Revealing details about the supply chain and how it operates may be a hard pill to swallow for an industry that was built on proprietary technologies, secret sauces and exclusivity—but transparency has proved to be good business. Mounting pressure from consumers has been driving the denim...
Sustainability affects all points of the supply chain and Arvind is the latest denim leader to pursue more environmentally responsible alternatives to cotton, the leading material used to make jeans. The global fabric supplier is introducing “ZERO”, a collection of denim produced with no cotton fibers....
Circularity, innovation and a love for all things denim come together for siblings Amor and Fernando Cardona. This sister and brother cut their teeth as laundry technicians at Jeanologia some 19 years ago, today find themselves at the helm of the company’s eco-conscious denim initiatives....
People, planet, prosperity. Most successful textile and apparel companies these days are thinking about the three interconnected pillars of sustainability in some form or fashion. Many companies are embracing sustainability both for its intrinsic benefits as well as its external value, some are reluctantly complying...
For denim lovers, Ian Berry’s new Denim on Denim book promises to deliver on the art of the craft. Newly launched, Berry’s book delivers on all things denim art for 144 pages—which include 110 full color indigo images. Within those pages, Berry tells the story of...
Artisan Cloth Inc.’s founder Brad Mowry fell in love with denim while working at an industrial laundry in Los Angeles more than two decades ago. Since then he has established a lucrative career that has allowed him to forge international business relationships with denim-focused companies...
For BluProjects standing out in the denim industry has been a lot about its passion for cleaner denim production. And that passion, coupled with a collaborative approach to fixing what’s broken in the denim-making process, plus a dedication to design and value added product, have...
Always a leader, Cone Denim has now taken denim sustainability a step further by making the beloved fabric more sustainable. This week, Cone Denim announced that its denim fabrics will be made with sustainable TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ branded lyocell fibers. The move means Cone Denim is...
What could the denim industry look like in the coming years? The young masterminds behind Lenzing’s Sustainable Denim Wardrobe (SDW) can offer some insight into how jeans will be designed for the eco-conscious and tech-savvy consumer in the future. The group of students, who attend Escola...
There’s no shortage of need-to-knows in denim—and the retail industry as a whole—and it all goes into the business of blue. Every month, Carved in Blue shares their favorite information sources for the hottest topics in the sector—from who’s making what, to what’s innovative and new, to...
Fashion circularity is a very real possibility and ethical fashion leaders, including People Tree, are enabling consumers to build up more sustainable wardrobes. Founded in 1991 by Safia Minney, the London-based fashion retailer designs apparel for minimal environmental impact by incorporating sustainable materials, protecting garment workers...
The city of love comes to life for Artistic Milliners’ latest denim collaboration with France-based designer Tilmann Wröbel. Artistic Milliners, a denim fabric and garment producer based in Paksitan, tapped Wröbel to design its latest “Made in Paris—Frenchie” capsule collection. The collection, which culls inspiration from...