Trend Direction: SOFT FOCUS

Wear it - Soft Focus

"Knit" denims from Diesel look quirky in pieced together different indigo shades.

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Splash prints combined with random surface scratches creating a soft comfortable worn in appearance.  Big sloppy shapes give the impression of "don't care" cool.

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New oversized layered designs for our Soft Focus edit.

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Daily comfort brushed and worn in basics with fluid tencel coats and onesies from the high street.

Trend Direction: SOFT FOCUS

Close Up - Softly Diffused

Soft fibre blends of modal, lyocell and tencel - delicately raised faces + reverse sides = incredible comfort and drape.  Laid back casual and grown up looks.

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 Lyocell, Tencel, and viscose; achieve a soft heavy drape as seen in these shirts.

A selection of some tencel and lyocell shirts as seen on the high street.

Trend Direction: SOFT FOCUS

Close Up - Light Dimension

Feather light to mid- weight blues = shape without weight. Gossamer fine plain weaves lightly coated for extra body - parachute lightness. Slight lustre or polished finish reflects deep indigo blues rendering them even richer.

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Lyocell and Tencel blended lightest denims; torn and brushed softest indigos lend themselves to alternatives for jeanswear.

Screw and twist these lightweights before garment dye - dry and unwrap creating novel creative dye effects. New tie dyes in colour layers on layers.

Trend Direction: SOFT FOCUS

Baggy + soft;  Super soft + light;  Focus on comfort.

Indigo Blue denims with added hi-touch and fluid drape. New techniques + softest fibres enhance the light tactile effect. Max-sized flares where cut + construction + soft faces are key to make the shape drape and the impression hazy. Mélange warps lend the haze to light indigos; brushing and sueding renders the surface soft and tactile; this is comfort and cocooning indigo - from loungewear to dress wear to jeanswear. 

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Tencel softness with heavy drape and lustre. Embossing on shine creates another indigo dimension. Fraying the edges for added softening effect makes extra casual what may otherwise be a bit too dressy.

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Lyocell blended indigos add softness and drape to even mid weight denims allowing the shapes to be manipulated and re-formed from which new styles are born.

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Collaged image: ©TheDenimEye2016 Jeans : ©The Y-Project

Trend Direction: SHARP PERFORMERS

Close Up - Anti-Bacterial

Antibacterial finish prevents odour in skinny stretch. Fibres and finish are used to enhance performance such as Invista's Dual FX and Lycra Beauty fibres.  Silvadur and Archroma technology are the industry benchmarks for such technology.

Moisture management = greater comfort and confidence in high stretch denims. Coolmax is the brand to choose for cool comfort.    Coatings are a must for fashion and performance imparting wipe clean and water resistant surfaces, these must be breathable. 

To achieve super soft internal touch combined with performance surfaces Lyocell and Modal fibres from Lenzing are perfect blends for soft touch inside.

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double lares and air trapping constructions keep warmth in and cold out.