What could the denim industry look like in the coming years? The young masterminds behind Lenzing’s Sustainable Denim Wardrobe (SDW) can offer some insight into how jeans will be designed for the eco-conscious and tech-savvy consumer in the future. The group of students, who attend Escola...
There’s no shortage of need-to-knows in denim—and the retail industry as a whole—and it all goes into the business of blue. Every month, Carved in Blue shares their favorite information sources for the hottest topics in the sector—from who’s making what, to what’s innovative and new, to...
Fashion circularity is a very real possibility and ethical fashion leaders, including People Tree, are enabling consumers to build up more sustainable wardrobes. Founded in 1991 by Safia Minney, the London-based fashion retailer designs apparel for minimal environmental impact by incorporating sustainable materials, protecting garment workers...
The city of love comes to life for Artistic Milliners’ latest denim collaboration with France-based designer Tilmann Wröbel. Artistic Milliners, a denim fabric and garment producer based in Paksitan, tapped Wröbel to design its latest “Made in Paris—Frenchie” capsule collection. The collection, which culls inspiration from...
Though the average Levi’s, Kiabi or Inditex jeans wearer may not know the name Neela Blue, the two-year-old Pakistan-based denim mill counts these key companies among its clients. With a full state-of-the-art denim mill, and a track record for meeting its clients’ textile demands, the Sapphire...
While consumers keep snapping up denim, brands are working to figure out how to keep their supply chains ethical, responsible and sustainable—and this is where Rajby comes in. The Pakistan-based mill wants to be the industry’s most responsible source for denim supply chains, from spinning to...
What if consumers had a way to close the loop with their used denim? That’s an eco-friendly offering HNST wants to provide to consumers so their discarded jeans don’t end up in landfills. Created by Tom Duhoux, the Belgium-based denim label’s roots involve a 2017 collection...
Perhaps denim’s iconic presence is what makes it not old, not new, but something perfectly in between that people can make their own. Nodding to this concept are some of the world’s culturally driven bloggers. Whether it’s culling inspiration from bygone fashion icons or today’s street...
Delivering a mix of innovation, craftsmanship and expertise to consumers in the BLACK FOREVER collection, a new vision has arrived for denim. In the collaboration with LENZING™ Modal Black, Soorty and ONLY take the brand's DNA to a next level. Now the launch of ecological denim utilizing new fashionable...
Reducing the industry’s carbon footprint is not a single company effort, and Planet Textiles wants to be the conversation starter that initiates collaborative change. The sustainable textiles summit, which made its debut in Hong Kong nine years back, serves as a place for textile industry members...
At its launch, the apparel business quickly warmed to indigo chambray fabric with TENCEL™ branded Lyocell fibers and it soon became a classic product. Today chambray with TENCEL™ Lyocell has become a core base for many fabric mills and core basic in many women’s wear...
Jeans are losing their weekend wardrobe status as the industry continues to develop performance denim that is functional, durable and suitable for everyday wear. At the Kingpins Show in Amsterdam, Invista’s CORDURA® brand, Artistic Milliners and Lenzing debuted a new SuperCharged Noir collection. The collection by Artistic...