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Oletta’s innovative eco-trimmings

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Expanded headquarters as OTB expresses faith in China

OTB Group has celebrated Diesel’s 20th anniversary in China by opening an extended headquarters in Shanghai’s Jing’an district. The expansion reflects the group’s intention to strengthen its roots in China, provide its teams...

Candiani weaves wool narrative
Italian mill Candiani has presented a blend of 35% wool with regenerative cotton, in grey with an indigo hue, made on...
New CEO named at SaXcell
SaXcell, a Dutch company that makes cellulose pulp from waste cotton textiles, has named one of its co-founders, Pramod ...
Raw cotton production forecast lower in October report
Cotton information resource Cotlook has reduced its forecast of global raw cotton production in 2025-2026 by 147,000...
Bluezone dates move back to July in 2026
Munich Fabric Start has announced a change of dates for its summer 2026 edition, rescheduling the fabric, denim,...
Focus on coatings: Mills and chemicals suppliers see growing demand
Although included in mills’ presentations for while, at the recent Kingpins Amsterdam event there were a growing...
Andrea Rosso joins Sophie Bramel in Munich
Andrea Rosso, head of sustainability for Diesel and the OTB group, joined Inside Denim’s co-editor Sophie Bramel...

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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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A new spin on hemp

Innovation in hemp processing is helping the natural fibre shed its characteristic coarseness, without losing its rugged appeal. Technologies that produce finer and more homogenous fibres may enable the low impact, regenerative and biodiversity-friendly plant ...

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...
A hub for positive denim
A London-based centre for refinishing, education and collaboration, LaundRe is...