Taiwan is home to one of the textile industry’s most historic denim facilities, A&A Textile. With over 50 years of heritage in the nation’s apparel sector, A&A Textile develops cutting edge fabric that is transformed into beautiful, high fashion denim. As a top fancy denim...
Turkey’s historic textile hub Adana serves as the backdrop to a story of spinning and weaving that goes back centuries. With the establishment of the then state-owned Sumerbank in 1933, private enterprises stimulated by government incentives bloomed in the early 1950s, enabling Turkey to transition...
Denim is just getting warmed up in the athleisure category. For the Fall ’16 show season, Lenzing has partnered with garment finishing company Tonello, knitting machine manufacturer Santoni and indigo knit producer Unitin, to create DEN/IM, I am DENIM, an athleisure collection made with stretch...
We’ve collaborated with mills. We’ve listened to buyers. We worked hard to provide designers and brands the innovations that set their collections apart. Now, we’ve compiled the leading inspirations and themes in denim for Fall/Winter 2017 and beyond. Carved in Blue: A View to F/W 17...
As Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter, once said, “Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” Today, the denim industry is transitioning operations from Asia to nearby nations, including Mexico, to cut costs and fulfill consumer demands. From higher...
Royo Textile Group was honored at the third annual Fashion National Awards during a ceremony held at the Museum of Costume in Madrid on Thursday. The mill received the National Textile Industry Award for the textile and raw materials sector. José Royo, fourth-generation owner of Royo...
G-Star is taking on the challenge to do good for the planet and look good while doing it. “Our philosophy is and has always been ‘just the product,’ meaning that G-Star is focused on constantly reinventing denim. Designing denim for the future also includes taking responsibility...
Berto is a name synonymous with quality and innovation in the denim industry. The Italian company, which will celebrate 130 years in business next year, is looking back in time for inspiration for its new Heritage Collection. For the Autumn/Winter '16, Berto has taken on the...
Toray International knows how to put on a show. On June 22-23 in Tokyo’s fashionable Daikanyama district, the Japanese mill presented its newest products, blends and concepts for the season ahead at an in-house fair. The show—Toray Intl.’s seventh—attracts more attendees each year, this year welcoming...
There’s a popular meme on social media these days that says, “Do it with passion or not at all.” Passion—for quality product, innovation, a more sustainable future and for family—has been the fire that has fueled the family-run mill Têxtil Canatiba for over 40 years. Full...
Clean, bright and contemporary, at first glance Toray denim has a distinct look not normally associated with Japanese denim, however the mill has masterfully combined the country’s denim heritage and passion with innovation and performance that speak to a premium customer. With a client roster that...
The Lenzing Denim Team has seen it all—literally. The team traveled from Amsterdam to New York back to Barcelona to discover the latest innovations and themes denim has to offer. From new blends to creative marketing concepts, here are the highlights you need to know for...