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  • Color denim is the flavour of the season. With a number of denim brands bringing out their own versions of color denims collections, Wrangler was not to be left behind. Wrangler launch a range of colored denim and shorts in time for the S/S 2011 season. Frayed denim shorts and skinny jeans are revived in…

  •   There has been a fall in demand of denim apparel in US and even the EU in the last 6 months.  The fall in demand and hence imports to US had started setting in the last quarter of 2010 itself and is continuing since then.  Lets look at the figures of denim exported by…

  • Scott Morrison, founder of reputed denim brands like Earnest Sewn and Paper Denim delivers a new denim-focused concept shop, 3×1,  in SOHO area of New York , that looks to push the boundaries of limited edition clothing. Named on the 3×1 twill weave of denim fabrics and also represents Morisson’s third founding of a denim…

  • Orta Anadolu – the famous denim mill from Turkey has come up with a unique denim fabric finishing process which changes the structure of the fabric . The process has a large number of pluses but the biggest being its eco – sustainability with about 90% of chemicals being used in close circuit and almost…

  • We all know that cotton prices have been killing the textile industry till a few months back . The unrelenting rise in the price of cotton had led to the increase in fabric prices for most of the garment factories and hence ultimate buyers.  The fabric prices were increased by almost each denim mill and…

  • Further to the launch of the Diesel Powder, it would be pertinent to check out some of the latest denim styles from Diesel which celebrate the femininity. There are lots of skin-tight and figure-hugging shapes, made possible by stretch fabrics and the new “jegging” family. There’s a wide selection of classic, boyfriend and bootcut styles…

  • Diesel has launched a new collection marked ‘The Powder of Diesel’. The collection is inspired by the world of pigments in cosmetics – the blushes, eyeshadows, powders and more (ladies would know better..). Diesel wants to give these shades to their denim collection. With bright colors , light fabrics , jegging and other styles ,…

  • Martelli Europe is one of the most reputed washing laundries around the world and brings out specialized washes at various times. The company is highly focused on contributing to new developments which result in environment friendly techniques . I spoke to the Managing Director of Martelli Europe – Mr. Mauro Angelini – regarding the same…

  • The retailers worldwide are resorting to increases in prices to make up for the increased costs – most of which have been attributed to the increase in cotton prices. Though the cotton prices have started to ease, the impact on the supply chain will be visible for some time to come.  As previously mentioned ,…

  • The denim players have seen some tough times in the last 1 and half years. With the cotton prices going through the roof (having almost doubled), the mills were  previously hard pressed to make their buyers understand the increase in costs and tried to get the prices increased. The process was slow as getting sharp…

  •   The Indian market is a fast growing market for denim products.  From a small market in early 1990s , we are looking at a market today which consumes over 250 millions pcs of jeans in a year and is growing at a pace of over 10%. Going at this pace, the Indian market will…

  • As we mentioned in our previous report on last quarter imports in 2010 , the denim apparel import continues to fall in the first 2 months of 2011. The fall is not small  –at about 6.3% – compared to the same period  in 2010. The fall is even more when one considers that the last…