The maiden Kingpins Denim trade show in Amsterdam that took place on May 7 and May 8 saw around 40 companies exhibiting their range. Many industry professionals attended the show’s first edition housed in the Westergasfabriek.
Kingpins brought together big industry players besides its partners Lycra and E3, Tavex, Candiani Denim, Atlantic Mills, Advanced Denim, the French company Velcorex among others. Some of them were also present at Denim by Première Vision in Paris, or in the Blue Zone of Munich Fabric Start.
While Kingpins ended on May 8, Amsterdam Denim Days will continue. The event built around the new trade show will see Modefabriek held on May 9 to 10 along with Blueprint, its exhibition space open to the public. Denim fans will witness display by labels like Diesel, Pepe Jeans London, Denham, Scotch & Soda and others.
The Kingpins Show is an invitation-only, boutique denim sourcing show featuring a highly-edited selection of vendors that include denim and sportswear fabric mills from the US, Japan, China, India, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Thailand, Spain and Mexico, wash houses, full package manufacturers, trim providers and business solutions. Kingpins launched in 2004, organises biannual shows in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.
