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Abercrombie & Fitch expands distribution of NFL co-branded range

In its second year as official partner of the National Football League (NFL), Abercrombie & Fitch is stepping up the scope and distribution of its co-branded offering. Thanks to an agreement with online platform Fanatics, the range will be sold...

Brooklyn to have a new “home for denim”
The Williamsburg Garment Company, founded by denim designer Maurice Malone, is to open a new site in Brooklyn in...
Ministry promotes jute
India’s ministry for textiles has launched a campaign to promote jute, extoling its natural properties. It has...
Momotaro returns to Japan’s natural dyes
Japanese denim brand Momotaro has released a limited edition range dyed with shikon, which it describes as one of...
John John and Champion highlight denim & sports
Dubbed ‘heritage in motion’, the collab’ between Brazilian denim brand John John and Champion adds another chapter to...
Saitex outlines challenges as well as progress
Vietnam-headquartered denim mill Saitex has produced its impact report for 2025, detailing progress and lessons...
Magnetic zip goes global
Zip technology developer YKK has made the number-three size of its QuickFree click-TRAK magnetic zipper available...

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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 consideration. Each piece is individually reworked to appeal to “the girl who has spent years feeling like denim just wasn’t made with her in mind”. You started by reworking...

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...
“Collaboration between industry and academia allows for fresh perspectives”
Professor Kate Goldsworthy is the director of Future Denim Lab, an ambitious...
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,...

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Fast track textile-to-textile recycling

Kipas is breaking down the barriers to recycling mixed textile waste with FibR-e. The facility, which began operating at the end of last year, can recycle 100 tonnes of waste per day.“Our solution is a fast-track textile-to-textile recycling system,” says...

A creative language in itself
Resins, metallic finishes and coatings are giving designers alternative ways to ...
Momentum grows in ‘battle’ against PP
Suppliers say potassium permanganate’s inclusion on the ZDHC Watchlist sends an ...
Is there life on planet wool denim?
In our common memory, denim is and has always been a blue fabric made of...
A chain under strain
The denim industry in Turkey faces multiple challenges from falls in demand and ...
Recycling ‘blocker’ fibre enters new age
As Lycra’s partially bio-based elastane hits commercial volumes, Fashion for...