Bangladesh will host a Denim Expo from November 8 to 9, 2016. The event expects to see about 5,000 visitors, including buyers, brand representatives, CEOs, sourcing managers, manufacturers, merchandiser and denim lovers from the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Turkey, China and rest of the world.

The show will gather 55 exhibitors from 16 countries, who will present products of the entire denim supply chain, ranging from fabrics to finishes. Bangladesh Denim Expo will present natural fabrication, natural manufacturing of jeans and natural washes. The show’s trend area will display a series of trends and fits inspired by natural manufacturing techniques and fabrics.

The show, managed by a non-profit organization aiming at improving the denim culture in the country, will focus on spring/summer 2018 trends and will focus on the theme of natural denim, analyzing the themes of sustainability and innovation in the denim industry.

Four seminars will present opinions and experiences of international and national experts of the global denim supply chain. One of these seminars will be about how to choose less harmful denim washing techniques. Another seminar will focus on the improvement of the unit economics of the readymade garment manufacturing industry. A total of 4,000 visitors from 43 countries visited the earlier edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo held in April 2016.