Denim City São Paulo held its launch week from May 24-26. During this event, partners ranging from mills and trim makers to textile processing, technology and private label firms presented the latest trends. Some of the participating companies were Audaces, Canatiba, Lycra, Santista and Vicunha. Among...
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...
Kingston University’s 12-week Masters Denim Project came to a close with a day-long judging session on April 7. TENCEL™ was proud to support this project as an industry sponsor, alongside Kingpins Show. Mills Bossa, Candiani Denim, Cone Denim, Denim Prive/Kassim and Hewitt Denim Mills sponsored the...
Kingpins Show returned in-person for the first time in over two years this April. We enjoyed getting back to Amsterdam to see friends again, and the city provided a great backdrop for a busy weekend of denim exploration. To reflect on the Kingpins experience, Tricia Carey...
We left Amsterdam and Denim Days energized by being around our denim community again. There is something special about sharing a love of indigo. We can't wait to go back, but in the meantime, Carved in Blue is enjoying learning more about our denim friends...
With the motto Act Together, The Circle Book continues to grow and is currently under development. Now in its third year, the collaborative project launched by Lenzing, Meidea, and Officina +39 welcomed 10 brand partners and multiple designers to jointly develop a collection...
Cone Denim’s rich history of production in North Carolina lives on under the dedicated care of the White Oak Legacy Foundation (W.O.L.F.) organization. I was fortunate to join 20 other students—a mix of textile veterans and newbies—for W.O.L.F’s second in-person “Denim 101” class this week, which...
Fashion is a serious economic driver, but Hilary Jochmans says it is often overlooked in the broader commerce conversation. In her earlier hometown of New York City, she pointed out that fashion is the second biggest industry. “A lot of times the notion of fashion gets...
Denim has been part of Sarah Ahmed’s life from a young age. As a child, she was exposed to the business through her parents’ company Artistic Denim Mills. Today, Sarah is on the brand side as the CEO and founder of Warp + Weft and the...
Individuals in the denim industry are focused on making goods that wind up in other people’s wardrobes, but how do they curate their own closets? This series offers an inside look into the personal style and shopping behavior of the people behind jeans. Piero Turk has...
Individuals in the denim industry are focused on making goods that wind up in other people’s wardrobes, but how do they curate their own closets? This series offers an inside look into the personal style and shopping behavior of the people behind jeans. Rowan Hunt is...
It may be hard to believe, but it’s been about two years since the globe first went into lockdowns for the pandemic. Soon after, Carved in Blue asked our friends to film their thoughts about their feelings about Covid-19 and staying home more than ever...