Jeans are still a good fit

The denim and jeanswear market is traditionally one of the industry’s most vibrant sectors, embracing different age, fashion and commodity brackets. But how will it fare amid the current economic downturn and beyond? This is one of the main focuses of a new report from just-style, which offers two different forecasts for the future.

Denim and jeanswear demand shows no sign of fading

18 May 2009

US: Joe's Jeans Q1 profit soars by 149%

1 May 2009

Apparel maker Joe's Jeans Inc has posted 149% hike in first quarter profit on better-than-expected sales, and says it plans to expand its men’s and international business in the year ahead.

US: ITG cuts denim jobs, idles Nicaragua plant

29 April 2009

International Textile Group Inc has cut 100 jobs at its denim manufacturing plant at White Oak near Greensboro in North Carolina, amid a slowdown in demand from jeans brands and retailers.

US: Jeans, outerwear and dresses are apparel bright spots

28 April 2009

US jeans and outerwear sales are continuing to hold up despite the slowdown in consumer spending, according to research published last week.

US: Ex-Reebok CEO buys stake in Hudson jeans brand

3 April 2009

Fireman Capital Partners (FCP), a private equity firm set up by Reebok’s former CEO Paul Fireman, has partnered with Webster Capital to buy a controlling stake in upmarket denim company Hudson Jeans.

GUATEMALA: New jeans supplier to fill fast fashion gap

23 February 2009

A new regional production source for quick-response fashion jeans and other apparel has been set up at the former Koramsa plant in Guatemala City, offering retailers and brands what is thought to be the first fully-integrated vertical supply chain from raw cotton to finished jeans in the Western hemisphere.

US: Greensource's organic jeans range hits value chains

18 February 2009

Organic cotton firm Greensource has introduced a range of organic jeans online and at Wal-Mart and Kmart stores.

DENMARK: Enzyme technology lifts denim bleaching

16 February 2009

A new technology that claims to make the process of denim bleaching both cheaper and more environmentally friendly has been developed by enzyme supplier Genencor.