Color, Embellishments Return at Bread & Butter

By Luisa Zargani
Denim manufacturers showing at the Bread & Butter trade show here embraced brighter colors, lightweight fabrics and a return to moderate embellishments.

Large crowds buoyed exhibitors' confidence at the three-day fair that ended July 6. Dark indigo and black washes that dominated fall looks veered to lighter shades of gray in denim collections for summer 2008.