15 January 2015
M&J Group to present
HUB25 at Bluezone
Alexa Chung Sings to
Promote AC for AG
Denim Collection
Replica Denim
capsule collection
launched by Nudie
Littlefield Denim
Plant Shuts Down
after 50 years
AG Appoints
Skinmint As Exclusive
Distributor In China
New Berlin trade show
for authentic heritage
brands planned
Madewell
Fertichem Cotspin Limited, India
Denim Industry Who’s Who
Mr. Abbas Farid, Element Jeans Co., Pakistan
Mr. Vinod P. Arora, Aarvee Denims And Exports Ltd., India
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Madewell
SS 2015 Collection
The Madewell lookbook has been released
and the collection perfectly embodies those
optimistic spring days when your wardrobe
gets a refresh. According to Madewell's Head
of Design, Somsack Sikhounmuong "This
collection was a resounding nod to the
optimism that comes with spring. The pulling
out of all the things you love and packed away
— your favorite jeans , a classic tee, a trench
— we looked to all those things, tweaked and
updated them to feel fresh and new."
Denim once again is a focus for the brand with
70′ inspired silhouettes including overalls and
shorteralls. A '70s-inspired wide-legged flare
in a light wash and both long and short overalls
— and fun details to admire, specifically
patchwork and patterns that peek out when
cuffs are rolled up on boyfriend jeans.
There's a decidedly bohemian feel to a
number of the loose silhouettes and prints,
Image Source: Fashionista.com
including a striped, fringed poncho and bag, and a
series of rope belts and Ikat-esque prints on
scarves, blouses and sewn onto denim.
The skirts and dresses are mid-length and breezy,
and on offer is a great selection of army green and
denim jackets to throw on in transitional weather.
The selection of dresses includes a red cotton
dress, a couple of monochromatic looks: one in a
head-to-toe rosy pink and another that's a gauzy
white.
The collection arrives in stores in late January.
Source: Fashionista.com
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Corporate - Initiative
M&J Group to present
HUB25 at Bluezone
2015 will be a year of change for M&J Group,
which is about to embark on a project that will
revolutionize the concept of value chain,
introducing a new way of networking and
meeting the brands’ requirements in the
world of fashion.
During the upcoming next edition of Munich
Fabric Start (Bluezone, 2-3 February), M&J
Group will be previewing HUB25. This
ambitious project is aimed at introducing a
new model for sharing values within the
denim value chain.
M&J Group will play a pivotal role in this
cutting-edge concept which, starting from
the S/S 16 collection, will feature a range
of innovative looks in line with the
market trends, reinterpreting the
concept of contact point between
players along the value chain. M&J
Group will, indeed, provide a link
between raw material
manufacturers and brands,
meeting the requirements of
both and turning them into brand
new collections.
For this first edition of HUB25, M&J will be
joining forces with two of the largest denim
manufacturing companies: CALIK DENIM
and ITV DENIM.
This partnership will produce two capsule
collections for the S/S16 season, featuring
garments designed and developed in close
collaboration between M&J Group and its
two partners for the German market.
“A concept – that of HUB25 – which will be
developed, season by season, through
increasingly new and surprising
collaborations”, says Fabio Adami Dalla Val R&D Head at M&J Group.
HUB25 comes to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of M&J Group in the world of
fashion, focusing especially on the German
market, paying special care to the topics of
sustainability and high quality, high couture
inputs and clean washing.
Visit M&J Group at Munich Fabric Start on 2 - 3
February, at Bluezone, Stand H5 A08.
Source: Menabo.com
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Alexa Chung Sings to Promote AC
for AG Denim Collection
The 30-year-old fashionista, Alexa Chung
has joined forces with denim brand AG
Adriano Goldschmied to create 20 pieces.
The Alexa Chung for AG line will include
dungarees, jeans and denim dresses, and
the 30-year-old couldn't be more excited.
Alexa has spoken in the past about how
much she wanted to design her own clothes.
So when the opportunity arose with AG, she
took her input very seriously. She even
visited their 400,000 sq foot factory to get a
better understanding of the production
process.
To promote her AC for AG denim
collaboration she shows off her impressive
vocal skills with a little song to drum up
excitement for the forthcoming collection in
mytheresa.com’s video directed by Gia
Coppola featuring Alexa Chung debut track
‘Blue Denim’.
Last year the trendy star was the first to
represent luxury retailer mytheresa.com in a
series of film and portraits for website, which is
profiling a fashion icon each month to discuss
their fashion musings and advice.
Mytheresa.com launched in 2006 and is home
to coveted brands - including Valentino,
Balenciaga and Saint Laurent - which are
often worn by Chung, and her effortless style
and expensive taste made her a fitting choice
for the company's launch.
Alexa Chung's new collection will complete her
"dream denim wardrobe".
"I found the trip incredibly inspiring and an
opportunity to learn about denim and make
things I had been dreaming about finding," she
said.
Besides her denim range, Alexa has also
collaborated with Nails Inc. recently. The
gorgeous model-turned-TV-presenter was
named the new face of the cosmetics company,
Nails Inc, taking over from former spokesmodel,
Poppy Delevingne.
Source: Tv3.ie
Replica Denim capsule collectionlaunched by Nudie
If you don’t have the time or the tough skin to
break into raw denim, the latest capsule
collection from Nudie Jeans helps you in
achieving the desired fades and creases
instantly.
Nudie Jeans has been a mainstay brand in the
denim market for several years now, and the
Swedish company is looking at expand its
lineup for Spring 2015 with the Replica Denim
capsule collection.
Jeans from this collection are inspired by real
life worn-in denim, ideal for those who want to
have fades and creases in their jeans without
having to break into raw denim, which takes
time and some thick skin. The original worn in
jeans have been reproduced by the brand's
wash designers.
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The Replica Denim collection
consists of three products and
comes in different fits:
ŸThe ‘Stian’ replica of Nudie's Tight
Long John model made of
bleached 11oz. Turkish power
stretch.
ŸThe ‘Simon’ replica of Nudie's Grim
Trim model, made of 13oz. Turkish
denim with a dusty appearance
and silver trims and
ŸThe ‘Mike’ replica of the Steady
Eddie model, made of 13.5oz.
Japanese denim with organic
copper trims.
The Replica Denim capsule is already available
in-store and online and retailing at €169 to €249.
Source: Straatosphere.com
AG Appoints Skinmint As Exclusive
Distributor In China
Jeans' VP/Creative Director said "AG is very
excited to be partnering with Skinmint to
expand our brand into China.
Contemporary lifestyle and premium denim
brand AG Jeans has announced the
appointment of Skinmint as the brand's
exclusive distributor for China, Hong Kong,
Macau and Taiwan.
Skinmint's expertise and intimate knowledge
of the market will be invaluable in terms of
building brand awareness and success. We
have been carefully monitoring the market,
and we feel that the timing is right for us to start
this partnership and build a great business
together."
China's demand for sophisticated and unique
choices has grown with the rise of the country's
middle class and slowing of its luxury market.
This marks AG Jeans' first large-scale
endeavor in the territory. In the next six
months, Skinmint will open several AG
branded shop-in-shop locations inside highend department stores operated by Skinmint's
parent company, Golden Eagle Retail Group
Ltd (3308.HK), home to luxury brands
including Coach, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Gucci,
Hermes and Michael Kors.
Betty Hsu, CEO of Skinmint said "China is
expected to become the largest retail market in
the world within the next five years, and its
consumers are ready for contemporary
brands." She further added "AG's stylish
sensibility and devotion to creating the very
best apparel and denim will resonate with the
Chinese consumer."
Talking about the partnership Sam Ku, AG
Source: Prnewswire.com
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Corporate: Production
Littlefield Denim Plant Shuts Down after 50 years
On 6th January, the
American Cotton
Growers Denim
manufacturing
plant in Littlefield
closed its doors,
leaving 340
employees
without a job. The
plant is the largest
employer in the Lamb
County community.
November, 2014 that they would shut down the
plant, citing industry pressures and foreign
competition. Since then, the community has
rallied behind the people who would soon be
without a job.
The South Plains Workforce Commission
organized a job fair in Littlefield, to help the
employees get back on their feet. The fair will be
held on Wednesday, and over 30 businesses
have already signed up to attend.
Mike Arismendez, City Manager of Littlefield,
said this is the largest loss of jobs the city of
Littlefield has ever seen. "We were notified 60
days ago that the American Cotton Growers was
shutting down," Arismendez said. "And today's
the 60th day."
“There is a lot of unanswered questions that we
have, but this community has rallied together,
continued to be steadfast, and continued to work
forward," Arismendez said. "And we will get
there, and we will have the opportunities that we
need to open up the plant again. So we are
resilient, and we will bounce back."
American Cotton Growers had announced in
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New Berlin trade show for authentic
heritage brands planned
A new Berlin trade
show for authentic,
heritage-conscious
men’s clothing, denim
goods, boots and
accessories is in the
making for summer
2015.
The team behind
Berlin-based denim
store Burg & Schild (that is Maria Klähn, owner
of the Selvedge Online GmbH and Burg & Schild
buyer Jörg Shane Brandenburg) has partnered
up with Andreas Becker, co-owner of the Circus
GbR which operates the the Circus Hostel, Hotel
and Apartments in Berlin, to create the concept
for ‘Selvedge Run’, which shall debut parallel to
the other Berlin fashion trade shows from July 79, 2015.
The organizers are already finalizing a renting
contract for an industrial-style location close to
the river Spree, which shall house 30-40 brands
on ca. 1,200 sqm plus outside spaces. As
explained by Jörg Shane Brandenburg, the
show wants to cooperate with the other Berlin
trade shows, for instance by installing (boat)
shuttles to Seek and Premium.
According to Brandenburg, the idea to initiate a
new Berlin trade show for authentic, qualityconscious brands with a handicraft-spirit, arose
in summer 2014, when Karl-Heinz Müller
revealed his plans to move his trade show Bread
& Butter to Barcelona.
“We want to close the gap that has arisen in
Berlin for the brands of our segment and have
already experienced a great feedback. Selvedge
Run will focus on work not on parties and will
offer a good price-performance ratio to make it
attractive also to US and Japanese brands to
exhibit here.”
Selvedge Run wishes to attract exhibitors from a
brand portfolio that is defined by names such as
Red Wing, Tanner Goods, Stetson, Filson, The
Real McCoy’s and many smaller handicraftlabels.
During the upcoming Berlin trade show days, the
organizers of Selvedge Run will host an evening
event in Berlin for invited brands, buyers and
press to reveal more information about the show.
Source: Sportswearnet.com
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Events
Denim Industry Events
The Kingpins Show is the inspiration of Olah Inc
- a company which has been working in the
textile industry since 1959, focusing on denim
and jeans since the 70's. Kingpins was started
off in USA in 2004 and is an invitation-only,
boutique denim sourcing show featuring a an
edited selection of vendors from the denim
supply chain.
Netherlands where the show debuted in
summer of 2014.
The mix of exhibitors includes denim mills,
denim garment manufacturers and an
assortment of accessory suppliers in the
denim supply chain.
The next edition of Kingpins show at New York
is being held on January 20-21.
Two editions of Kingpins are held each year for
showcasing the spring summer and Autumn
Winter collections. Kingpins is currently held at
New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and
Kingpins, New York, USA
Dates :20-21 Jan., 2015
Website :www.kingpinsshow.com
buyers from retail and industry,
as well as to media
representatives.
Moreover, brand new pattern
pieces are an inspiration for
future design and styling. Over
50 leading international
weavers, denim-washers, and
finishers capture the scene with
information about the latest
washings, and mechanical
processing.
Munich Fabric Start is a bi-annual show held in
Munich Germany. The show has over 950
exhibitors from 34 different countries. The
portfolio ranges from womenswear to
menswear, kidswear and denim-, street- and
sportswear, divided into different sections.
The BLUEZONE is a unique concept which is
dedicated and reserved exclusively for the
Denim and Sportswear sections. Located in a
separate exhibition hall, only 500 meters from
the M,O,C,, leading international
manufacturers of denim, street and sportswear
fabrics, present their collections to interested
Inclusive in the entire range of
products are anything from
futuristic coatings and pemium
quality luxury denim to vintage
looks, lavish ornamentations with feathers,
rhinestones, and prints.
Introduced since AUTUMN.WINTER 11/12:
Extension of the trade fair to two days, longer
opening hours, and a brand new high-quality
stand system.
Bluezone SS 2016, Munich, Germany
Dates : 2-3 Feb., 2015
Website :www.munichfabricstart.com/
bluezone-denim-world.html
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From The Denim Directory
Denim Industry Who's Who
Mr. Abbas Farid, CEO
Element Jeans Co., Pakistan
Mr. Abbas Farid is the CEO of Element Jeans Co. He has been
associated with the textile industry since 1989 in various areas of
production. In 1990 he joined Multitex Pvt Ltd., engaged in commercial
knitting for knitwear export and was instrumental in setting up a knitted
garment manufacturing plant in 1991.
In 1993, they started a Textile Buying Agency in association with a handful of buyers
sourcing apparels and fabric for them from Pakistan, U.A.E., Oman, Sri-Lanka & Jordan.
More buyers from US as well as UK soon became their customers. Mr. Farid has assisted
buyers in designing their collection and developing samples in different
fabrication/finish/accessory options keeping the price into consideration.
Having gained extensive all round experience in the textile and apparel industry in 2008
Mr. Farid launched his own Brand of jeans - Element Jeans Co. selling through their own
online store. The first outlet was launched in Karachi in 2009 and several stores have been
effectively rolled out in different cities.
The brand is also available at various multi-brand stores both domestically and
Internationally. Under Mr. Farid's leadership Element Jeans Co. has become a leading
brand in Pakistan in a short time, and is known for its innovations in terms of fabrication,
cutting edge style & finishes.
Mr. Vinod P. Arora, Chairman & Managing Director
Aarvee Denims And Exports Ltd., India
Vinod P. Arora, 63 years old, is the Chairman and Managing Director of
Aarvee Denims and Exports Ltd. He has done B.Com and has more
than 44 years of varied and extensive experience in the textiles
business particularly in Denim.
Mr. Arora of Arora Group, with VB Shah Group jointly promoted Aarvee Denim and Exports
Ltd., in 1988, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the past two decades, to become
the second largest manufacturer of denim fabric in the country, having production capacity
of 84 million meters of denim fabrics per annum. Since its inception, the Company has
maintained the pace of expansion and additionally been upgrading the technologies.
The Company is located at three different locations on over 2 Lac square meter land at
Ahmedabad and surrounds. Apart from this, Company has also entered into garment
production, selling readymade jeans to different brands in India and abroad.
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From The Denim Directory
Company:
Fertichem Cotspin Limited
Segment: Fibre
& Yarn
Fertichem was incorporated in 1997, with an
objective of setting up an ultra-modern 100%
cotton open-end yarn spinning unit. It is part of
the US$ 30 Million Fertichem Group, and a
leading Supplier of Ring Frame and OpenEnd Yarn to Quality Conscious buyers of
textile industry.
Over the years the company has established
itself as one of the leading spinning unit
producing and supplying high quality yarn in
the count range of 4s to 20s Ne.
Their product range includes, High quality
open end yarn for denims, Amsler Slub Open
end Yarn, ring slub yarn, soft yarn, waxed
yarns, combed yarns, combed slub yarn, TFO
Doubled yarn, Organic Yarn.
uses and stringent quality control. The quality
process starts right from selection of cotton
and supervision of ginning process. The inhouse lab equipped with testing equipment
from Zelleweger, Switzerland and Statex,
India, to check raw material as well as finished
product for consistent quality.
The 100% Virgin Cotton Yarn produced by the
company has even regularity, fewer
imperfections, and excellent dyeing
behaviour, ideal for any kind of best quality
fabric.
Fertichem is supplying yarn to all leading
Indian Corporates pan India, and are also
exporting yarn to leading buyers in Dubai,
Bangladesh, Bahrain, Israel, Mauritius, Manila
and Australia.
The company is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified
Company, with a fully automatic plant,
deploying latest technology, and stringent
conformance to quality standards, with an
avowed objective of Total Customer
Satisfaction.
The company is highly quality conscious and
Mr. Dharmendra Shah
President
info@fertichemgroup.com
+91 172 469 0727
http://www.fertichemgroup.com
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Istanbul, Turkey
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