Role of denim and jeans in the fashion industry

Regan, Cynthia L.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-85709-843-6.00007-x

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“…The value of denim jeans has evolved into a symbol rather than a mere numeric value for consumers. The development of the worldwide market size of the denim jeans industry, estimated to be in the vicinity of $56 billion (U.S. dollars) or more by the year 2020 (Regan 2015), supports this view. The transformation of denim jeans from work-ware to luxury attire can be witnessed in recent times.…”

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Ecological footprint of your denim jeans: production knowledge and green consumerism

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Every pair of denim jeans produced contributes 33.4 kg of CO 2 into the atmosphere, consumes 3781 L of water, and occupies 12 m 2 of land to support its production. The consumption patterns and consumption behaviour of consumers are both vital determinants of their environmental performance and impact. This paper examines the environmental concerns, production knowledge, and related cognitive measures of consumers by mapping their intentions in the process of buying denim jeans. Consumers of denim jeans in mainland China were taken as a sample to achieve our research objective. Specifically, 1392 respondents were quantitatively investigated. The empirical results indicate that production knowledge, the ascription of responsibility, buying attitude, and personal norms are dominant factors in explaining consumers' buying intentions when purchasing denim jeans. Furthermore, we find that the relationship between cognitive factors and buying intentions is mediated by affordability. This study highlights the immediate need to measure the denim industry's ecological footprint (during the production phase) and communicate this to critical industry stakeholders (i.e. macro-level forces, environmentalists, current and potential consumers). The intention is to redefine the purchasing behaviour of future consumers of denim jeans.

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“…Denim is one of the better-known fabrics in the world, with more than 400 years of history (Regan 2015;Amutha 2017). Although denim was developed as resistant sailcloth, used in workers' clothing, nowadays, it is used in several types of clothing in the fashion industry, mainly jeans pants (Amutha 2017).…”

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Biocomposites from Cotton Denim Waste for Footwear Components

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The materials' production applied in the footwear industry corresponds to about 80% of the impacts generated in the total useful life of shoes. Cotton denim waste presents great opportunities for recycling. Logistical issues are the main point to industrial waste availability as raw material. This research aimed to describe the case study of denim wastes logistics from a clothes factory at Toritama city, Pernambuco state, Brazil (known as the "city of jeans"), and to develop biocomposites from cotton denim wastes (shredded and powder fibers) for application in the footwear components. A better destination could be provided for all denim wastes generation since it is easy to separate different denim composition wastes in the factory before the collection. However, blended fabrics are a complex issue for denim waste employment. The obtained biocomposite layers could be improved for applications in footwear components, mainly "soft" composites in insoles and "condensed" composites in toe-puffs and other shoe reinforcement components. Denim wastes employed in footwear components could reduce the amounts that end up in landfills and could replace certain petroleum-based components in shoes. Thus, the footwear industry could invest in future research and applications of biocomposites for sustainable manufacturing models.

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“…By studying denim's past, humans can observe how it went from being associated with 194 Denim peasants and the working class to being accepted in all socioeconomic classes. The phrases "twill, " "innovation, " and "rivets" might be used to summarize the development of denim [2].…”

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Investigate the fabric performance of Tencel-cotton blended denim in terms of the percentage change of Tencel

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Khan²,

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In terms of sustainability & wearing comfort, denim manufacturers are entering a new era of product variety. Tencel's regenerative nature and unique mechanical qualities usher in a new era for the denim industry. In this work, denim fabrics were manufactured using Tencel Cotton blended yarn using very fi ne yarn (20 Tex or 30 Ne), and fabric performance was examined following factors like tensile strength and other relevant metrics. For better evaluation, All the structures were 2/1 RHT (right-hand twill) that contained 115 EPI & 70 PPI and also indigo blue dyed. According to the result of the investigation, 100% Tencel Fabric (both the warp and the weft yarn were 100% Tencel) demonstrated the highest quality of fabric performance in terms of tensile strength, tearing strength, stiff ness, air permeability, and water vapor permeability than any other cotton or cotton Tencel blended fabric. However, a downward trend of abrasion resistance was observed in Tencel or cotton Tencel blended fabric concerning the percentage change of Tencel. Additionally, the performance of the fabric was significantly improved by the percentage addition of Tencel fiber in the warp and weft directions. In addition, a denim fabric made entirely of cotton performed the least well when compared to fabrics made entirely of Tencel or a blend of Tencel and cotton.

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Role of denim and jeans in the fashion industry

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Ecological footprint of your denim jeans: production knowledge and green consumerism

Ecological footprint of your denim jeans: production knowledge and green consumerism

Biocomposites from Cotton Denim Waste for Footwear Components

Investigate the fabric performance of Tencel-cotton blended denim in terms of the percentage change of Tencel

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