04 April 2022, Mumbai:
The global denim industry is hoping to see more in-person events this year.
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Truth be told, many buyers are essentially abusive to their supply chain, flaunting their power only because they can and, in many cases, because they do not care about all those people throughout the supply chain who rely on them. There is no reset for those people.
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There is only a need for rules and a need for penalties for breaking those rules. Everyone understands that and surely now is the time to build new structures for the future.
The last and most important element that our industry needs to face is transparency. When I spoke to students for so many years at the Fashion Institute of Technology, I always told them that the real question to ask of their jeans brands or retailers was “why are they not transparent?”
The reason these companies are not transparent is simply that they choose not to be, which is a frightening position.
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*Kingpins Show announced Wednesday plans to return to in-person events in its hometown. Kingpins New York will take place on July 20-21 at its pre-pandemic venue Pier 36—also known as Basketball City.
The denim industry event will be the organizer’s first in New York since November 2019.
New York City has loosened its covid protocols for large-scale events. As of March 7, the city ended required proof of vaccination for restaurants and indoor venues including entertainment venues. Face coverings are also no longer required inside buildings.
Organizers will get their first taste of physical events April 20-21 when Kingpins returns to Amsterdam. The show will be held in a brand-new venue, SugarCity.
Trade shows, in general, are moving forward with plans. Denim Premiere Vision will take place in Berlin May 17-18. Project New York is scheduled to take place alongside Society for International Menswear and the Man/Woman shows July 18-19.
Munich Fabric Start’s View Premium Selection show for June 21-22 is fully booked. Bluezone will take place from August 30-31.
More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
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