Blue Lenz is our YouTube channel devoted to denim. Check out the channel for the best denim videos from our Carved in Blue conversations, mill partners and brands. This month, Blue Lenz highlighted the latest from mills and brands during the digital Kingpins Flash event...
As the denim industry makes a push away from linear and wasteful models and toward circular solutions, much of the focus has been on recycling material into new textiles. But Indian label Nece Gene is taking a different approach to reusing excess denim. Nece Gene founder...
With Lenzing’s latest launch, indigo is breaking free of its traditional five-pocket jean limits. TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo technology offers an alternative to traditional indigo dyeing, which soaks yarn in vats. This process uses considerable energy, water and chemicals to get the fibers to take the...
To help launch our latest fiber innovation, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo color technology, Lenzing turned to our longtime collaborator Adriano Goldschmied. Adriano has created one of the first commercial collections using our new technology, which infuses indigo color into the modal dope, or the liquid form...
Adriano Goldschmied has been in the denim world for decades. During that time, he has seen the toll the industry put on the environment and has committed himself to producing more eco-friendly denim. In the 1990s, the designer began using TENCEL™ Lyocell for some pieces as...
The lush indigo color has been highly coveted since ancient times. But dyeing fabric in the blue hue has come at a huge environmental cost. Conventional indigo dyeing needs chemicals to make the pigment water soluble. The process of dyeing starts by dissolving the dye in...
Even before the pandemic, consumers were increasingly turning to athleisure as streetwear. But during Covid-19, this quest for comfort has accelerated. India’s Arvind Limited is taking note of the need for stretchier indigo fashions with its Infiknity collection. Made with processes including circular knitting for seamless construction, the textiles are...
Since it came on the market in 2017, Lenzing’s TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ Lyocell has been adopted by numerous mills, designers and brands. TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ uses cotton textile waste and wood pulp as the feedstock for cellulosic fibers, creating a circular solution. Since the recycling...
Amsterdam-based nonprofit the House of Denim Foundation is on a mission to make denim more sustainable and smarter through education and community. In service of this goal, the organization’s subsidiary Denim City founded an innovation campus in Amsterdam in 2014. Now, the Denim City footprint is extending to Brazil with...
Adriano Goldschmied Capsule 2017. Advance Denim, Blue Diamond, Santanderina, Tejidos Royo fabrics with TENCEL(TM) x REFIBRA(tm) Lyocell.Adriano Goldschmied Capsule 2017. Advance Denim, Blue Diamond, Santanderina, Tejidos Royo fabrics with TENCEL(TM) x REFIBRA(tm) Lyocell.Adriano Goldschmied Capsule 2017. Advance Denim, Blue Diamond, Santanderina, Tejidos Royo fabrics with...
Consumers today often have a very temporary attachment to the items in their wardrobes. Fast fashion offers an endless cycle of trends that has created a throwaway culture around apparel and footwear. According to a 2015 study from Barnardos, one in three young women in Britain consider clothing to...
In honor of the fourth anniversary of REFIBRA™ technology, Carved in Blue is looking back on the creation and commercialization of the fiber. TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ Lyocell was first announced in 2016 as a circular fiber option from Lenzing composed of recycled cotton and wood...