Mexico-based mill Global Denim teamed up with Universidad Anáhuac México to provide students with an educational experience around circular fashion. The collaborative project, dubbed Circular Denim Moda Anáhuac México, saw 21 sixth-semester students in the Fashion and Innovation Bachelor’s Degree program create a fashion collection using...
Global fashion brand Colin’s Denim Fikrim (which translates to My Denim Idea) Design Competition recently returned for its third year. With the theme of “Denim Hero,” the event is geared toward lifting sustainability while also engaging young designers. “Every year, our contest gives us the opportunity...
For Brooklyn-based artist and designer Andy Fovel, fabrics are a conduit for creativity. His work pieces together textiles—including denim—into patchwork scenes. In addition to artwork, he uses upcycled materials for designs across fashion and home goods like denim jackets and chairs. After moving to New York,...
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 515. Usually when new material innovations are introduced, they...
In textile production, getting color right is crucial. But achieving hues—whether indigo denim or a brightly colored knit—has often come with a significant environmental cost. Colourizd is offering an alternative to conventional dyeing, with a process that reduces water usage to just 1 liter per kilogram...
Latin America occupies a unique place in denim culture. As JungleDenim creative director Veronica Fourcade puts it, her home country of Argentina stands out in the region as a “powerhouse of creativity.” Veronica has spent almost three decades in the denim industry, having started in design...
Japan has become a hotspot for denim heads to get their hands on raw denim, and local label Big John specializes in these unfinished jeans that wearers can put their mark on. Based in Kojima, Japan, Big John’s origins date to 1940 when it was a...
Istanbul’s Denimheads community is all about supporting collaboration. Taking its name from the endearing term for denim enthusiasts, Denimheads brings together locals—including designers and manufacturers—for educational experiences and conversation. Denimheads is the brainchild of Aylin Çetinkaya, the owner of concept store Jean Shop Galata, which shuttered...
Kingpins Show has a new CEO. After two decades at the helm, Kingpins founder Andrew Olah is moving into an advisory role, with Vivian Wang—formerly managing director and head of global sales—named as his successor. Vivian has been part of Kingpins since the trade show’s start...
East met West at Kingpins Show New York this January as Hong Kong-based designers from the Global Denim Talent Programme brought their collections to the show floor. The Global Denim Talent Programme (GDTP) is an incubation program that aims to nurture creative talent for the 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 511. Salli Deighton’s roughly 35-year career in denim has...
Guatemalan-based designer Juan Carlos Gordillo is known for his upcycled denim creations, but his latest collaboration sees him putting an artful spin on fabrics from Cone Denim. For this project, dubbed Ethica, Juan Carlos hand painted fabrics with abstract images of florals and butterflies, making one-of-a-kind...