The global denim industry will gather at Kingpins Amsterdam on April 15-16, serving as a stage for fiber companies, mills and other supply chain partners to showcase their concepts for Fall/Winter 2027-2028.
“At its core, Kingpins is a platform built to send people home with something tangible: a new idea, a meaningful connection, a technology worth exploring, or a spark that shapes the next collection,” Vivian Wang, Kingpins Show director, told SJ Denim.
For the first time, Kingpins Amsterdam will feature The Jeanius Hub, a dedicated space for discovering the latest innovations. Wang said the show’s team is “working behind the scenes to make it even more intuitive to navigate and better connected to the rest of the show floor.”
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“At the same time, we don’t want that forward momentum to overshadow some of our longer-standing programs like the Most Sustainable Product (MSP) initiative,” she said. “The most recent MSP collection is genuinely lovely. Every piece represents a real innovation from our exhibitors, and we want visitors to appreciate not just the design, but the depth of sustainable thinking embedded in each one.”
Additionally, the event will host trend seminars by Be Disobedient founder Ana Paula Alves, workshops with Advance Denim and Panther Denim, and a special memorial for Adriano Goldschmied who died last week in Italy.
Here’s a roundup of new collections and initiatives to check out at the show.
Advance Denim
Advance Denim is focused on fibers.
The mill is expanding its offerings of The Lycra Company’s Vintage FX technology—a solution that allows brands to offer consumers comfort stretch styles with an authentic denim look. “VintageFX styles add comfort and long-lasting stretch performance to low stretch styles that traditionally have suffered from bagging out after repeated wearing,” said Mark Ix, Advance Denim’s director of North American marketing. “It does this through patented technology that not only adds performance but retains the vintage look and feel of rigid denim.”
Advance Denim is also expanding its offering of Lenzing’s Tencel Lyocell–HV100. Created with high variation fiber lengths to mimic naturally grown cotton and manufactured in a closed loop production process, the fiber has a natural softness without the shine. “Mixed with cotton and linen creates the ultimate in understated luxury,” Ix added.
Soorty
Fast Fade, a collaborative collection between Soorty and Jeaologia, represents what happens when two companies that share a philosophy about processes and decide to push that goal as far as it will go.
Each fabric in the collection is designed exclusively for dry processes. “No whiskering. No sanding. No hand finishing of any kind. Just the full expressive power of today’s laser and dry process technology, applied to fabrics designed for purpose,” said Eda Dikmen, Soorty’s group general manager, marketing communications and branding.
She added that the project is a “genuine creative exchange” that consisted of workshops, iterations and shared R&D between the companies.
The collection is part of Soorty’s Easy Wash concept, produced with less water and less chemistry.
Bossa
Bossa is presented special collections with Lenzing and The Lycra Company.
With Lenzing, the Turkish mill is highlighting Tencel Lyocell–HV100 and 2.2 dtex innovations, which Jordan Nodarse, Bossa’s designer, said “bring new texture and surface character into denim.” With The Lycra Company, Bossa is launching developments featuring Vintage FX, which offers a new balance between authentic appearance and comfort performance.
“These partnerships are important because they demonstrate how material innovation can support both creativity and functionality in a way that is relevant to the market,” Nodarse said.
US Group
At Kingpins Amsterdam, US Group is sponsoring a special collaboration with a young Dutch denim designer, Jamie. “He is among the top fashion graduates in the Netherlands and recently gained recognition at Amsterdam Fashion Week,” said Intizar Ali, the mill’s general manager research and business development. “For this project, he presents a collection inspired by his upbringing in Wijk aan Zee, a coastal town known for its surf culture.”
The collection reflects his personal connection to the place, combining storytelling with a strong focus on upcycling, using materials sourced from the beach.
Ali added through this collaboration, US Group want to “bring a thoughtful perspective to denim that connects creativity with sustainability in a very real and personal way.”
Hyosung
Elastane manufacturer Hyosung TNC will showcase fabrics made with regen Bio Elastane derived from sugarcane.
As the industry pushes further into renewable feedstocks, the South Korean company said sugarcane represents where that journey is heading as it’s a crop with established large-scale agricultural systems and strong carbon reduction potential.
Hyosung Bio Elastane delivers the durability, stretch and recovery demanded by activewear, sportswear, and compression applications while supporting meaningful reductions in carbon footprint.
The company will also present RCS-certified, 100 percent recycled regen Elastane made from the reclaimed materials from the company’s manufacturing process, providing brands a solution for a fully recycled denim material.
Naveena Denim Lahore
Naveena Denim Lahore will debut a collaboration with Xlance, a cross-linked polyolefin-based elastic yarn known for its durability, recyclability, and high performance. The collection leverages Xlance’s expertise in high-performance stretch and durable fabrics to enhance both comfort and functionality in our denim collection,” said Umair Tata, the mill’s director.
The mill will also present G-2 Ozone finish, a process that significantly reduces water, energy and chemical consumption during production. “Additionally, advanced water and chemical conversion techniques have been implemented to minimize environmental impact across processing stages,” Tata said.
Orta
Orta will present a collection with Archroma featuring FiberColors, a new range of biosynthetic dyes. The technology offers a circular approach to dyeing by upcycling wool waste into high-performance colorants while maintaining a strong focus on premium aesthetics and responsible sourcing.
The patented dyeing technology transforms locally sourced wool waste from Catalonia region in Spain (close to Archroma’s production facilities) into high-performance, sustainable dyes.
With a minimum of 50 percent wool waste content, Sebla Onder, Orta’s marketing and sustainability manager, said the technology replaces petroleum-based raw materials without compromising dyeing quality or performance while offering earthy shades. “Notably, just 1 kg of wool waste can generate up to 10 kg of dye, significantly reducing reliance on fossil-based alternatives while offering a scalable, fully traceable solution for more sustainable denim production,” she said.
Orta will show fabrics in three different shades that the mill developed with Arcrhoma: teak, slate and graphite.
