Denim by PV to be held on 27th and 28th Nov at Paris. Here is a teaser of some of these concepts to be launched at this show .Ss15 denim concepts Soorty

    One Dip

    Color denim which is sustainable, cost effective, and low MOQ
    A very interesting combination of characteristics for color denim. Soorty introduces One DIP color denim concept. It is dipped in different moods of summer and passionate emotions. Garments made with this concepts saves 50% chemical and Water as claimed by the co.

    one dip denim color

    one dip denim color

    4X4

    super stretch 4x4 Super Stretch shape

    4x 4 fabrics combine both Lycra fiber and T400 fiber a.k.a. Dual FX yarn in the weft. Soorty has developed different fabrics in order to explore the maximum potential of Dual FX technology

    Extreme Sports

    extreme sports The extreme sport is not only about strength, it’s more about the character. The real power is to recover and retain your strengths after exposing yourself to dangers of extreme sports. This fabric collection has extremely high stretch with a great recovery.

    University Life

    Explaining this concept, their development team says :

    “University life is a most important and memorable time your life. This is where your character is made, your lifestyle moulds and friends for life are made. Our collection will also tell a tale for your lifestyle as we don’t want you wash your jeans and forget about any bacteria or fungi growth, as this is antimicrobial. So save detergent cost and water and play your part in preserving the environment.

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    Dance

    Soorty development team describes this concept as:

    “Rhythm, poise and expressions are the souls of Dance and also life. All of these combine to put a great show in the act of life. Inspired by this expression we present you our Dance collection. It is a super fine, compact and hairless fabric”.

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    Coating Kitchen

    Having worked  hard on their coating technology , the team confidently asserts:

    “This PV we are going to take an edge over completion in terms of Coated fabrics. We have one of the widest range of coating techniques in market. We have realy gone back to drawing board and researched some new recipes and processes. Our coating kitchen is bound to surprise each and everyone. It has tattoos. Denim Art, Gold Miner, Rider, Planets and platter to name few. This should be one of the most anticipated collection launch in PV”.

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    3 Sixty

    The 3Sixty X Fit collection from Soorty is also going to make a debut at PV. More details on the same here.

    For more info on these concepts , contact  Soorty  here.

  • Latest Denim Shirts Collection From ZARA – Double Barrel Shots !

     Zara is always one up  on most other retailers when it comes to  the next series of  designs.  With so much innovation going on in the  women’s denim , Zara does  not stand behind when it came to men’s designs. Here are some cool and latest denim shirts where more than one fabric or fabric with two faces have been used to create that designer look for men.  Mixing either  two denim fabrics of different color , or using a colored weft cloth for double color look,  or mixing a printed fabric with a plain denim or  leather or felt   with denim creates that novo look that many fashionable men might yearn for .

     

    ZARA / DENIM SHIRT

    PRINTED DENIM SHIRT

    ZARA / PRINTED DENIM SHIRT

    DENIM  SHIRT WITH PAISLEY PRINT

    ZARA / DENIM SHIRT WITH PAISLEY PRINT

    CHECKED SHIRT WITH DENIM YOKE

    ZARA / CHECKED SHIRT WITH DENIM YOKE

    VELVET COLLAR DENIM SHIRT

     ZARA / VELVET COLLAR DENIM SHIRT

    M/L BLACK DENIM SHIRT WITH RIPS AND CONTRASTING THREAD

     ZARA / M/L BLACK DENIM SHIRT WITH RIPS AND CONTRASTING THREAD

    DENIM SHIRT WITH CONTRASTING RIPS

     ZARA / DENIM SHIRT WITH CONTRASTING RIPS

    CHECKED DENIM SHIRT

     ZARA / CHECKED DENIM SHIRT

     ZARA / CHECKED DENIM SHIRT

    CHECKED DENIM SHIRT

     ZARA / CHECKED DENIM SHIRT

    COMBINED PAISLEY DENIM SHIRT

     ZARA / COMBINED PAISLEY DENIM SHIRT

    DENIM SHIRT WITH FAUX LEATHER COLLAR

     ZARA / DENIM SHIRT WITH FAUX LEATHER COLLAR