Back in 2020, the Dutch government established the Green Deal on Circular Denim. The three-year-long initiative brought together mills and manufacturers and brands with the goal of producing 3 million pairs of jeans with at least 20 percent post-consumer recycled content. Additionally, signatories—including PVH and...
Regenerative agriculture has been getting more buzz in the denim industry, and for good reason. This method of growing plants—including cotton—protects soil health and biodiversity, leading to better carbon capture, improved working conditions and more position outcomes for the planet. Türkiye’s Maritaş is among the denim...
Kingpins Show is always a hotbed for new collection and project launches, and that was triply the case for U.K.-based design consultancy Endrime. During the most recent Amsterdam edition of the fair, Endrime debuted three different projects: two mill collaborations and a book. After the busy...
This Blue Cast episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Simon Giuliani, global marketing director at Candiani Spa Candiani Denim is an Italian family business founded in 1938, located between Milan and the Alps, in the nature reserve of the Ticino Park. Candiani Denim is an internationally renowned denim...
Blue Cast is a podcast series from the TENCEL™ Denim team. Each episode features a conversation with a special guest from within the industry or the fringes of the denim community. The following is a recap of episode 504. Sustainability has become a bigger story in the denim industry...
Last week, the TENCEL™ Denim team participated in Kingpins Show Amsterdam. It was a great show again with lots of inspiration and socialization for the denim community. The overall vibe was better. Along with the improvements and ideas around the sustainability topic, there have been inquiries...
Since Vietnam’s XDD Textile opened its first mill in 2013 and first denim mill in 2019, sustainability has been a key priority. To that end, the mill is recycling materials, using solar and biomass energy, optimizing processes for efficiency and treating its water for reuse. The...
The TENCEL™ Denim team is constantly collaborating with our supply chain partners—including manufacturers and brands—to develop new applications for our fiber innovations. In the latest iteration of our Application Innovation collection, we have teamed up with 11 denim mill partners from countries including Pakistan, India, China...
As the fashion industry seeks out sustainable material options, TENCEL™ Lyocell and regenerative cotton are a perfect match. TENCEL™ fibers are made from responsibly sourced trees. Preventing harm to ancient and endangered forests and protecting biodiversity, Lenzing solely sources wood from “semi-natural forests,” including its own...
Brazilian fashion brand Dod Alfaiataria is paying homage to samba music’s heritage while serving sustainability demands in its second capsule collection collaboration with TENCEL™ and local mill Canatiba Textil. Dubbed “Quintal 540,” the collection references Rio de Janeiro-based group Oito Batutas’ Parisian tour in 1922, which...
Lenzing Group is issuing a call to action for the industry. The wood-based fiber producer’s joint Annual and Sustainability Report for 2023 asks whether readers are “Ready to join?” the company on its journey and push for positive change. As we strive for “Better Growth,” we...
A prime way to create a consistent talent pool for the denim industry is to engage students. The Kingston University Masters Denim Project 2024, which just wrapped its third edition, provides this denim education with help from material manufacturers. Throughout the two-month-long project, students participated in...