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Raw Japanese selvedge underpins Wrangler's first premium range

Nasty Gal acquired by WSG Brands

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Lycra enters ‘next chapter’ with new CEO

The Lycra Company has named Hua Du as CEO as it the enters its next chapter following the successful completion of its financial restructuring.Du succeeds Dean Williams, who served as interim chief executive officer and will continue in his...

Fashion for Good's new chair relishes challenge
Fashion for Good has appointed Wendy Woods (pictured) as its board chair, succeeding Jill Beraud, who had led the board ...
Genesco launches first footwear collection for Wrangler
Footwear group Genesco has launched a Wrangler-branded collection, the first in its multiyear licensing agreement with...
Cotton: estimates down for production and up for consumption
Cotton information source Cotlook has said it now estimates raw cotton output for the 2026-2027 season at just over 25...
Jeansland: What actually happens when an old pair of jeans goes into a collection bin?
In Episode 86 of the Jeansland podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, Andrew Olah is joined by Jennifer Wright, professor...
Cascale asks members to shape direction
The CEO of Cascale, a global nonprofit formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, used her first Annual...
AltMat spins natural fibre out of agro-waste
AltMat is developing a natural cellulose fibre that is made from an underutilised resource, crop waste, and the...

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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 consideration. Each piece is individually reworked to appeal to “the girl who has spent years feeling like denim just wasn’t made with her in mind”. You started by reworking...

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...
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,...

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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...