As we pass the four-year mark on the establishment of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s the perfect time to see how far we’ve come and where we’re heading in our quest for sustainable denim. Adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic...
As the denim and apparel industry moves toward more natural materials and inputs, some are leading the changes in developing those materials for an industry in need. That’s one of the things that faculty and students at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, Turkey, are working...
ElleTi laundry in San Bonifacio, Italy, held an event on June 19th to inaugurate a denim museum and showcase their gigantic reference library. [caption id="attachment_6415" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Images by Anna Aldighieri[/caption] A few hundred lucky members of the denim community had the opportunity to view the Stadium...
How should the denim manufacturing industry make jeans by 2025? And what breakthroughs in technology and thinking are needed to make this happen? These will be some of the key talking points at the special session on denim production taking place at the Planet Textiles Summit...
The countdown to New York Denim Days has begun, and while denimheads across the city are eagerly awaiting the festival, perhaps no one is more excited than the brands that are showcasing their newest styles and technology at the event. Carved in Blue spoke with Paige...
Sourcing Journal, the premier online trade publication for apparel and textile executives, has launched Sustaining Voices, a yearlong web series that honors the latest innovations, products, companies and initiatives driving forward a greener apparel industry. The program, which was developed in collaboration with Cotton Incorporated, grew out...
June 8 +9 New York Denim Days, the festival that celebrates the capabilities of all things indigo, returns to the city this summer; and another returnee will be title sponsor TENCEL™ branded fibers by Lenzing. Tricia Carey, director of global business development for denim at...
It’s no secret the outdoor footwear and apparel categories have the market cornered on sustainability. After all, their businesses rely on the actual availability of an outdoors to explore. That's spawned a natural position as sustainability seekers. So what can the denim industry learn from the...
Talk to Tricia Carey about sustainability, and it may well change how you think about denim and the environment forever. As the Director of Global Business Development at Lenzing Fibers, Tricia is a passionate advocate for sustainability in the denim market. She joins us today...
In its sixth iteration, denim mill ISKO’s I-SKOOL denim design seminar and contest is rapidly approaching its finish and awards ceremony this summer. This year, the contest, which began in January, was based around the creative theme “New Denim Codes.” The 17 finalists ISKO I-SKOOL 6...
At an event to launch the Tencel Earth Month campaign, “From Trees, For Trees,” guests didn’t receive the swag bags full of disposable goodies that are common at industry gatherings. Instead, every guest, from mill workers to eco-fashion influencers, to members of the media, was given a...
The Denimsandjeans family is happy to announce the launch of the first global B2B sourcing app, DE-Brands. There has long been a need to do more when it comes to helping both the sides in the supply chain, the buyers and the suppliers, to reduce their cost...