The Refibra fiber is the first commercial scale cellulose fiber featuring chemically recycled material. Made from a blend of pulps that include post-industrial cotton scraps and wood, this new generation of Tencel lyocell fiber represents the ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ process. The Refibra fiber recently...
A quarter century ago, Adriano Goldschmied recognized the importance of TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers to create designs with the environment in mind, at a time when sustainability was not even a word used in common parlance. Fast forward to 2017, and in recognition of his...
Other macro trends include sustainability, as well as increased interest in performance denims. Tricia Carey, the director of global business development for denim at the Lenzing Group, said that “Sustainability is starting to resonate with the consumer. Take the recent Everlane denim launch produced by...
Tricia Carey, the Lenzing business development director for denim in New York, told WWD, “New York Denim Days was an incredible weekend bridging trade and consumers. I was so impressed at the range of consumers who wanted to learn about the denim industry and hear...
Day one began with an indoor business-to-consumer event, where stylish attendees customized hats by Candiani, tried on 3×1’s giant pair of jeans and shopped from Carved in Blue, Mavi and Detroit Denim Co....
This Canadian brand is using 90% less water for its denim. Their women's denim uses Tencel Cotton blend, a processed wood fibre made from the eucalyptus tree. Tencel cotton uses 85% less water than cotton to grow and process – so it's much better for...
Carved in Blue, which launched an online shop on Sept. 18, makes a leap from clicks to bricks at New York Denim Days with a pop-up shop featuring denim made with Tencel branded lyocell fibers. “Consumers started to ask us, ‘Where can I buy denim...
...we have been constantly looking for employing alternative fibers like regenerated fibers, cellulosic fibers, TENCEL®...For instance, 80% of our products contain Tencel, therefore 80% of our production is already eco...Tricia Carey (Lenzing): We produce cellulosic fibers and our cellulose-based Tencel fiber, celebrating its 25th anniversary...
Lenzing’s Carved in Blue is a denim industry community blog that “chronicles the advancements, challenges and people within the denim business,” the company said.Tricia Carey, the Lenzing business development director for denim in New York, said with “the success of the Carved in Blue blog,...
Twin Dragon’s Forever Black denim is made with Lenzing Modal, which is dyed during the solvent stage of fiber production. The denim is colorfast and requires less water to produce than a traditional black denim made with sulfur dye. The company’s Forever White denim is...
Over the last ten years, Twin Dragon…has made significant in vestments in eco-friendly fibres, such as Lenzing's TENCEL® and Lenzing Modal® …...
Perform, launched for fall, focuses on smart fabrics that can stretch, offer moisture-wicking attributes or temperature control...