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Bestseller milestone for CmiA cotton

Strong quarter for brand Levi’s

Strategic partnership in sustainable dyeing

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Recognition for Interloop’s water stewardship

Based in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Interloop has achieved a gold level certification from the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) for a facility located in Lahore, which produces denim and hosiery, and is also LEED Platinum. The vertical denim and...

Machinery builders step up to make recycled yarns stronger
At this year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 textile machinery exhibition in Shanghai from October 14-18, members of...
Cotton optimism in Australia
With planting of a new cotton crop under way now in Australia, industry body Cotton Australia has said the signs for...
Genova Jeans extends the celebrations
Genova Jeans Week, a celebration of the birthplace of jeans, is under way in the Italian city of Genoa, having has...
Baytech named Techstyle for Social Good winner
Baytech-HMS, maker of a more durable and sustainable alternative to pumice for denim washing, has been awarded first...
Brunello Cucinelli in biker mode
Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli is launching a special road trip inspired collection, Road to Solomeo,...
Fees needed to drive circular textiles economy – UKFT
A white paper published in collaboration with the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) urges the government to...

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Clocking On...Doug Gunn – Sartorial haven

Doug Gunn preserves a precious part of denim’s history through the vast collection of jeans and men’s garments at The Vintage Showroom. 6.30am Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is my wake-up call and the cure-all track of my life. I am married with...

The finer details
Nubuck and crust leather back patches, as well as leathers that allow for...
Annabelle Hutter: Pushing the envelope
Clocking On... A busy schedule means a base in Zurich but a global workplace...
Goodbye to guesswork
Co-founder David Hieatt tells us how made-to-order, consistency and its...
Where are we heading with stretch?
Inside Denim’s new Roundtable feature will assemble a cross-section of denim...
Extreme thinking
Denim consultant Malin Ekengren sees trends evolving with super-wide-leg jeans...

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Plastic-eating enzymes

Enzymes, microbes and such can develop the ability to break down any substance they find in their close environment, including plastics. They are now being screened and tailored to depolymerise PET plastics, polyester textiles and fabrics made from...

Chemical recycling scales up
New factories for depolymerising polyester textiles are in the works.
No wood to waste
In addition to going into manmade cellulosic fibres, the renewable resource...
Japan’s first women’s jeans
When digging into the history of women’s jeans, especially the history of the...
The need for biodegradable fibres
Mexican fabric developer Tavex argues that the denim industry should have a...
A beacon of innovation
Finishing is a critical phase of jeans-making to create the industry’s...