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Hilfiger and Fashion for Good back Spinnova’s consortium

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Material Exchange adds to AI-powered sourcing solution

Over the course of 2025, digital sourcing platform Material Exchange has been adding new AI-powered features to its roster of services and to the capabilities of its chatbot Frank. The New York-based company has been focusing on two main sectors,...

Recognition for CHT Group in adidas supplier programme
Specialist textile chemicals developer CHT Group has won recognition from adidas in the 2025 edition of a supplier...
New Jeansland episode on Portugal
Andrew Olah goes over his experience in Portugal in this short Jeansland episode, from his first trip to the country in ...
PureDenim features Spider silk denim
Italian denim mill PureDenim focused on two innovations at PV Denim last month. Company manager Luigi Caccia mentioned...
Next major shift for Jeanologia
Denim-focused textile technology provider Jeanologia has said it is preparing “the next major shift” in...
Levi’s board addition to support ‘bold vision’
Levi Strauss & Co has appointed Jeffrey Jones II (pictured) as a member of the board. He has served as CEO H&R...
Organic cotton curriculum revised for Turkish farmers
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has launched a training resource for Turkish farmers, with the aim of regenerating ...

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Clocking On with Nikita Raman

Nikita Raman’s experience across categories, segments and countries helps shape her approach, with Hugo Boss’ suiting strength an inspiration for fresh designs. 6.00am Let’s be honest: my day does not start with a sunrise jog or a green...

Gap builds on its indigo foundations
Jane Pattinson, senior vice-president and global head of design at Gap,...
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 ...

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Indigo’s sophisticated companion

Advances in blending, weaving and dyeing wool have led to some exciting new denim fabrics, in a quietly growing segment that offers an upmarket take on winter collections. Adriano Goldschmied loves the idea of expanding natural fibres into denim....

Tokyo retail reality check
Tokyo, a fantastic and shining metropolis. A mecca for denim lovers and a...
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 ...