To keep fashion out of landfills, the target solution for much of the fashion industry today is circularity. Taking back garments and reusing them for new apparel or textiles lowers the need for new raw materials and cuts back on fashion’s wastefulness. Worn Again Technologies founder...
Today is World Circular Textiles Day. Established last year by Circle Economy, University Arts London Centre for Circular Design and Worn Again Technologies, WCTD is held annually on Oct. 8 to celebrate what companies and organizations are doing to move toward a circular future. Lenzing...
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 this month: Denim Manufacturing: The Path to...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
The TENCEL™ Denim team has a new hire. Dennis Hui, global business development manager for denim at Lenzing, started this month. Based in Hong Kong, Dennis is the first Lenzing Denim global representative located in Asia, and joins other global denim team members in locations...
In the five years since Lenzing’s Carved in Blue blog launched, it has become a multimedia darling of the denim scene. Along with amplifying the stories of partners that use Lenzing’s fibers such as Tencel and Tencel x Refibra in their collections, the platform has been a transformative B2C and B2B communication tool...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
Going back millennia, one continuous thread throughout historic civilizations is the presence of textiles. For writer Virginia Postrel, fabric provides a means for studying many different topics—from economics and trade to religion and politics. The author’s latest book, “The Fabric of Civilization,” digs into the cultural...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
Artist Ian Berry’s chosen medium is denim, and over his career he has used the material to create everything from 3D flowers to slice-of-life portraits. But a recent commission brought his preferred art form and denim history together in one piece. Ian’s latest piece is a...
As pet parents travel near or far with their furry (or furless) family members, function is top of mind for leashes, bags and other accessories. But that doesn’t mean that fashion needs to be pushed aside. Accessories brand Sonia-TY, launching this month, blends style and utility...