Turkey is a power player in the textile business, exporting $17.7 billion ready-to-wear products in 2019. And the industry is also instrumental to the nation’s economy, with clothing and textile goods representing the second largest export category. Executives from four Turkish mills joined us for a webinar on July...
During the pandemic, denim mills are coming together as colleagues rather than competitors to chart a course forward. A Carved in Blue panel of Pakistani denim mills covered the current challenges due to COVID-19 and their priorities as they look at post-pandemic operations. Panelists are beginning to see...
The pandemic has given consumers a chance to pause, reset and reconsider their shopping habits. As the retail world looks to return to normal, suppliers and brands are going to be courting a shopper who is even more mindful of environmental and social responsibility. Carved in Blue gathered executives...
Though the denim industry faces unprecedented challenges, executives from leading Mexico-based mills are planning for a brighter future. As denim mills in the country prepare to reopen on June 1, Tricia Carey, Lenzing’s director of global business development for denim, gathered players from Cone Denim, Global Denim, Kaltex and Tavex for a virtual...
Since we’re all practicing social distancing, we’re bringing the market to you. Carved in Blue caught up with a series of leading mills to find out how they are addressing circularity, and what new styles they have that use TENCEL™ Lyocell with REFIBRA™ technology. Here’s what they had...
Since we’re all practicing social distancing, we’re bringing the market to you. Carved in Blue caught up with a series of leading mills to find out what their key message is for this season, and what new styles they have with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal. Here’s what they had to...
Since we’re all practicing social distancing, we’re bringing the market to you. Carved in Blue caught up with a series of leading mills to find out how they’re addressing circularity, and what new styles they’re bringing to market with TENCEL™ Lyocell with REFIBRA™ technology. Here’s what they had to say. AGI Denim, Pakistan Henry Wong,...
Students are shaping the path for innovation in denim and Carved in Blue is inspired by it. The Kingpins x Ravensbourne Innovation Project tasked second year fashion students at the London university with designing a sustainable denim brand in just 10 weeks. “This module joins three fashion courses, and puts...
The newest faces in denim are offering a different perspective on how to shape denim’s future—and these are the minds that will drive the sector forward onto its more sustainable path. And we want to hear from them. In the continuation of our series highlighting the fresh, new minds in...
With tradeshows on hold, Carved in Blue is putting its capsule collection out one digital post at a time. This week, we're highlighting the Carved in Blue® CHORE JACKET. The chore coat first appeared in late nineteenth century France. As a piece of outerwear made from durable cotton...
Since we’re all practicing social distancing, mills are finding new challenges in bringing the market to you. Carved in Blue caught up with a some of leading TENCEL(TM) Denim mills to find out how they’re addressing the impacts of the coronavirus, and how they’re innovating to still...
Since we’re all practicing social distancing, we’re bringing the market to you. Carved in Blue caught up with a series of leading mills to find out what their key message is for this season, and what new styles they have with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal. Here’s what they had to...