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Prestige Denim Mills plans new factory in Egypt

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Nigel Cabourn passes away

English menswear designer Nigel Cabourn passed away this week at the age of 77. Well-known for his military and workwear-inspired outerwear, he was, like Adriano Goldschmied, a highly respected figure in the industry. “He lived a remarkable life,...

Cut-and-sew skills programme for prisoners
Prisoners in El Salvador are learning garment construction skills as part of a programme called ‘Zero...
Kontoor’s chief accounting officer to retire
Kontoor’s chief accounting officer, Denise Sumner, will retire at the end of August.She has been with the company for...
Sharabati to host a pop-up at LaundRE
Denim mill Sharabati is hosting a pop-up on June 17 at LaundRe in East London, to showcase its fabrics, and to let...
Menabò appoints Keith O Brien to lead London hub
Italy-based communications agency Menabò Group has appointed Keith O'Brien, former senior PR manager for Isko and...
Subtle stadium success for Levi’s and denim
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, has already hosted the first of six matches it will host at the FIFA 2026...
Digital platform launches new guide to raw denim shops
Denim enthusiasts’ buying platform Denimhunters has started mapping what the founder, Thomas Stege Bojer, has called...

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Cut from a different cloth

Matthew Hegarty, founder of London-based brand Hegarty, sees denim and outerwear as the defining items in any wardrobe and tells us why UK manufacture and fabrics provide the foundations on which the business is built. For readers who don’t know, can you ...

“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...
Miles Johnson on why true denim sustainability demands collaboration, not competition
Consultant Miles Johnson acknowledges the dichotomy between balancing profit...

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A creative language in itself

Resins, metallic finishes and coatings are giving designers alternative ways to add drama and texture.“This collection is about waking up in a place with no idea what happened last night, and realising you are the most glorious person ever,” says Glenn...

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...
To go with the flow
The shift towards wider and looser styles is a blessing for the denim industry...