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Juicy Couture channels early-aughts through fresh denim division

US brand Juicy Couture has launched a newly formed denim division with a collection that is described as “a bold evolution”. Designed by Batra Group, a manufacturer and brand developer and the brand’s licensee across the UK and...

Archroma sees Cradle to Cradle growing in significance
Ten of Archroma’s product groups have achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified Material Health Gold level under...
OCA event confirms progress in sustainable cotton growing in Pakistan
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) held a first stakeholder event in Pakistan last week. The Amsterdam-based...
New CEO to drive Accelerating Circularity’s next phase
Accelerating Circularity, a non-profit building circular systems to turn used textiles into new raw materials, has...
Beximco Textiles set to reopen
Revival, a Japanese-Bangladeshi group, has announced it will be leasing the Beximco Textile facility which had closed...
Preface adds denim angle with Here|After and Denim Dudes
Boutique US-based textiles show Preface is collaborating with Swedish collective Re/Assenbly for a two-day event in Los ...
Resortecs announces new €6 million funding round
Belgian sustainable tech company Resortecs has closed a Series A funding round of €6 million. Contributors include ...

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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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Stretch in or out?

Jeans are near perfect candidates for mechanical recycling thanks to their high cotton content. But the presence of elastane, nearly as ubiquitous, can be a stumbling block for circularity. Luckily, workarounds are being found as are new solutions to recycle...

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...
Full throttle
The speed, the adrenaline rush… Thanks to innovation in denim, the biker dream...