From food to motorcycles, any Italian manufacturer will tell you quality products begin with quality ingredients. The same can be true with Made in Italy denim by Imatex. Since 1923, the Annunzi family has prepared warps for weaving their fabrics with old handlooms. In 1990, the...
Tricia Carey, Director of Global Business Development for Denim at Lenzing, visits denim mills in Vietnam and China and shares her experience with Carved in Blue. ------------------------------ After the trade show circuit, I thought it would be a good time for a denim road trip. Over the...
Apparel brands looking to make less of an adverse impact on the environment now have access to even more material data to aid them on the path toward sustainability. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an industry-wide group working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of...
ISKO™, a worldwide denim manufacturer, constantly tries to break denim barriers. The brand teamed up with Lenzing for their latest innovation presentation in New York City which included COTTONIZED collection with TENCEL® and Lenzing Modal®. The collection appeared at ISKO™’s annual innovation seminar and gallery show...
This fall, the Lenzing Team crisscrossed their way across the globe (and in some cases, were in two place at once) to find the best denim has on offer for the Spring/Summer 2018 season. Mills presented their seasonal updates in performance, sustainability and fashion at Kingpins...
One thing all black jeans have in common, unfortunately, is that they fade. This problem remained at the forefront of Canadian brand Dish and DU/ER’s mind when they decided to make a move towards no-fade black pants. Robin Rowley, Dish & DU/ER marketing director, knows a thing...
The buying power of the millennials has captured a great deal of attention, but Generation Z is on track to become one of the largest social marketing groups denim has ever encountered. Born from 1995 to 2012, Generation Z is made up of 23 million people...
Amy Leverton is very tired, but you wouldn’t know it talking to her. She just spent the last few weeks on the move; traveling from Italian denim mills to Amsterdam and now New York City where she’s hosting Kingpins “In the Know” trend forecast. And...
Is vertically integrated manufacturing a gateway to a more sustainable future? For Soorty, the Pakistan mill with a strong U.S. and European client base, it’s fully-vertical capabilities have been an essential key to designing the innovative and quality products its value-seeking customers want. “We are always...
Light, fluid and creative, Lenzing’s womenswear collection, TENCEL® 24: Day into Night, shows the many fashionable ways to wear chambray. The collection uses complementary fiber blends with five TENCEL® fabric bases provided by mills from Pakistan and Turkey. Jeanologia, an industry head in sustainable garment finishing...
Lenzing Modal® is not only the future of super soft denim, but it is now leading the future of color fastness. At Kingpins Amsterdam Oct. 26-27, Lenzing is introducing “Future Black—Today, Tomorrow, Forever,” a new concept for black jeans that will never fade. Lenzing Modal® BLACK is...
Fashion and function are equals for Spring/Summer 2018—a season that is distinguished by fabrics that can outsmart the environment, be equally soft and strong and still look good after years of wear and tear. The potential for performance denim with wellness benefits is just at the...