Apparel retailers that embrace circularity have the opportunity to boost customer loyalty and create new revenue streams as shoppers grow mindful of conscious consumerism. According to the “Keeping Customer Connections” research from PA Consulting Group, circularity in fashion can move from buzzword to bottom line impact...
In my previous blog, I (Bill Jasper) introduced the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and it’s report “A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future”. The report provides a roadmap to significantly improve textile industry sustainability using principles of a circular economy. The report introduces four ambitions which would...
Munich Fabric Start’s Keyhouse has been home to some fashion tech superstars for the past three days. It was the perfect combination of function and textiles which enticed attendees, including, who admitted to us, “I like the Keyhouse because this is the place to come and...
Whether its dyes or finishes or processes for keeping black jeans black, Los Angeles-based denim mill Twin Dragon does it all—and all with an eye to sustainability. The company recently debuted its SORBTEK® REPREVE® denim designed to wick-moisture better than before, which is something the company feels...
Bluezone maintained its role as a catalyst for sustainable technologies and innovation in denim. Mills exhibiting at the Munich-based trade show this week presented focused collections that tapped into the German market’s demand for ecological concepts, soft hand feels and bi-stretch. From a Los Angeles event...
The apparel industry has been weighing on the global environment for centuries—and denim has played no small role. Now, however, more and more brands and manufacturers are looking for ways to lessen their impacts on the world, and sustainability has been a constant topic of conversation....
When it comes to passions, sustainability is one that’s front and center for Arizona Muse. The fashion model and lifestyle blogger at Bmusing.com, joined Lenzing and the Sustainable Angle last month, as part of the 7th Future Fabrics Expo, which highlighted the future of fashion textiles. Focusing...
More than 100 international players in the denim supply chain, including Candiani, Orta, Royo, Blue Diamond, Atlantic Mills, Calik, Santanderina, Unitin, Soorty, Arvind, and more will converge in Munich, Germany for Bluezone January 30 -31st. The denim and technology event draws innovators and creatives from...
The thing about sustainability in the apparel industry is that brands and retailers are either embracing it of their own accord, finding themselves backed into a corner with little other option, or faking it until they make it. The latter, of course, is where the problem...
From working at Levi Strauss and Co. to learning the denim craft from other leading brands, to developing her own collection, Mary Bruno, the brains behind Life After Death Denim, has spent 25 years learning and loving the industry. For her, denim has a life of...
For 25 years, TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers have influenced denim design by expanding its potential in fashion. Now and into the future, with sustainability one of the most critical challenges for the apparel industry, fabrics with TENCEL® fibers have the ability to be highly relevant...
Sustainability is the hottest trend in denim right now—and it’s what’s going to shape the future for the fabric. That’s why designer denim brand DL1961 has teamed up with Lenzing to make its jeans as sustainable as they are stylish. DL1961 will tap into Lenzing’s Refibra™...