Denim Heritage Converges With the Future at Kingpins China-Hangzhou
Denim trends, Ai’s impact on the industry, and the evolution of stonewashing are on the agenda at Kingpins China-Hangzhou, during its May 21-22 run at ADM More in Hangzhou’s Gonshu District.
BeDisobedient returns to Hongzhou with its Denim Forecast, titled, “Curating the Market,” but this marks the first time the consultancy will present its forecast in Chinese. Kingpins Chief Executive Officer Vivian Wang will also lead two panel discussions: one titled “Fiber to Fabric: How China’s Integrated Supply Chain Is Redefining Denim Innovation” and another called “The New China Consumer: Beyond Price, Toward Value and Culture.”
Kingpins China-Hangzhou will feature a mix of B2B and consumer facing activities, including initiatives, installations, workshops and retail. Lil Denim Jean will curate the Lildenimmall featuring a lineup of emerging designers including Wirote; CYLIGUYA CYTO CYEMA; Atelier Yee; LurkWorldwide and VEERKRACHT.
There also will be a Fashion Show, sponsored by Dinghui Fashion, at 16:00 on Friday, May 22 and including a finale dress created by Dinghui featuring tie dye created during the show at the Simwood + WeiShan San-Yi tie-dyed industrial dyeing presentation.
The full Denim Talks lineup can be found below.
DENIM TALKS SCHEDULE
THURSDAY May 21
11:30 “Denim Forecast: Curating The Market,” led by Be Disobedient’s Lydia Li
13:00 “Artificial Intelligence: From Cotton to Culture,” moderated by David Tring (The Magic of Denim Consultancy) and featuring Ryan Houlton, from Hong Kong PolyU; Jessica Lau, from Jeanologia; and Alfie Chen, from Style3D.
14:30 “Celebrating 50 Years of Stonewashing,” moderated by Cone Denim’s Kelvin Sin and featuring JingqiuMade’s Wing Wang; Dinghui Fashion’s Oscar Yu; and Wirote’s Yuhao Dong
16:00 “Fiber to Fabric: How China’s Integrated Supply Chain Is Redefining Denim Innovation,” led by Kingpins CEO Vivian Wang, and featuring Lyn Gao, from Advance Denim; Stephen Lee, from Bestseller Fashion Group; and Vivian Ren, from Lenzing Group (China).
FRIDAY, MAY 22
11:30 “The New China Consumer: Beyond Price, Toward Value and Culture,” led by Kingpins CEO Vivian Wang, ad featuring Sherrie Ho, from TOYOUᵀᴴ, and designer Cinzia Che
13:00 “Denim Forecast: Curating The Market,” led by Be Disobedient’s Lydia Li
14:30 “Gold Sinks, Denim Rises: Blue Threads Across the World,” featuring The Vintage Showroom’s Doug Gunn and Gruppo Basic International Limited’s Alan Chu
