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Levi Strauss sees strength in “diversified portfolio”

Gold Girl Co and Officina39 revel in the unconventional

Cotton Diaries releases new report

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Fashion For Good offers more detail on new recycled cotton project

Sustainability-focused innovation hub Fashion for Good has announced a new mechanical recycling project for textiles called Cotton Reloop Matrix. It called the project “a cross-industry initiative that will map and physically validate” the...

DenimNotes aims to bridge gap between buyer and mill
Addressing inefficiency in a process or system is often the springboard for innovation and for Umer Farooq, the loss of ...
Endrime readies for double book launch at Kingpins
UK-based denim creative agency and brand Endrime is set to launch two books at the upcoming Kingpins show in Amsterdam...
G-Star’s new Arc fronted by Charlotte de Witte
Own the Arc, a new campaign launched by G-Star today, features Charlotte de Witte, who has been appointed a global...
Gap rolls out AI-powered shopping tools
The Gap group is introducing a series of AI-powered shopping and discovery tools across its brand portfolio, as it...
CiCLO under new ownership
Parkdale Advanced Materials, which worked with CiCLO to develop its technology, has announced it is acquiring the...
Circulose appoints sales manager
Swedish cotton recycler Circulose has announced the appointment of Andreas Dorner as its head of sales. Mr Dorner held...

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“The solutions already exist. Now denim needs to scale them”

Claudia Giacovelli, country portfolio lead for textiles at the United Nations Environment Programme, says the challenge is creating the investment, commercial incentives and collaboration needed to take solutions from pilot projects to scale. The denim...

Japan Blue: Strength in the stories
Driven by a rebrand and new partnerships, Japan Blue and Momotaro have seen...
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...
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...

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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 ...
As the denim landscape evolves, this resource can help brands achieve creative goals
Denim is an immense fashion category, one that has grown from humble beginnings ...