Luigi Martelli, the founder of finishing firm Gruppo Martelli, died on Jan. 4 at the age of 84. Specializing in washing, dyeing and finishing, Gruppo Martelli worked with brands like G-Star, Nudie Jeans, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Luigi was an early adopter of sustainable technologies...
Denim producers and their customers are often seeking a lived-in, distressed look. But giving dark and black wash jeans this treatment has typically taken a lot of resources, including water, chemicals and manual labor. Changing the game for deep denim processing, Turkish textile mill Kipas collaborated...
Although there are cultural lines between dressing customs around the world, there are common threads in fashion, one of which is denim. Born in London, Chinese-British designer Margaret Sam is taking an East-meets-West approach for the label she created, Sum London. Following experience working for...
Edwin Keh of HKRITA presenting Beyza Baykan wiith the award In just a handful of years, Hand Made Stone (HMS) has left a mark on the denim industry. The company creates sustainable solutions for denim wash processes such as whiskering and stonewashing, allowing mills and even...
Amsterdam-based denim label G-Star is paying tribute to local art master Rembrandt by translating his etching techniques to jeans. In collaboration with the Rembrandt House Museum, G-Star has created a collection of denim that reinterprets the artist’s method using lasers, washing and coatings. These creations turned...
In late October, Southeast Spain experienced destructive and deadly flash flooding as heavy rain pelted the Valencia region. Over the course of eight hours, the region received the equivalent of its annual rainfall. The disaster was the most severe flooding event in Europe since 1967. More...
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 510. The denim industry is ramping up sustainability efforts,...
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 509. If Lil Denim Jean has its way, denim...
The denim industry came together to help nurture local Hong Kong designers and encourage entrepreneurship through a six-month program that brought the supply chain and young talents together. Launched in December 2023, the Global Denim Talent Programme was initiated by the Hong Kong Design Institute-organized Hong...
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 508. The modern fashion industry operates under a push...
The blue jeans we all wear today were shaped by the denim of the past. Honoring the denim makers that came before it, Italy-based Elleti Group established Museum of Denim Elleti Group (MODE), which showcases over 100 garments. MODE’s archive dates back to the 1850s, with...
The denim industry is constantly striving for more circular systems. Often, discarded jeans are shredded to become new denim textiles, but a new partnership between AGI Denim and Ecovative uses the magic of mushrooms to turn used denim into a material for architecture and interiors. Ecovative...