Though denim is donned by all walks of people all over the world, creators tend to flock to the fabric, considering it yet another platform from which to create. One among the many things blogger John Michael Arcella loves about denim is that it allows him...
When it comes to finding inspiration for denim, denim specialist and the creative mind behind the @denimdreamer Instragram page, Lucrezia Pasqualetto, looks all over the world—but not at denim. She finds her inspiration for the indigo stuff in other categories, taking a nod from outside innovations...
Behind every successful denim company is a true blueblood who’s passionate about the business. That’s certainly true for Pakistan’s Naveena Denim Mills, based in Karachi, which has been a leader in making fabric since 1967. Though the company began as an embroidery unit, it has come...
Art may imitate life, but for leading Chinese designer Chen Wen, denim certainly imitates art. The designer has become known for marrying art with the blue stuff, channeling oil paintings to give denim brushstroke designs or cubist art effects, and finding innovative ways to color block...
Denim is finding new footing in the arms of social media—Instagram in particular. Lovers of the blue stuff have taken to the visual platform to share their denim finds, favorites and feature-worthy looks. And fans and consumers alike have found Instagram a new place for denim...
One young girl is getting bent out of shape over denim with TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers. In fact, as a contortionist, Liu Teng gets bent out of shape for a living—and she’s setting records doing it in denim made with TENCEL® fibers. Dubbed the most flexible woman...
For 25 years, TENCEL® branded lyocell fibers have influenced denim design by expanding its potential in fashion. Now and into the future, with sustainability one of the most critical challenges for the apparel industry, fabrics with TENCEL® fibers have the ability to be highly relevant...
The places to get denim inspiration are manyfold, but for Lucia Rosin, it’s looking to and learning about what innovative brands in the space are doing—both with style and sustainability. Rosin, founder of Italy’s Meidea, a creative studio consultancy drawing on its expertise in denim to...
MYR is software that aims to simplify denim design—to reduce waste, foster collaboration and, above all, nurture creativity. MYR is a digital platform dedicated to fashion design and fashion designers, conceived by Umberto Brocchetto in collaboration with his life-long friend Valter Celato and a tight-knit team...
If any brand could take waste and make it look cool, it’s probably G-Star RAW. The latest innovation installation from the Dutch designer clothing company is a partnership with color solutions and chemicals company Archroma—dyeing denim with dyestuffs made from recycled plants and nutshells. The effort is...
Textile Exchange is celebrating its 15th year and at its 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference in Washington, D.C., October 9-11th, participants shared their goals and ideas on how to accelerate sustainable business practices in the textile industry. Some of our future leaders were among the attendees Textile...
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 scours the web for the hottest topics in the sector—from who’s making what, to what’s innovative and new, to how...