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Tommy Hilfiger shares plans for 100 percent sustainable denim

Tommy Hilfiger is here to prove than an entirely sustainable denim sourcing and production chain is possible. The American brand has announced plans for a new line of 100 percent sustainable denim. Set to launch this spring, the new range will be crafted entirely from recycled materials - this includes both the cotton, the sewing thread and the...

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Kingpins New York announces change of dates for June event

New York’s annual denim trade event Kingpins will be changing dates this year, moving from June 8-9 to June 12-13. The show’s organizers said that the dates were changed because the original ones were too close to Ramadan and the Kingpins Hong Kong Show, which takes place May 15-16. The Kingpins Transformers event - a summit series spotlighting...

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SS20 Denim by Premiere Vision Overview

Trendstop gives FashionUnited readers an insider's guide to the Spring/Summer 2020 edition of Denim by Premiere Vision. Trendstop's denim experts bring you a first look at the key mills producing the latest innovations, fabrications, colour and surface designs seen at the SS20 Denim by Premiere Vision trade event. The roving biannual event...

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Denim Première Vision in London a “resounding success”

Organisers of Denim Première Vision, which took place in London from December 5 to 6, has claimed that it was a “resounding success” with visitor numbers up 17 percent on November 2017. The denim trade show was visited by 2,344 visitors stated organisers, of which, 53 percent were international, coming from 54 countries, confirming the...

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Denim Première Vision heading to Milan

Denim Première Vision, which took place for the first time outside Paris in London earlier this month, is on the move once again, heading to Milan for its next edition in June, before returning to London next December. The move is part of the show’s new strategy to position itself as an “itinerant international event,” which will see it...

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Global jeans market to grow to 60 billion dollars by 2023

The global jeans market will grow to a total worth of 60 billion US dollars (47 billion pounds) by 2023, according to a new report by apparel sourcing publisher just-style. The new ‘Global market review of denim and jeanswear’ report predicts a growth of 4.9 percent over the next five years from 57 billion dollars in 2018, with the US set to...

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Denim brand Creature Of empowers consumers with customizable platform

A New York-based pair of entrepreneurs have built a business model structured to resolve issues of waste within fashion production while simultaneously allowing consumers a platform to express themselves through their own designs. Jumping off with offerings in men’s denim, Creature Of is a modular fashion platform that reimagines staple items...

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Denim Days 2018: A closer look at craftsmanship in the denim industry

When buying denim - or any garment for that matter - it’s often easy to overlook the small intricacies that go into the production process. At Denim Days 2018 - the denim festival running from 27-28 October at Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam - visitors were offered an inside look at the craftsmanship that goes into denim making. FashionUnited...

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Kingpins 2018: 'Sustainability is more than just a buzzword'

Amsterdam - Kingpins is one of the largest denim trade fairs in the world, and so - quite unsurprisingly - the most innovative and forward-thinking players in the denim game are there. This year, amid the sea of indigo blue denim and excited industry professionals, one word seemed to proudly dominate the display booth fronts: sustainability. The...

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Armedangels & sustainable design: “Not just throwing nice products on the market”

German sustainable fashion label Armedangels has revised its denim collection. The new jeans for women and men not only fit better but have also been produced in a water-saving manner and completely without the use of chemicals. Sara Maier from Armedangels talks about the difficulty and beauty of working sustainably as a designer. Armedangels...

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Chinese denim producer Prosperity Textiles invests in waste-saving technology

London - A new partnership between Chinese denim producer Prosperity Textile and Italian weaving machinery supplier Itema signifies a step in the right direction for sustainability. The partnership will see Prosperity using Itema’s new waste-saving iSAVERTM weaving technology in its new factory in Vietnam. The new machine, developed by...

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Wrangler leading the way for sustainable denim with ‘Dry Indigo’

American denim brand Wrangler, part of the VF Corporation, is pushing forward with its sustainable denim strategy after confirming it will be the first brand to embrace the new innovative ‘Dry Indigo’ denim fabric for a range of jeans later this year. ‘Dry Indigo’ is a new foam-dyeing process that eliminates 99 percent of the water typically...