The Giza Cotton

Heniis GizBarb is an Egyptian Inspiration

Story of Giza

Giza Cotton, a high-quality Egyptian weave, graded based on the length and diameter of the fiber and condition. The longer the fiber and the smaller the diameter, the finer the yarn spun and the better the rating. The Egyptian Giza cotton has sought a higher value because of its quality, strength, softness, and extra-long fiber.

Historically, the industry standard has been to identify various types of Giza cotton by a number: for example, Giza 70, Giza 87, Giza 88 and Giza 92. The numbers refer to the year the cotton strains were hybridized; think of Giza 87 as being “born” in 1987 and Giza 88 in 1988. In recent decades, most manufacturers have replaced the number with the designation LS for long-strand or ELS for extra-long staple cotton (also known as Gossypium barbadense). Gossypium barbadense is a type of cotton plant that has been cultivated to have ELS fibers – fibers longer than 34 millimeters or 1.37 inches long that are associated with high-quality cotton. ELS cotton is commonly sold as Pima (also known as Supima cotton) or Egyptian cotton. ELS cotton is woven into some of the finest high thread count shirts, sheets, and pillowcases.

As we noted, many strains of Giza cotton are no longer referred to by number. The notable exception to this rule is Giza 45, which is known as the Queen of the Egyptian cotton. As the name suggests, Giza 45 cotton was hybridized in 1945 and is considered by many to be the world’s most desirable cotton due to its remarkable natural attributes. Giza 45 is the longest of all long-staple cotton and its fibers possess outstanding uniformity and fineness. Giza 45 is rare, as it represents only half of one percent of all Egyptian cotton grown annually.

If you are looking for the highest quality fabric products, household or dailywear, that are woven to be the softest, most supple fabric that is comfortable and durable, look no further than Giza 45 or the Giza ELS, which is known to be of the highest quality grade; the longest, thinnest, strongest, and most uniform. You will find it in the most luxurious products sold by fine fashionwear manufacturers.

The flagship fashionwear manufactures are all using Giza LS and ELS cotton in their products, so do Heniis.

Indian Giza

Suvin, nicknamed as ‘Indian Giza’, is the longest and finest cotton fibre in India, developed by the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), a crossbreed between Sujata and St Vincent (a sea island cotton), combo-named SUjata+VINcent. It was released for commercial cultivation in 1974. Suvin is categorised as extra-long staple cotton. An Egyptian variety called Karnak, a sea island cotton, was selected by Indian scientists and made to acclimatise to our growing conditions. It is the only Gossypium Barbadense variety currently in cultivation in parts of Tamil Nadu. Even though as many as 10 interspecific hybrids are officially released for commercial cultivation, only two hybrids are currently grown. Hybrid DCH 32 is under commercial cultivation in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. Hybrid TCHB 213 is grown in Tamil Nadu alone.

Heniis GizBarb!

Heniis founders are using different verities of this Giza cotton from finest weavers across the nation, who acquire highest quality Giza series cotton, through domestic and global importing sources.

As a men’s apparel market trend-maker, Heniis has recently presented the Giza cotton series as ‘GizBarb Series’. The series brings high quality materials and fashion choices, aggressively competing the menswear manufacturers. The custom weaved fabrics, and the global fashion standards, these products give the customers highest quality and satisfaction, of-course with the most affordable price tags, which will be an attracting factor of every Heniis product.

Heniis GizBarb is using the finest quality of Giza cotton, that the beauty of it, for sure!