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Kontoor’s plans to sell Lee ‘at an advanced stage’

PV Denim in focus

New factory producing bio-based elastane ingredient

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Fast-growing Japan Blue to set up Kojima hub

Denim company Japan Blue Co is setting up an integrated “monozukuri” (craft-based production) hub in Kojima next year, designed to “strengthen its global competitiveness”. This facility will not be a conventional factory, but rather a “cultural ...

Momotaro's garden tranquillity sets scene for latest store
Japanese brand Momotaro Denim is opening a store in Fukuoka, which it sees as a “gateway city to Asia”, to strengthen...
Denim appointment at Chanel
High-end brand Chanel has appointed a new head of denim as part of its design team. Inès Le Calvez is returning to...
Global pressures weigh on Nishat Mills’ results
Pakistan-based Nishat Mills Limited has reported flat revenues for the nine months ended 31 March 2026, to PKR 133.342...
EIM’s second report shows industry progress
Jeanologia’s EIM (Environmental Impact Measuring) software, has presented its second report, analysing processes that...
New Jeansland Fresh Blood episode
This episode of Jeansland’s Fresh Blood features Justin Bastarache, 27, who is from Montreal, Canada. Je founded a...
Denim Deal aims to accelerate through new partnership
The Denim Deal has partnered “global sourcing infrastructure” World Collective with the aim of expanding the reach of...

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“Collaboration between industry and academia allows for fresh perspectives”

Professor Kate Goldsworthy is the director of Future Denim Lab, an ambitious five-year initiative dedicated to advancing circular and regenerative denim.I was thrilled to be invited to write this at the very beginning of an exciting new venture. The Future...

Clocking On with Nikita Raman
Nikita Raman’s experience across categories, segments and countries helps shape ...
Gap builds on its indigo foundations
Jane Pattinson, senior vice-president and global head of design at Gap,...
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...

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A chain under strain

The denim industry in Turkey faces multiple challenges from falls in demand and increases in cost. Its vertically integrated value chain is coming under intense pressure.A year ago, when the president of the US, Donald Trump, launched a far-reaching programme ...

Recycling ‘blocker’ fibre enters new age
As Lycra’s partially bio-based elastane hits commercial volumes, Fashion for...
To go with the flow
The shift towards wider and looser styles is a blessing for the denim industry...
Patterns vs fades
The making of jeans adorned with ‘deep fake’ digital prints, motifs etched out...
Indigo’s sophisticated companion
Advances in blending, weaving and dyeing wool have led to some exciting new...
Tokyo retail reality check
Tokyo, a fantastic and shining metropolis. A mecca for denim lovers and a...