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New York's Denim Days fair announces new activations

This June's Denim Days festival will feature a new roster of brand collaborations and events to engage a range of denim consumers. The denim and shopping event is scheduled for June 8 through 9. In addition to live music and a speaker series presented by Advance Denim, Denim Days' brand partners will host activities and exhibits. Athleta will...

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Denim Days 2018: A closer look at craftsmanship in the denim industry

When buying denim - or any garment for that matter - it’s often easy to overlook the small intricacies that go into the production process. At Denim Days 2018 - the denim festival running from 27-28 October at Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam - visitors were offered an inside look at the craftsmanship that goes into denim making. At Bossa Denim’s...

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Amsterdam Based Denim Days Is Going to Nashville

Denim Days is going to Nashville. The public denim event, which already takes place annually in Amsterdam and New York, will now take place in the Tennessee capital city on November 10 and 11. The denim festival, which debuted in Amsterdam, went international last year to New York CIty. From September 29 to October 1, the first American version...

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First New York Denim Days: Consumer focused, with a hint of Dutch

Amsterdam - This weekend marks the first edition of New York Denim Days, the denim event for both industry professionals as well as denim aficionados. The first-ever New York Denim Days follows on from several, successful editions of big-sister event Amsterdam Denim Days, as members of the event organisations felt the time was right to introduce...

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Timeline: Kingpins road to success in Amsterdam

Amsterdam - It's that time of year again, when all denim fanatics, denim heads and denim experts gather together in the self-proclaimed denim capital of Europe, Amsterdam, for the latest edition of boutique trade fair Kingpins. Taking place from April 19 to 20, 2017, international, invite-only denim trade fair coincides with Amsterdam Denim Days...

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Denim Days branches out from Amsterdam to New York

London - Three years after Amsterdam Denim Days was launched in the capital of the Netherlands - an annual showcase which sees thousands of denim lovers and enthusiasts flock to the city to engage in a number of events - comes the debut of its American counterpart: New York Denim Days. Set to take place from September 30 to October 1 at the...

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Introducing: Kingpins 2029, The Transformers

The denim industry must undergo a massive transformation in order to ensure its successful survival by the year 2029, argues Andrew Olah, the founder of boutique denim trade fair Kingpins. Therefore, in order to kick-start this much needed change the trade fair's organization is set to launch a new concept for its exhibitions in Los Angeles, New...

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Jean School to launch the Jean School International Course

The world's first Jean School is set to launch a new program: the Jean School International Course. The course consists of a shortened program tailored for international students who are looking to study to become denim professionals at the Jean School. According to the Jean School, the idea to launch the course came after it received enormous...

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Global Denim Awards to host debut event in Amsterdam

The first edition of the Global Denim Awards is set to take place on 29 October, inAmsterdam, underlining the city's appeal as the denim capital. The debut event will coincide with the second Dutch edition of Kingpins, running from 29 to 30 October, and will see six independent designers working alongside with six denim manufacturers to create a...