Indigo dye is widely used in denim, but the same hue has been more difficult to translate to certain categories. For instance, sweater knit manufacturers have usually shied away from indigo since yarns in the rich blue would stain their machines. Lenzing’s TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo...
It was 1994 and Lucia Rosin was working with a new and innovative fiber called TENCEL™ to include it in the Benetton collection. After having faced and solved some problems in washing and fibrillation and having chosen the best manufacturing technique, the “Blue Family” product officially entered the Spring/Summer...
From workmen to cowboys to bikers, the jean jacket has woven itself into the fabric of denim culture. And the history of the denim or duck trucker jacket most certainly starts with Levi’s. The very first denim jacket came into being in the form of a...
During this April’s Kingpins24, Lenzing unveiled Bast Recast, their latest Sustainable Denim Wardrobe collection, featuring fabric made from blends of TENCEL™ Lyocell, TENCEL™ Modal, Hemp and cotton. ‘BAST’ because hemp is a member of the bast fiber family and ‘RECAST’ because hemp is being reinvented for...
The denim industry has taken time to warm to the idea of sustainability, but some industry figures caught on to fashion’s ecological future ahead of their peers. In the most recent episode of our Blue Cast podcast, Michael Kininmonth from the TENCEL™ Denim team caught up...
The Ravensbourne Denim Innovation Project, in partnership with denim trade show Kingpins, turned its attention to sustainability this year. From October to January, students worked in groups to create a denim brand from scratch, with support from industry sponsors including mills and manufacturers. At the end...
From its introduction, TENCEL™ Lyocell has always been a consistently great blending partner, and a new collection showcases just how well it pairs with fellow cellulosic fibers cotton and hemp. Lenzing tapped a bevy of global collaborators for a project that honors the history of hemp...
Levi Strauss & Co. has more than a century of history, and it’s Tracey Panek’s job to piece together the threads of the brand’s past. Since 2014, Tracey has been the historian for Levi’s, which includes managing the archives and acquiring pieces for the collection that...
The Ravensbourne Denim Innovation Project, in partnership with denim trade show Kingpins, turned its attention to sustainability this year. From October to January, students worked in groups to create a denim brand from scratch, with support from industry sponsors including mills and manufacturers. At the end...
During Covid, the fashion industry has adapted processes and workflows for the new virtual normal, and education is no exception. The 2020/21 Denim Innovation Project, a collaboration between the Kingpins Show and London’s Ravensbourne University, brought together students in second year BA honors courses to create...
Turkish denim manufacturing group Ereks Garment and Era Denim has a long reputation for sustainability, but now it is also targeting circularity. In 2020, Ereks introduced a strategy to be circular by 2030. Supporting this mission are the firm’s eco-friendly Blue Matters facilities. A plant in...
From the start, denim brand Triarchy has been a family affair. Siblings Adam, Ania and Mark Taubenfligel founded Triarchy as a direct-to-consumer label in 2011, leveraging their particular skillsets. Adam handles design and creative direction, while Ania heads up social media and marketing and Mark...