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French retailer Kiabi joins Denim Deal

Ahead of the Circular Fashion Week which will be held in Lille this Thursday and Friday, French retailer Kiabi has announced its commitment to the Denim Deal. The Mulliez family-owned retailer has been progressively increasing the proportion...

Change of chief executive at Gant
Fredrik Malm has taken over as the chief executive of fashion brand Gant. He replaced Patrik Söderström in...
Closed goes ‘sculptural yet fluid’ in latest collection
German brand Closed describes its latest collection, Closed Country Club, as “a dialogue between urban...
Extra renewable energy push for Nishat Mills
Vertically integrated denim producer Nishat Mills has announced plans for further investment in renewable energy. The...
Vivolo’s design competition expands nationwide
A design competition run by Italian back patches-maker Vivolo to strengthen the ties between academia and industry is...
Textile Exchange pivots to two-tier structure to boost collective action
The Textile Exchange is evolving its membership structure to offer two tiers – a more passive Community tier and...
HMS and CleanKore begin long-term partnership
Clean-tech innovators HMS (HandMadeStone) and CleanKore are working together on a pilot project with the aim of...

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Gap builds on its indigo foundations

Jane Pattinson, senior vice-president and global head of design at Gap, explains how Gen Z and Millennials have influenced fits in its autumn campaign Better in Denim, and explains why the company’s social strategies are among the aspects she is most...

Adriano Goldschmied on the potential of digital printing
The ‘Godfather of Denim’ tells Inside Denim how he sees advances in technology...
Miles Johnson on why true denim sustainability demands collaboration, not competition
Consultant Miles Johnson acknowledges the dichotomy between balancing profit...
Clocking On...Terrence Ruggiero - A day in the off-season
After years in Manhattan, Lunasalt Denim founder Terrence Ruggiero swapped one...
Playing to its own fashion rhythm
Claudiu Ciubotaru, marketing director at Bucharest-based denim brand No44, says ...
Heavenly collection
AllSaints’ head of women’s denim, Mariella Ertl, tells Inside Denim how close...

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Tokyo retail reality check

Tokyo, a fantastic and shining metropolis. A mecca for denim lovers and a benchmark for retail analysis. This summer in Tokyo, the city and its retail offering made my head spin. Begging one big question: what’s up in international denim and fashion...

Stretch in or out?
Jeans are near perfect candidates for mechanical recycling thanks to their high ...
A new spin on hemp
Innovation in hemp processing is helping the natural fibre shed its...
Biotech indigo at a tipping point
Disrupting an industry that produces some 70,000 tonnes of petrochemical indigo ...
Lift-off for LaundRE
The doors are finally open to the UK’s washing, upcycling and R&D hub for jeans ...
Melt and spin fibre-to-fibre recycling
Polyester and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are two different names for the...