Harem Skinny Jeans

Miss Sixty has brought out the Harem Skinny Jeans at the New York Fashion Week..
Read the full post on the same here

Japanese denim manufacturers try to bring environment friendly jeans

Japanese denim manufacturers try various ways to bring out the Environmentally friendly jeans. Also another company in Japan tries to Wash denim without water… Check details on our post here

Latest denim trends and other links

I like to look at search for latest in denim from the denim search engine and here are some links :

a)Denim trends in last one year : this link gives the search results for the last one year related to denim trends.
Use the drop down option at the top to see results for last month or day etc.
b)What kind of jeans denim forums and denim blogs are talking about lately?
c)What are the latest styles of jeans of existing brands and some new brands which have come up in last one month..

And to know which jeans the Top News Channels/Sites are talking about, just check out here
Cool checking….

Levi’s India plans to vacate middle price spectrum

Levi’s India plans to vacate the middle price segment and concentrate on the lower and the higher ends.Its Signature brand – which is the value offering – will see a further fall in price and start at Rs 900 instead of Rs 1000(USD 22 instead of USD 24 approx.). On the other hand, the premium segment will see an increase of about 15% in average pricing and increase to about Rs 2400(about USD 58). The report by Economic Times also mentions that in the next six months, the company will roll out its high-fashion, high-end brand Levi Rivet nationally.
The company is also planning to increase its adspend significantly during the next few months as it sees a slowdown and counts on its advertising to perk up the sales and take an increasing share in the 10 million value jeans and about 3 million premium jeans market in India.
Levi’s has been continously moving in the direction of vacating the mid-priced segement – as I mentioned in a previous post also and probably this is a sign of times to come for many large denim labels. The mid-priced segment of the Jeans is experiencing the miniumum growth and its share is being taken up by local brands who are more adaptable to local conditions (in India brands like Spykar,Killer etc)

Related articles : Levi’s ipod Jeans in India
Levi’s Footwear range in India
Levi’s new model for India – actor Akshay Kumar

White Denim Jeans – Cool Summers or Hot Winters product?

I think I am quite late in bringing out this post on White Denim Jeans, but better be late than never.
I feel that White denim jeans seem to have been taken up by almost all well known brands and most of them have postioned it as a premium product.The reason is that today’s fashion fore-minded consumer is practically indoors and in climate-controlled environments so much that there’s less of an urge for bulky clothing that can only be worn during wintry months. This increases the acceptance of white denim as not only a summer product . Apart from it , white denim is very versatile and can have a fresh summer appearance or a very rich appearance.
““White denim is so versatile; it can have a fresh nautical look or a very rich appearance. It is one of those pants that can be taken from a casual day at the beach to a cocktail party effortlessly,” says Jerome Dahan, a designer and owner of Citizens of Humanity”

As Fabricofourlives.com rightly mentions “The versatility of white denim can be easily noted as its stand out attribute. It can effortlessly be dressed up or down; making the transition from day-to-night looks a cinch. White denim jeans, in particular, can be worn almost everywhere, even in the office.With white denim, you get such a crisp, rich appearance that it tends to look dressier and more distinguished than regular denim often does”

Chiff.com writes “White Denim Tops List of Summer’s Must-Haves”

Here are some cool White Denim Jeans from different brands:
PAPER DENIM SKINNY

MEN’S TRUE RELIGION BILLY BIG T-BLEACHED

POLO BY RALPH LAUREN

OPTIC WHITE CHARLIE JEANS BY GUESS

NEIMAN MARCUS 100& LORO PIANA

DIESEL MATIC

7 FOR ALL MANKIND WHITE JEANS

SHARKAH CHAKRA BLEACH FREE WHITE JEANS

J CREW WHITE DENIM

Men’s Jeans imports into US down 6.82% in 2007

Compared to 2006 , the imports of Men’s Jeans into US has fallen 6.82% from 293 million pieces to about 273 million pieces in 2007.
The fall was consistent through the various quarters of 2007(as I mentioned last year) . The table below shows the figures of imports from various countries
IMPORTS OF MEN’S JEANS INTO USA (IN 2007) FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

Country

Country	Million Pcs	Percentage Share
Mexico	97.71	35.66
Bangladesh	24.04	8.77
Pakistan	15.02	5.48
Honduras	14.35	5.23
China	13.32	4.86
Egypt	12.79	4.66
Cambodia	11.88	4.33
Costa Rica	11.79	4.30
Lesotho	9.90	3.61
Hongkong	6.54	2.38
Nicaragua	6.31	2.30
Guatemala	5.47	1.99
India	1.84	0.67
Jordan	1.57	0.57

Total Imports of Mens Jeans in 2007:: 273.93 million pcs
Source:US Customs

Some points are worth noting from the table:
a)Mexico still retains its position as number 1 exporter despite falling share.
b)China is yet to make a significant mark in the US men’s jeans market.
c)Bangladesh has continued to make progress and has aquired a sizeable 9% share of the market.
However, its big neighbour India still has an insignificant share of 0.67% and it shows that India is
not competitive in this product.
d)Small countries like Lesotho have made great use of Sub-saharan treaties to increase exports to US
e)Egypt has gained a great share at the cost of Jordan due to benefits extended to it. Jordan has lost the share due to its rising costs.

Denim Search Engine – search jobs,brands,buyers,blog and forum posts etc

What do you do when :

a)You need to find about Denim brands or
b)You need to find Denim buyers to sell your fabric and garments or
c)You need to study about the Trends in Denim or
d)You need a job related to Denim in(say) New York or Delhi or
e)You have any other denim related queries..

Well, for me, I used to go to Google and hope to find some answer. Or I would to visit some denim forums or blogs and try to search them individually. By the time I would find any answer, I would be totally exhausted and probably give up many times..

As I earlier mentioned, it seems to be much easier to SEARCH ANYTHING ON DENIM ..
Just visit the Denim Search Engine at DENIMSEARCHENGINE.COM . I use it regularly for searching various denim related articles and I thought it might come in handy to others as well..This engine SEARCHES ONLY DENIM RELATED WEBPAGES

How do I use this Search Engine ?

a)To find which Denim Brands(well known) has created Color Jeans,I would just
make a search ‘Color’ and click on ‘DENIM BRANDS’ label in the search results and get this result
and I would know that the brands that have come out with color denims.

b)If I need to find a job in New York for a denim designer, I would just search ‘NewYork Designer’ and in the search result, I would CLICK on ‘DENIM JOBS’ label and instantly get this list of denim jobs in New York
c)Buyers –Since nobody employed me , I decided to export some denims to USA and searched ‘USA’ and in the search results, I clicked on ‘DENIM BUYERS’ and I found a long list of buyers (on various sites) who had current enquiries on Denim
d)Recent articles : I sometimes need to know what kind of posts people are making about various brand names. But it is difficult to find in reverse order – the date of posts . Now, suppose in this engine, I search for ‘DVB’..In the search results, I click on ‘RECENT4) and I get the latest posts related to DVB brand. It kind of enables one to keep track of what people are saying about your brand.This link shows posts/articles related to DVB and mentions even the Hour when they were posted. Also I can check out if some top news sites have made a mention regarding DVB and I click on the label ‘TOP NEWS SITES’ and I find that Reuters had made a mention a few days ago
e)Denim Blogs : It is interesting to search any term and then click on ‘DENIM BLOGS’ label in the search results. It gives an idea what top denim bloggers (including myself ) think about that search term..No need now to search all these different blogs to find any relevant articles.

Some Interesting Searches
Checkout some interesting search results from this engine :
a)Denim jobs in London,Milan
,New York,Los Angeles,Bangalore: Just searched for this city(eg London) and clicked on ‘Denim Jobs’ label on the search results page.
b)Skinny Jeans from various brands :Just searched for Skinny Jeans and clicked on ‘Denim Brands’ label on the search results page.
c)High waisted jeans from different brands:I Just searched ‘High Waisted’ and clicked on ‘Denim Brands’ label on search result page.
d)Check what the Denim forums are saying about Evisu: I just searched Evisu and clicked on ‘Denim Forums’ on search results page.
e)Or I may like to find what are the most recent views/news about Samurai Jeans on the net
So the list is endless..Just keep on searching Anything and Everything about denim.
In case some of you use the engine and face any problems, let me know and I will help you out.

Denim dos and don’ts – check before buying jeans

Do questions like these come in your mind while buying jeans

Can everyone wear Skinny Jeans?

How low should be low rise jeans?

Should I buy high-waisted jeans as it seems to be coming in trend?

Is there a style of jeans that is universally flattering?

How can I pull off a dress and jeans look?

Is grey denim a do or don’t?

Then check out this video and see what Jess Zaino- style expert has to say about these
and more of such questions.

Visit this video link http://www.videojug.com/interview/dos-and-donts-for-denim

Self Edge – the cool denim store in San Francisco

Though most of the denim afficionados might be aware of this store, I think its worth a post on this blog because of its importance to denim lovers.
Self Edge is a store in San Francisco and is not the typical retail store where one goes and buys out the apparel. As you enter, you can feel that it has that ‘air of denim’ which is full of passion and history.As New York Times mentions
,Self Edge is “something between a premium specialty shop and a museum dedicated to a yearning for past quality — a sentiment easily detected in the antique wooden furniture and Persian rugs that decorate the shop”.
Most of the denim labels found here are of Japanese origin made with Selvedge denim, though some other brands are also found.Brands like Iron Heart,Sugarcane,Nudie Jeans,The Flat head are found here(some of them exclusively).It becomes difficult for newcomers to understand why these brands here are retailed for prices like USD 200 and going up to USD 500 and sometimes more. But, the passion that goes into the building of these jeans also goes into retailing of these brands at stores like Self Edge..
Keep Going Self Edge………..

Cone Denim opens manufacturing plant in Nicaragua

Cone Denim of the ITG Group has formally opened its Nicaragua plant for the manufacturing of 28 million metres of denim. Employing about 850 people, it is their first venture in the Central Americas.
Cone denim already has manufacturing facilities in the US,Mexico and China and partnerships in India(recently with LNJ Denim) and Turkey.
At a time when Denim is going through a downturn, it is surprising to see the confidence with which Cone Denim is not only expanding operations but entering into various partnerships around the world. The previous record of Cone, however, related to partnerships has not been very good .Its previous partnership with the Indian company Ashima Denims (which was entered into late 1990s) did not proceed very well and broke early.