Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ Lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ mill customers to chat about their cotton-free...
It’s not easy for a new fiber to make a dent in an industry as cotton rich as denim, but after 30 years Lenzing Group’s TENCEL™ Lyocell has a first-row seat in the category’s sustainability and comfort overhaul. Made with sustainably-sourced natural raw wood and produced...
This fall has been a time of change for the Lenzing Denim team. After more than two decades at the company, Tricia Carey moved on from Lenzing. And in October, Tuncay Kilickan joined Lenzing as head of global business development, denim. Tuncay, who is based in...
Every month, Carved in Blue scours the web for the hottest topics in the sector—from who’s making what, to what’s innovative and new, to how consumers are shifting and what they’re buying. Here’s a look at what we are reading and listening to this month: Are Machines...
The denim industry is progressively working to lower its impact. These ethical efforts were on view at Denim Première Vision, held from Nov. 23 to 24 at Superstudio Più in Milan. Over 2,000 attendees hailing from 50 countries came to the show to see sustainable...
One of the earliest clothing category words found in English history, coats can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Items of clothing that are timelessly elegant, never look old-fashioned, and although subtly reworked from time to time, retain discerning purchasers: Such is the trench coat. The...
This contemporary shirt mixes utility elements with hand-drawn and painted graphics as a fusion between fashion and art. Embracing our psychedelic print, this workwear-style shirt shifts towards smarter dressing. In order to take self-expression one step further, we have designed a large print rapport (2.20m), which...
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ Lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ mill customers to chat about their cotton-free...
Last week, the Lenzing team was in Colorado for the Textile Exchange Conference. The week-long event was jam-packed with content centered on advancing sustainability in materials. There is an urgent need for climate action to avoid catastrophic outcomes for people and the planet. Raw materials in...
The selvedge denim fabric used to make this jean comes from iconic Japanese mill Kaihara. Founded in Japan in 1893, the denim business was later established by Sukejiro Kaihara in 1951. Today, Kaihara is the largest supplier of denim in Japan, and one of the...
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ Lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ mill customers to chat about their cotton-free...
Wood and wood pulp are Lenzing’s most important raw materials, and as such the company focuses on responsible sourcing of both these raw materials. This is accomplished through certifications, responsible consumption and highly efficient use of these valuable resources. Canopy is a Canadian nonprofit organization focusing...