About 400 million people lack basic healthcare, according to the United Nations Development Programme, while 40 percent fail to have social protection. Ensuring access to physical and mental healthcare is the driving force behind Sustainable Development Goal #3 – Good Health & Well-Being. For our next...
In Part II of our Kingpins Amsterdam check-in, we’re listening to the mills to learn how they’ve been using—and what have in store for—TENCELTM xREFIBRATMDenim. The companies that use the sustainable fiber span the globe, all seeking to give denimheads the soft (or stiff!) denim they...
While sustainability may be front and center for denim brands working to lessen their impact, if the concept isn’t just as front and center for consumers, there’s only so much the industry can evolve. That’s why Future Possibilities is working to carry the sustainability conversation forward,...
For almost 30 years, Soorty Enterprises has been advancing Pakistan’s denim capabilities, and that effort won’t let up any time soon. Now one of Pakistan’s largest vertical denim manufacturer, Soorty, has its sights set on further growth in the space as well as innovation that pays...
More than 100 international players in the denim supply chain, including Candiani, Orta, Royo, Blue Diamond, Atlantic Mills, Calik, Santanderina, Unitin, Soorty, Arvind, and more will converge in Munich, Germany for Bluezone January 30 -31st. The denim and technology event draws innovators and creatives from...
A new season brings fresh indigo ideas, creative concepts and next level of innovation. Mills are preparing to debut their Autumn/Winter 2018-19 collections at Kingpins Amsterdam (April 19-20), Denim Première Vision in Paris (April 26-27) and Kingpins New York ( May 10-11), enhancing familiar concepts like...
This fall, the Lenzing Team crisscrossed their way across the globe (and in some cases, were in two place at once) to find the best denim has on offer for the Spring/Summer 2018 season. Mills presented their seasonal updates in performance, sustainability and fashion at Kingpins...
Is vertically integrated manufacturing a gateway to a more sustainable future? For Soorty, the Pakistan mill with a strong U.S. and European client base, it’s fully-vertical capabilities have been an essential key to designing the innovative and quality products its value-seeking customers want. “We are always...
Each fashion cycle not only brings new trends in wash and cut, but also a wave of enhanced fabrics with better performance, recovery, comfort and stretch capabilities. At the core of these improvements are innovative fibers and blends that create new opportunities for designers and...