Denim fashion is shaped by both the past and the trends emerging from the street. Long before a pair of jeans reaches the store, however, it is influenced by mill-level decision makers who must weigh global economic conditions, raw material availability, and a range of unpredictable forces. As denim manufacturers apply the lessons learned from 2025—a year marred by shifting trade policies and slowing economies—to future products, consumers can expect to see these decisions in the type of fibers used in je ...