Video: Mills and Laundries on the Latest Trends, Innovations

Stretch fabrics, transparency and colorful designs are key themes for Fall/Winter 2025-2026 denim.

Denim Mills Share Their Best-Selling Fabrics for Fall/Winter 2025-2026

At Kingpins New York, held July 17-18 at Basketball City, denim mills from around the world presented their latest collections and innovations, highlighting advancements in sustainability, creativity and innovation in denim production.

Here, representatives from denim mills and laundries provide insights into their plans for the upcoming season.

Artistic Milliners

Katie Tague, VP of marketing and sales at Artistic Milliners , describes the vertically integrated  company’s “All Day Swag” collection featuring soft and lightweight fabrics.

Cone Denim

All of Cone Denim ‘s fabrics produced in Mexico and China are Oritain traceable, ensuring that cotton is sourced from ethical regions. Here, Pierette Scavuzzo, denim design director at Cone Denim, explains how this verification process is supported by third-party audits, assuring that ethical sourcing standards are upheld.

Isko

Massimo Callegari, Isko senior national area manager, and Marco Rosso, Isko project manager, discuss the Turkish textile manufacturer’s F/W 25-26 Casual Line, a woven collection that uses woven fabric lineup made from FSC certified viscose and certified post-consumer recycled polyester.

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Nishat Mills

Nishat Mills is focusing on bold and vibrant colors this season, featuring shades like yellow, pink and lime green, according to Jennyka Wassermann, marketing and development at the vertically integrated manufacturer.

Soorty

Muhammad Ali, Soorty’s general manager of marketing and sales, fabric, describes how the vertically integrated denim manufacturer is innovating soft stretch denim this season.

Siddiqsons

Siddiqsons is focusing on comfort while still providing an authentic denim look this season with its “Cloud Core” collection. Each piece is made with fibers like Tencel and viscose , helping provide a soft hand feel, according to Scott Gress, president of North American sales and marketing at the Pakistan-headquartered denim mill.

Star Fades International

Knits and heavy wovens are key aspects of Star Fades International’s (SFI) latest collection, according to Alaina Miller, vice president of design and development at the Los Angeles-based company.

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