Invista was showing finished denim pieces made with the company’s stretch and recovery fibers Lycra and T400, as well as Invista’s DualFX, which combines the stretch benefits of Lycra with T400’s recovery. Turkish mill Kipas USA was showcasing PFD novelty denim and metallic finishes. Spanish mill Santanderina showed novelty printed denim and featherweight shirtings made with Tencel blends. Spanish mill Santanderina showed novelty printed denim and featherweight shirtings made with Tencel blends. Spanish mill Santanderina showed novelty printed denim and featherweight shirtings made with Tencel blends. Hans Global, based in Taiwan, showed a shirting product made with “Seawool,” a recycled polyester made with an oyster-shell additive. Taiwan-based Tai Yuen Textile Co. specializes in shirting-weight fabrics but also showed an insulated PU-coated denim and denim with novelty finishes. Taiwan-based Tai Yuen Textile Co. specializes in shirting-weight fabrics but also showed an insulated PU-coated denim and denim with novelty finishes. Taiwan-based 469 Fabric Lab manufactures novelty denim jacquards featuring a mix of traditional and pop art–inspired designs, as well as digital prints. Taiwan-based 469 Fabric Lab manufactures novelty denim jacquards featuring a mix of traditional and pop art–inspired designs, as well as digital prints. Taiwan-based 469 Fabric Lab manufactures novelty denim jacquards featuring a mix of traditional and pop art–inspired designs, as well as digital prints. Taiwan-based 469 Fabric Lab manufactures novelty denim jacquards featuring a mix of traditional and pop art–inspired designs, as well as digital prints. American Denimatrix uses laser finishing as well as traditional methods to create its novelty finishes at its facilities in Texas and Guatemala. American Denimatrix uses laser finishing as well as traditional methods to create its novelty finishes at its facilities in Texas and Guatemala. At the Cone Denim booth, the company was showing new developments from its U.S., Mexico and China facilities, including shirtings made with Gemini cationic-treated yarns and denim made from recycled blue water bottles, black food trays and recycled indigo, which gives the product a gray cast. Other developments included a new basketweave construction as well as a closed-configuration construction in which the weft yarns do not show through to the surface of the denim. At the Cone Denim booth, the company was showing new developments from its U.S., Mexico and China facilities, including shirtings made with Gemini cationic-treated yarns and denim made from recycled blue water bottles, black food trays and recycled indigo, which gives the product a gray cast. Other developments included a new basketweave construction as well as a closed-configuration construction in which the weft yarns do not show through to the surface of the denim. At the Cone Denim booth, the company was showing new developments from its U.S., Mexico and China facilities, including shirtings made with Gemini cationic-treated yarns and denim made from recycled blue water bottles, black food trays and recycled indigo, which gives the product a gray cast. Other developments included a new basketweave construction as well as a closed-configuration construction in which the weft yarns do not show through to the surface of the denim.

Denim Developments From the Kingpins Show

NEW YORK—At the recent Jan. 21–22 Kingpins boutique denim trade show, denim makers from around the globe turned out to showcase the latest developments in denim and denim-friendly fabrications.



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