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Lenzing’s suppliers help to create Circ denim for H&M

Retailer H&M is set to launch menswear denim for spring that contains Circ’s textile-to-textile recycled fibres alongside Tencel Refibra, as part of a new collaboration that sees suppliers combine the two fibres to help it scale. The denim ...

Vidalia’s looms find new home in Georgia
The looms operated by Vidalia Mills, which has since shuttered, have been acquired by Mount Vernon Mills (MVM)...
SS27 looks bright for Officina39
Italian chemicals producer Officina39 has presented several new developments for SS27, including its ‘Shades of...
Dramatic ‘highs and lows’ and FitSense progress from AGI
Pakistan-based vertical manufacturer AGI Denim has showcased an updated dye technology that enables more pronounced...
CO2-absorbing fabric among Orta’s novelties
A fabric that absorbs carbon dioxide and emits oxygen, as well as a focus on European linen blends, were among the...
OshKosh launches drop-model for its iconic styles
Baby and children’s wear maker Carter’s, Inc. is revisiting its timeless bestsellers and releasing them in...
Tonello highlights garment dyeing as a tool for circularity
Italy-based technology provider Tonello has highlighted its role in circular fashion by promoting its garment-dyeing...

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Miles Johnson on why true denim sustainability demands collaboration, not competition

I’ve seen many changes in my 25 years of designing denim. Many of them absolutely necessary. We never even gave throwing chemicals and unctions at jeans a thought. Why would we? At the time, what things looked like was the most exciting criterion and...

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...
Chemical reactions
What do auxiliary chemicals do exactly and why do we need to know? Denim’s top...
Dawson Denim’s evolution
The UK brand has come a long way in a little over 10 years and is now making...

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Biotech indigo at a tipping point

Disrupting an industry that produces some 70,000 tonnes of petrochemical indigo annually is no small feat. Innovators in synthetic biology claim they have already ticked key boxes: achieving purity levels comparable to conventional indigo and scaling...

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...
Full throttle
The speed, the adrenaline rush… Thanks to innovation in denim, the biker dream...
A hub for positive denim
A London-based centre for refinishing, education and collaboration, LaundRe is...
Tilting the scale
Innovative fibres and processes that address environmental and social concerns...