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OJG to run Lee operations in US and Canada

Ralph Lauren Q2 earnings exceed expectations

Kontoor ‘enters next chapter stronger’

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Blue Jeans Go Green at 20

Cotton Incorporated launched its Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green denim recycling program 20 years ago this week making it an early awareness raising programme “that has transformed how consumers think about the lifecycle of their jeans,” the US-grown...

British clothing manufacturers seek safety in numbers
Source Fashion, Fashion-Enter and the Apparel & Textile Manufacturers Federation (ATMF) brought together...
Rajby’s focus on garment automation helps reduce lead times
Rajby Textiles is looking to strengthen its relationships with denim brands by combining its fabric development...
Botter to showcase experimental denim project at Denim PV
Trade show Denim Première Vision is partnering with fashion label Botter on a creative denim project exploring material ...
CHT named finalist for German Sustainability Award
CHT Germany, part of the CHT Group, has been named a finalist in the German Sustainability Award Companies 2027 in the...
New owner views new product categories for Lee
Authentic Brands Group has completed the acquisition of the intellectual property of denim brand Lee from Kontoor...
Naia advances denim applications with added performance
US-based Eastman’s cellulose acetate brand Naia is expanding its presence in the denim sector with more than 20 mills...

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Designers’ next dimension

Nikita Raman, a senior designer at Hugo Boss, considers how AI, sustainability, and commercial strategies are changing the design process. While embracing new technologies, she believes the future of great denim remains rooted in fabric, craft and...

“The solutions already exist. Now denim needs to scale them”
Claudia Giacovelli, country portfolio lead for textiles at the United Nations...
Japan Blue: Strength in the stories
Driven by a rebrand and new partnerships, Japan Blue and Momotaro have seen...
Catapulted from campus: How Ali Grace turned vintage jeans into a multimillion-dollar brand
Vintage Levi’s form the base of every aligrace style, with fit an integral...
Clocking On with Emily Gubbay
Emily Gubbay has devised a method to extract indigo from denim and jeans that...
Cut from a different cloth
Matthew Hegarty, founder of London-based brand Hegarty, sees denim and...

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Around the world in 75 fades

Wash expert Zennure Danisman, alongside Endrime’s Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique, brought together a remarkable international network of denim specialists to chronicle historic denim pieces and create a new visual and educational record of washing. Mohsin ...

Stretch solutions bet on plant over fossil
In just a few years, renewable, recycled and natural raw materials have given...
Denim’s couture makeover
Designer Christelle Kocher worked with Levi’s to show how beautiful and...
Fast track textile-to-textile recycling
Kipaş is breaking down the barriers to recycling mixed textile waste with...
A creative language in itself
Resins, metallic finishes and coatings are giving designers alternative ways to ...
As the denim landscape evolves, this resource can help brands achieve creative goals
Denim is an immense fashion category, one that has grown from humble beginnings ...