The world of denim has long been a very polluted one, but one conscious company at a time seems to be shifting that narrative. Advance Denim, which says it was the first denim mill in China, has been working for more than 30 years to develop...
If your favorite color is blue jeans (and, seriously, whose isn’t?), do we have good news for you! Denim Days, the celebration of all things denim, is coming to New York City on September 22-23 at the Metropolitan Pavilion and to Nashville, Tennessee on November...
At Denim Days last year, New York City based denim brand 3x1 created the world’s biggest jean to stimulate extra interest in its product. The brand runs a 24 person factory out of NYC’s Soho neighborhood, where it holds the largest collection of selvedge denim...
Now more than ever, the world is paying attention to how the fashion industry impacts the environment. In a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) video called “Made in Forests,” Michelle Yeoh, a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador set out to see what sustainable fashion could look like...
With Dish & DUER, denim does more. The idea for the brand, is to make clothes for “doers” so they can do the things that life demands. The company started making its Performance Denim and No Sweat fabrications in Pakistan, buying a small denim factory there to...
Sustainability has clearly been catching on in the denim industry, and one Turkish manufacturer that’s embracing the cause has a lot to say about what it’s doing for the sector. For Bossa, “total quality management and business excellence” is an inherent part of its corporate culture,...
For denim, RiverBlue might be the film that shook things up the most. The film, which follows international river conservationist Mark Angelo as he sets out to determine whether fashion can save the planet, will be screening during a seminar session at the upcoming Texworld USA...
When someone spends much of their career learning each part of the denim industry intimately—from mills to tech to brands to marketing—it’s no wonder they’re able to offer the kind of consulting denim brands crave. That’s the story behind Michelle Branch, founder of creative firm Markt&Twigs. Her...
Cleaning up the denim supply chain means more than just better fibers. For Taylor Home & Fashions Ltd., cleaning up the denim supply chain was about using low impact fibers, but then putting them through low impact processing to end up with denim that has lower impact...
One of the denim sector’s favorite festivals, Denim Days, said this year the show will take place in New York September 22nd-23rd. The event, which Denim Days says is “spearheaded by true denim insiders,” promises to unite denim professionals, designers and brands with the consumers who...
Revealing details about the supply chain and how it operates may be a hard pill to swallow for an industry that was built on proprietary technologies, secret sauces and exclusivity—but transparency has proved to be good business. Mounting pressure from consumers has been driving the denim...
Most consumers who don Country Road’s Sateen Jean have agreed that it fits like a second skin, designed with the right balance of stretch for comfort and ease of movement with high sustainability credentials. Taking that comfort a step further, the Australian lifestyle brand has partnered...