When brands want to finish their denim, they often turn to Tonello for three things: quality, innovation and sustainability. The Italian garment finishing tech company, our latest feature in our “All in the Family” summer series, has been in business for more than 35 years, not...
The next round of denim talent to drive the history and heritage of this product forward are in school right now. That’s ISKO I-SKOOL to be exact. Expanding on its role as a global leader in denim production and textile innovation, ISKO and its style and design...
Denim came to India in a big way in the 1980s and Arvind had a lot to do with it. The Indian manufacturer, which has been in business for more than 70 years, aimed its expertise at producing denim 30 years ago and now produces more...
We’re continuing our summer series, “All in the Family” and looking at just how deep blue runs in family blood lines, and these families are often to thank for the rich culture and heritage the denim industry comes with. This time we’re talking to Vincenzo Marrocco,...
Since 1959, Olah Inc. has been firming up its footing as a leader in the denim space, and now the company hosts one of the sector’s foremost denim shows: Kingpins—which, according to Olah Inc., began as a “We love jeans” party in New York City. Next...
Few denim mills can say they’ve been around since the 1800s, but Albiate 1830 can—and that long history has given the denim world a lot to be thankful for. What started in 1830 as a company, then called Manifattura di Albiate, founded by Giuseppe Caprotti distributing...
Artistic Milliners has grown from a small retail store, established in Pakistan in 1949, to become one of the top manufacturers of denim in the world. Additionally Artistic Milliners is one of the leaders in sustainable textile production—opening Pakistan’s first-ever LEED Certified garment factory, contributing...
So much of denim’s roots run deep through generations of makers, who pass down the craft to maintain the company’s history and heritage, that we decided to start a summer series called “All in the Family,” just to highlight their heritage and what they bring...
This collection is designed around the main elements that define modern premium denim and is a showcase for both TENCEL™ lyocell and TENCEL™ Modal fibers. Produced in partnership with Jeanologia, and featuring fabrics from several mill partners, the collection showcases original denim silhouettes for both...
An exciting opening day at Kingpins New York catching up with denim friends. Check out our view of the show! [video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://carvedinblue.tencel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Video-May-10-4-48-10-PM.mp4" poster="https://carvedinblue.tencel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cib-video.jpg"][/video] ...
By working with students from Valencia College of Art’s Fashion Co-Design and Sustainability Master’s program, Lenzing gives future fashion designers and denim consumers the chance to show the textile community their vision of tomorrow’s denim. Newly qualified fashion designers are joining our industry at a dynamic...
The return on investments in science, creativity and people were evident at Kingpins Amsterdam and Transformers, where sustainability was the leading story for almost all of the denim mills. “The momentum on sustainability is at all levels,” said Tricia Carey, Lenzing director of global business development...