Fashion is focused on developing circular designs and systems, but to get to the end goal, companies from across the industry will have to collaborate. The Circle Book aims to show what is possible when companies “Act Together.” Founded by Lenzing, Meidea and Officina+39 and launched...
At Lenzing, we’ve given indigo yarn dyeing a low-impact makeover. Our TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology fibers offer an alternative to the resource-heavy process typically used to achieve the blue denim look. Instead of using significant water and energy to get dye to soak into...
In the year and a half since it was created, our Blue Lenz YouTube channel has amassed a library of videos that spans educational to inspirational content. But we can’t take all the credit—we feature a community of creators including mills, consultants and industry insiders...
Lenzing’s Bast Recast collection would not have been possible without collaboration. When we set out to create designs using hemp mixed with TENCEL™ Lyocell, the project relied on the expertise and vision of partners—from mills to marketing. The driving force behind the collection was sustainability. Along...
Lenzing’s recent fiber launch is disrupting conventional indigo dyeing for a lessened environmental impact. Instead of dyeing fibers once they are manufactured, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology takes coloration earlier in the process. Indigo pigment is added to the liquid modal solution before it is...
This Blue Cast episode, Tricia Carey talks with Karla Magruder from Accelerating Circularity....
Traditionally, the fashion industry has been all about take, make, waste. Take resources, make a garment and then create waste—both during the production process and after the consumer discards the item. Rinse and repeat until closets are bursting and landfills are packed with castoffs. For an...
Coming out of Covid-19, traceability is vital to meeting customer demand. Over half of consumers want their fashion to be sustainable, and about 80 percent desire more transparency from brands about their supply chains. Brands are responding to this growing need for eco-friendly fashion, and over...
Lenzing’s Bast Recast collection would not have been possible without collaboration. When we set out to create designs using hemp mixed with TENCEL™ Lyocell, the project relied on the expertise and vision of partners—from mills to marketing. While thread is often not the first thing that...
Pakistani denim mill Crescent Bahuman Ltd celebrated 25 years in business in 2020. And as part of its efforts to mark this milestone, the manufacturer is highlighting its heart. Crescent tapped creative studio Meidea for a photography book that visually captures the mill’s corporate social responsibility....
Blue Lenz is our YouTube channel devoted to denim. Check out the channel for the best denim videos from our Carved in Blue conversations, mill partners and brands. Along with standalone videos, we have created playlists that dig deeper into topics. Our Think Tank webinar series...
The people who devote their careers to the denim industry develop a special connection to the material. And once a blue blood, always a blue blood. In the latest episode of our Blue Cast podcast, Lenzing’s Tricia Carey chatted with Tom Leonard, the former senior vice...