To call Alberto Candiani a blueblood would be a bit of a cliché…but that doesn’t mean it’s not completely true. As the fourth generation of his family’s denim mill, Candiani might have a better grasp on denim’s heritage than perhaps any other denimhead alive. It would...
To Scott Morrison jeans are the most democratic clothing in the world, and it pains the founder and president of 3x1 to operate in what feels like a “race to the bottom” as shoppers demand cheaper and faster products. To rekindle his inner denimhead, Scott traveled...
How should the denim manufacturing industry make jeans by 2025? And what breakthroughs in technology and thinking are needed to make this happen? These will be some of the key talking points at the special session on denim production taking place at the Planet Textiles Summit...
Too often, the heroes in denim aren’t the ones on the front lines getting all the face time. Sometimes, it’s those working on the ground that are truly doing denim’s duty and fueling the process that creates the fabric we all know and love. In this...
So much of denim’s roots run deep through generations of makers, who pass down the craft to maintain the company’s history and heritage, that we decided to start a summer series called “All in the Family,” just to highlight their heritage and what they bring...
It takes the dedication of a close-knit family, like the Candianis, to uphold the quality, craftsmanship and innovation associated with “Made in Italy” denim manufacturing for over 78 years. Founded in 1938 by Luigi Candiani, the Italian weaving mill has extended its expertise from weaving...