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PV Denim readies for next edition

Denim Première Vision will be opening its doors at the Superstudio Più in Milan on November 26 & 27, 2025, in two weeks' time. The number of exhibitors is similar to last season’s. More than 65 companies will showcase their...

Heat-pump innovation to drive Epic’s net-zero laundry
A partnership between Italian machinery company Tonello, denim and clothing manufacturer Epic Group and an Indian...
Leadership appointments at Circulose
Stockholm-based waste-to-fibre developer Circulose has appointed Christian Dressler as its new chief technology...
Could this be the oldest pair of Levi’s?
Denim collectors and historians have been debating whether a recently discovered pair of jeans could be the first known ...
Jeansland Episode 42: Fifty Years of Denim at Over the Rainbow
Reaching a 50-year anniversary as a fashion retailer, or in any business, is something to celebrate and Andrew Olah...
Formal opening of new Lycra factory in China
Fibre solutions provider the Lycra Company has officially opened a new spandex production facility in China. The new...
A touch of the Highlands for new Daily Blue capsule
Ahead of Denim Première Vision, Adriano Goldschmied has worked with Pioneer Denim and Soko to create a novel...

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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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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...