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Inditex and UNHCR strengthen partnership

Off-White introduces more accessible range

RE&UP establishes Fibre Club consortium

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MAC Jeans picks up German sustainability award

The Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis (DNP), or German Sustainability Award, has announced the winners of its 2026 edition, singling out Bavaria-based MAC Jeans for its jeans made from a blend of nettle fibre (80%) and recycled cotton...

New head of sustainability for Gap Inc.
Jeffrey Hogue has been appointed chief sustainability officer of Gap Inc. He held the same position at Levi Strauss...
Soho Atelier offers made-to-order options for Levi’s London customers
Made-to-order jeans are to be part of the offering at Levi Strauss & Co’s store in Soho Atelier in...
Gap moves further into AI
Gap is partnering Google Cloud, Zeta Global and Publicis Sapient to increase its use of AI in its marketing systems to...
Authentic sets out first plans for Lee
Authentic Brands Group has signed a new long-term partnership with One Jeanswear Group (OJG) for denim brand Lee –...
Cotton Incorporated event connects supply chain
Cotton Incorporated brought together more than 300 leaders from 140 companies across 10 countries, to discover...
Textile Recycling Expo presents first awards
For its second edition, which was a lively event, Textile Recycling Expo presented its very first awards in support of...

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Clocking On with Emily Gubbay

Emily Gubbay has devised a method to extract indigo from denim and jeans that she hopes will in time be a viable alternative to the petrochemical pigment. 6.50amMy alarm goes off but I give myself ten minutes before getting out of bed. I don’t like to...

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,...
Adriano Goldschmied on the potential of digital printing
The ‘Godfather of Denim’ tells Inside Denim how he sees advances in technology...

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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...