{"id":2457,"date":"2010-08-02T00:18:34","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T07:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/denim\/manufacturing-process\/can-5-cents-make-a-difference-to-the-looks-and-value-of-denim-jeans\/"},"modified":"2010-08-02T00:32:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T07:32:05","slug":"can-5-cents-make-a-difference-to-the-looks-and-value-of-denim-jeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/denim\/manufacturing-process\/can-5-cents-make-a-difference-to-the-looks-and-value-of-denim-jeans\/2457","title":{"rendered":"Can 5 Cents Make A Difference To The Looks and Value Of Denim Jeans ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are <strong>various material and process inputs that go into the making of a denim jeans<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c fabric , cutting and sewing , washing , adding embellishments etc . Each of these adds up a good amount of money to bring out the production cost of the jeans. Then there is packing , transportation , duties , retailing cost and so on\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c15 cents look like in this whole costing process ?<\/strong> Not much I guess . But spend correctly , they can cause a difference in the look of the jeans \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even giving it a premium look .&#160; And what if you come to know that many of the established&#160; denim brands like 7 for All Mankind&#160; , Gap&#160; , Jones Apparel etc are also using this as one of the techniques to give their garments that premium look ?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we are talking here about the<strong> pocketing in the jeans<\/strong> . This is one of the boring areas of the jeans which not <strong>many manufacturers or , for that matter, even consumers bother to pay much attention<\/strong> . <strong><font color=\"#ff8000\"> But , premium brands are paying attention<\/font><\/strong> and they are giving that designed or vintage&#160; look to the pockets in their jeans .&#160; The idea behind this is that <u>when you are talking premium , every part of the jeans has to speak that language<\/u> and plain cream colored&#160; pockets do not speak that language.&#160; The pockets could be given vintage look , or a washed look to match the wash down look of the jeans or it may <strong>even have the logo printed \u00e2\u20ac\u201c appearing at the same spot in all jeans ! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And the advantages do not end at that . <\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#404040\">What happens when a customer is looking at about a 100 odd jeans in a shop and needs to decide which one to pick up first to see ?<\/font>       <br \/><\/strong>Lets say , one of the&#160; jeans has that special pocketing and inner waist band with mulitcolored washed down stripes . The chances are good that this jeans will catch the eyes of the customer \u00e2\u20ac\u201c raising the possibility of sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/copen.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC05703\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"184\" alt=\"DSC05703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/dsc05703.jpg\" width=\"244\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I was enlightened on this aspect of importance of pocketing fabrics when I met <strong>Barry Emanuel<\/strong> of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/copen.org\" target=\"_blank\">Copen<\/a><\/strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/latest-denim-reports\/denim-fairsexhibitions\/kingpins-denim-show-in-ny-july-2010-a-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kingpins New York<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> He showed me the various and very interesting pocketing materials they are manufacturing and supplying to almost all top denim&#160; brands in US.&#160; <strong><em>Many of these fabrics could wash down and match the washed look of the denim jeans . Some of them had logos of the company specially printed at a particular spot or even others had two different types of&#160; colored pockets.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/copen.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC05698\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"154\" alt=\"DSC05698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/dsc05698.jpg\" width=\"204\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/copen.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC05704\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"154\" alt=\"DSC05704\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/dsc05704.jpg\" width=\"204\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Here is also a small video which shows the washed blankets made from these fabrics and views from Barry Emanuel.<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EidzWUDcGrU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EidzWUDcGrU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact <a href=\"mailto:barry@copen.org?Subject=Vintage Pocketing |  Denimsandjeans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Barry . Email here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are various material and process inputs that go into the making of a denim jeans \u00e2\u20ac\u201c fabric , cutting and sewing , washing , adding embellishments etc . Each of these adds up a good amount of money to bring out the production cost of the jeans. 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