We’re excited to announce a brand-new platform for denim devotees to share their stories. Carved in Blue® is launching Blue Lenz, a video channel where everyone in the denim community—brands, mills, influencers—can share the latest trend, educational and sustainability videos they’ve created. Who doesn’t enjoy a great...
Last fall, TENCELTM sponsored the first Kingpins Transformers: ED series for students, and now we’re pleased to share the video series of each of the speakers. The educational event—hosted by Endrime’s Mohsin Sajid and held at Ravensbourne University in London—intends to inspire students about the social,...
While few of the denimheads we speak with could be described as loners, the Jeanologia team stands out for its strong collaborative bond. Comprised of people with an array of background and skills, each member plays a role in the making of the Sustainable Denim Wardrobe...
Sustainability in fashion has become increasingly important. And one way for a brand to become more sustainable is through its fabric. Fashion Frameworks talked to Saitex and Lenzing about fabric sustainability. An excerpt is below, and click here to read the interview in full. Fashion Frameworks: In...
As we continue through our SDG Decoded series, in which we tap the denim industry to see how they’re tackling the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, we found it was necessary to return to SDG #6. Given the role water plays in denim dyeing and washing,...
As a laundry solutions provider, Kaiser is helping denim companies be more sustainable without diminishing their designs. And while the Turkish company is truly a global provider—shipping product to over 36 countries throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas—it considers itself to be much more than just...
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 December, we dug in deep with some of the newest and most comprehensive...
Ani Wells on Simply Suzette interviewed artist and denim upcycler Holly E. Brown, founder and owner of Clockworks Press. Brown discusses the struggles of working with used materials, and also working in the denim industry as a female. "Well, we can always do more, right? I...
A Carved in Blue interview wouldn’t be complete without asking our subjects what we mean to them. And while, yes, we admit we love the compliments—can you blame us?—what we really appreciate is the window these responses provide into how denimheads view our entire industry. As...
One of the most inspiring things about denim is its ability to change over time; no other fabric can capture the intricacies of a wearer’s history quite like denim does. It’s not surprising, then, that the people who live to create denim are deeply dialed into...
We’re wrapping up quite a year for Carved in Blue. 2019 marked the debut of our Modern Definition of Denim video series and the launch of the SDG Decoded content series, as well as dozens of interviews with inspiring denimheads. In digging through our website data,...
No man is an island, and certainly no denim company can be in pursuit of a meaningful sustainability mission alone. In the next segment of SDG Decoded, we’re learning how companies are working in tandem to pursue all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we...