With the Fall ’19 show season coming to a close at Bluezone in Munich, Germany this week, exhibitors shared a complete picture of the washes, finishes and details brands are seeking for their collections. Exhibitors also showed a new level of willingness to educate attendees about...
Guatemalan designer Juan Carlos Gordillo believes in timeless and daring creations, and he’s bring a new mindful denim collection made with TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers to Vienna Fashion Week. The women’s wear collection, called “Discover,” isn’t about following trends, but rather committing to creativity and consciousness...
The upcoming denim designers still studying the craft, are the ones who will lead the denim industry into the future. To highlight some of those young creatives, Turkish denim mill ISKO presented a Denim Design Award as part of its ISKO I-SKOOL™ educational platform. The winner...
Reformation, a brand that has made sourcing sustainable fabrics and reducing environmental impact its mission, has brought the same approach to its denim, tapping TENCEL™ Lyocell to help it get there. The Los Angeles-based brand uses vintage and deadstock fabric for some of its denim,...
Today, what sets denim apart is authenticity—and new designers full of fresh ideas for the future and still unburdened by the industry’s challenges —are cause for excitement about the sector. If you ask Marina Tonella, ISKO I-SKOOL™" consultant, there’s a lot to be inspired by upcoming designers...
Denim mills are developing collections using all fibers options available. As companies become increasingly concerned about denim’s impact on the environment from fibers to finish, some mills are even making denim with no cotton at all. Karachi, Pakistan based Naveen Denim Mills, known as NDM, is one...
At Denim Days last year, New York City based denim brand 3x1 created the world’s biggest jean to stimulate extra interest in its product. The brand runs a 24 person factory out of NYC’s Soho neighborhood, where it holds the largest collection of selvedge denim...
BLUEZONE is getting bigger and bringing even more denim to the industry. From September 4-5th, more than 100 international brands in denim and sportswear will showcase their latest fabric developments at BLUEZONE in Munich. The tradeshow will extend into outdoor spaces in the area, both to...
From Miss California to sought-after denim industry fit model to founder of her very own premium denim line, when Paige Adams-Geller talks about jeans, it’s worth taking note. Founder of her namesake jeans line, PAIGE, Paige the person prides herself on creating clothing that celebrates life...
Every month, Carved in Blue scours the web for the hottest topics in the sector—from who’s making what, to what’s innovative and new, to how consumers are shifting and what they’re buying. Here’s a look at what we read this past August: KOL Marketing in China: Why...
Companies are increasingly looking for new ways to add sustainability into the products they make, and the latest trend among denim players seems to be making cotton-free denim. For Turkish textile manufacturer ISKO, responsibility has driven much of what the company does with its denim—and that’s...
The project between Santoni, and Lenzing’s TENCEL™ Lyocell branded fibers that spawned the innovative den/IM knits with indigo yarns has now moved beyond apparel to shoes and accessories under the headline den/IM TECH. The companies will debut the concept at MUNICH FABRIC START with a booth...