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Denim heaven: The street style trends of Kingpins Amsterdam

Last month Kingpins Amsterdam came back and the attending Denimheads have donned their best denim looks for the return of the physical edition. FashionUnited tracked down the hottest denim streetwear trends on site: It-pieces, hip cuts and wild patterns. Hip hop hooray: the baggy is back Baggy jeans are deeply rooted in streetwear culture. The...

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Kingpins announces digital show highlighting Australian denim

Denim trade show Kingpins has revealed the program for its two-day digital offering, with the spotlight on Australian denim. Kingpins will take place on June 23-24 offering insights on denim inspiration, digitalization, and responsible practices. Each day will consist of two hours of live-streamed stories, conversations, and seminars celebrating...

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These are the four denim trends for Spring/Summer 2022

After the April edition of the Kingpins denim fair took place online, the most recent edition in Amsterdam also went digital. On the digital KP24 Amsterdam Amy Leverton of Denim Dudes presented the most important denim trends for the spring / summer 2022 season. FashionUnited shares the four trends below. Work in progress The Chinese philosopher...

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Kingpins to launch digital denim sourcing platform in October

Denim trade show Kingpins is set to launch Kingpins Exchange, a new digital hub for denim sourcing professionals. Created in partnership with leading sourcing platform Material Exchange, Kingpins Exchange is a digital showroom platform and material marketplace looking to bring together denim mills, buyers and brands. The Kingpins Exchange will...

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Kingpins24 Canada to take place in September

Kingpins has announced that Kingpins24 - its digital platform launched in April following the cancellation of physical trade shows - will return on 22 September, this time with a focus on Canada. Co-presented by Canada-based Ani Wells of Simply Suzette, Kingpins24 Canada will feature a two-hour livestream exploring ideas of circularity,...

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Kingpins cancels September edition of China City Tour

Kingpins has cancelled the September edition of its China City Tour due to ongoing health concerns and travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The denim supply chain trade show was slated to take place between 2 and 4 September. “While some places in the world have begun to open and many of our mills and partners in China are...

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Kingpins cancels Amsterdam show

The pandemic is bringing havoc to the global tradeshow circuit. The latest victim is beloved denim tradeshow Kingpins. Kingpins Amsterdam will not be holding their originally planned show for October. Although the Netherlands is allowing events with restrictions, and Kingpins had a large venue that would've easily allowed for social distancing,...

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Kingpins24 to return in June

The organisers of denim trade show Kingpins have announced the next edition of Kinpins24 - its online event launched in light of the Covid-19 pandemic - will return between 23 and 24 June after its debut last month. The show will target the US-based denim industry, though organisers stressed that it would not take the place of the New York...

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Kingpins24: the first fully digital denim sourcing fair

We knew that the day where fashion fairs change their format from physical to digital would come, but perhaps we hadn’t expected it so soon. As a response to the current pandemic, the Amsterdam-based denim sourcing fair Kingpins was forced to announce the cancellation of its edition in Halfweg. A few weeks after this, however, a new concept was...

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Kingpins New York cancelled due to Covid-19

Kingpins New York, which was scheduled to take place between 2 and 3 June, has been cancelled due to travel restrictions and health concerns over Covid-19. This comes after organisers last month announced the Amsterdam edition of the trade show scheduled between 22 and 23 April was cancelled for the same reason. Instead, an online version of the...

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Kingpins to host virtual trade fair in place of cancelled Amsterdam show

Denim trade fair Kingpins has announced it is to stage an online show in April after its scheduled Amsterdam fair was cancelled earlier this month due to the coronavirus. Kingpins24 will take place on the same dates - between 22 and 23 April - and will feature a live stream of panels, interviews, and exhibitor content such as line presentations...

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Kingpins Amsterdam cancelled over coronavirus concerns

Denim trade fair Kingpins has cancelled its April edition in Amsterdam due to health concerns and travel restrictions linked to the coronavirus, Covid-19. The fair, which was scheduled to run between 22 and 23 April, is the second Kingpins show to be cancelled over coronavirus fears after organisers announced last month that the Hong Kong show...