For about 15 years, a capstone project at the Fashion Institute of Technology has given students 13 weeks to build a denim brand from scratch—including fabric development and design. Since its start, approximately 1,000 students have participated. “We expected a lot from the students; we got...
Kingpins Show was back in New York for the first time in over two years from July 20-21. The denim community traveled from around the globe to the Big Apple to mingle, browse, learn and be inspired. At the show, TENCEL™ celebrated our 30th anniversary....
Educational initiatives allow the denim industry to create a bridge to the next generation of designers. A recently wrapped five-week project at London’s Central Saint Martins saw 30 second year BA Menswear students creating a full head-to-toe denim outfit. Denim design consultants Mohsin Sajid, Sue...
Pakistan-based mill AGI Denim’s art gallery arm is celebrating the color indigo through an exhibition that puts a blue-tinted lens on global cities. “Exquisite Blue Towers” at AGI’s gallery@ space in New York's Chelsea neighborhood will showcase work by artists Holly E. Brown, Juan Manuel Gomez...
Hong Kong Design Institute is bringing denim culture and education to the next generation. The school is hosting a year-long weekly event, dubbed Denim Fridays. This series kicked off June 22 and will run through March 23, 2023. Activations will range from talks, exhibitions and photo...
Enrique Silla has lived a life filled with denim. He came from a textile family, and has early memories of the scent of cotton and indigo on looms. Family also played a key role in establishing his business Jeanologia, which he co-founded with his late...
Garment manufacturing is a big business in Bangladesh. One of the prominent players pushing the industry in a sustainable direction is Mostafiz Uddin, the owner and managing director of Denim Expert Ltd. Mostafiz has often shared his perspective on Bangladesh’s apparel sector in the media—to the...
For many students, college coursework is the first step toward building a career in their chosen field. Exemplifying this, a number of graduates from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s denim class have gone on to work in the industry. Carved in Blue is catching up...
For many students, college coursework is the first step toward building a career in their chosen field. Exemplifying this, a number of graduates from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s denim class have gone on to work in the industry. Carved in Blue is catching up...
With TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology, the world of indigo is expanding. The spun-dyed fibers are colorfast, allowing them to be used in more applications—including knits—thereby bringing the blue hue to more categories. World Textile Sourcing has adopted these indigo modal fibers for a knit...
For many students, college coursework is the first step toward building a career in their chosen field. Exemplifying this, a number of graduates from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s denim class have gone on to work in the industry. Carved in Blue is catching up...
For many students, college coursework is the first step toward building a career in their chosen field. Exemplifying this, a number of graduates from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s denim class have gone on to work in the industry. Carved in Blue is catching up...