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Eastman Naia expands denim applications

After a first launch at Kingpins Amsterdam this spring, Eastman is back at Kingpins in New York City this summer to showcase the versatility of its acetate staple fibre and its ability to enhance wearer comfort without sacrificing authentic denim...

In praise of pattern-making
Madrid-based denim brand Andesites has paid tribute to the importance of pattern-making in developing jeans that...
AMSilk supplier scales production
German biotech company AMSilk first established a partnership with Ajinomoto Foods Europe (AFE) in 2023. The two...
Kontoor Brands appoints new board member
Greensboro-based group Kontoor brands has announced the election of its former COO, Tom Waldron, to its board of...
Report takes garment-factory audits to task
A non-profit organisation called Labour Behind The Label has published a report that takes the clothing industry’s...
Gap invites employees to become influencers
Fashion group Gap has launched an initiative called the Employee Creator Programme. It said the programme would...
H&M introduces first denim range with recycled Circ and Lenzing fibres
The very first jeans made from cotton pulp extracted from clothing waste by Circ and Lenzing are now commercially...

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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...