Guess has a plan to remove ancient and endangered forests from its supply chain—and it’s on track to do so by the end of 2020. The apparel brand first crafted a responsible sourcing policy for manmade cellulosics in 2017. Two years later, it joined Canopy Style, an initiative by...
Denim’s potential and possibility truly comes alive when we see how fearless young designers can use the fabric as their canvas. In our new series that highlights denim’s up-and-comers, we talk with Shirley Zheng, who over a short time has had a career spanning USA and...
One doesn’t need to school Erak on the significance of sustainability. The Turkish manufacturer, which exports its denim to many major retailers, has made technology innovation a key component of its business plan. Equipping its factory with 19 laser machines, three ozone machines, and highly...
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. This March, we uncovered some of the newest and most comprehensive reports in the...
Anyone who has been to a Kingpins Transformers event understands the power and energy it carries. Now its organizers want to harness that spirit to effect greater change in denim sustainability. Andrew Olah, president of Olah Inc., launched Transformers Foundation in January 2020 that will collaborate...
When you ask Hasan Javed and Ahmed Javed about their first impressions of the denim business as children, the brothers each recall their earliest visits to the garment factory. Perhaps most tellingly, they both remember being “fascinated” by everything they saw. We chatted with the pair...
Artisan Cloth and TENCELTM teamed up with Tavex, HW Textiles, Kurabo, CORDURA® Brand, FFI Global and Officina +39 for an invite-only Innovation Celebration that wants to explore one of today's most burning questions: What impact does sustainability have on creativity? Held in the DTLA Arts District...
About 400 million people lack basic healthcare, according to the United Nations Development Programme, while 40 percent fail to have social protection. Ensuring access to physical and mental healthcare is the driving force behind Sustainable Development Goal #3 – Good Health & Well-Being. For our next...
It would be easy to assume that today’s young denimheads want to get out with the old and in with the new, but that would be a mistake. For young guns like Caitlyn Holt of Cone Denim’s Elevate Textiles, denim’s heritage is more than worth...
The difference between biodegradable and compostable products was the focus of Artistic Milliners’ first educational event at its New York City showroom. The company kicked off its Milliners Soho MasterClass Series Friday, an interactive platform designed to engage denim professionals through discussions with their peers, industry authorities and experts...
Chemistry gets a bad rap, if you ask Miguel Sanchez. While the Gaviland founder understands why it’s a common misconception that chemicals are harmful for our world, it’s really their power that unlocks denim’s true potential. In Carved in Blue’s Modern Definition of Denim series, Miguel discusses...
If you ask Artisan Cloth, it considers itself more of a product company than a sales company. By partnering with designers and brands, Artisan Cloth aims to inspire and develop signature fabrics that employ its background in the wash/dye process. The company counts Tavex in Mexico,...