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New technologies showcased at UK’s Source Denim show

Source Denim was held in the UK from June 26 to 27. Around 20-odd denim players, ranging from mills to garment manufacturers, gathered. Visitors were diverse, ranging from big-name retailers to young designers and online start-ups. The fair’s seminars were a big draw. Sustainability was very high on the agenda.

Aesthetically, there were plenty of fashion-led creativity on display, ranging from raw-edged cut-and-sew techniques, patchwork and paneling. Italian textile treatment specialist Everest showcased waterless ozone machines, lazor technologies and other green methods. This new, sophisticated system doesn’t costs much higher than treatments achieved using traditional processes. Most people can’t see the difference between lazor distressing and the handmade equivalent, apart from possibly the artisans themselves.

The show also had a section on kids’ denim, a growing category. Indian-based garment manufacturer Billoomi Fashion created designs with a decidedly mini-me in feel – bi-material jean jackets, frayed shorts and rhinestone-embellished denim skirts. By 2020, Bangladesh’s Nassa Denim hopes its entire denim range will contain at least 20 per cent recycled yarn. It is currently sourcing recycled denim from shredding companies, spinning it into a greener yarn at its Bangladesh mill, and making sure to use the most eco-friendly dye by DyStar, and applying whiskers and other details with laser technologies.

 

 
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