Sourcing Journal, the premier online trade publication for apparel and textile executives, has launched Sustaining Voices, a yearlong web series that honors the latest innovations, products, companies and initiatives driving forward a greener apparel industry. The program, which was developed in collaboration with Cotton Incorporated, grew out...
Arkun Durmaz, president of Mavi, said the women’s denim collection is seeing an uptick in sales as fabric innovations help the brand achieve the same comfort and versatility of its athleisure competition. “The yoga pant will never go away, but it won’t be as dominant as...
Scaling sustainable denim may boil down to a simple game of supply and demand. At Kingpins Transformers in Amsterdam last week, experts from the denim supply chain hashed out the financial impact of sustainable innovations and why after years of BCI cotton, organic cotton, laser technologies...
With the Fall ’19 show season coming to a close at Bluezone in Munich, Germany this week, exhibitors shared a complete picture of the washes, finishes and details brands are seeking for their collections. Exhibitors also showed a new level of willingness to educate attendees about...
Brand names like Gap, DL 1961 and Madewell are highlighting the soft hand feel and touch of their pre-fall collections in their latest consumer marketing efforts. “Brands are seeking soft denim with fiber blends, yarn spinning and various finishing effects,” Tricia Carey, director of global business...
The choice of what fiber to use in manufacturing fabric or apparel might seem mostly aesthetic, but that decision has an impact all the way through the supply chain to the consumer and beyond. The fiber not only determines the performance and quality of the woven...
When talking about sustainability and circularity, the overriding concept of “collaboration” is usually a part of the conversation. Transforming into an eco-friendly organization is expensive, the story goes, and standalone companies can’t shoulder the burden alone. For Lenzing, one step in its ongoing endeavor to leave...
People, planet, prosperity. Most successful textile and apparel companies these days are thinking about the three interconnected pillars of sustainability in some form or fashion. Many companies are embracing sustainability both for its intrinsic benefits as well as its external value, some are reluctantly complying...
Move over wool, there’s a new material in town for Allbirds’ signature sneakers—and it’s made from trees. The trendy shoe brand unveiled a new collection of kicks Thursday, aptly dubbed the Tree line, made of what Allbirds says is its “most sustainable material to-date.” Wool has so...
Apparel retailers that embrace circularity have the opportunity to boost customer loyalty and create new revenue streams as shoppers grow mindful of conscious consumerism. According to the “Keeping Customer Connections” research from PA Consulting Group, circularity in fashion can move from buzzword to bottom line impact...
The Hertzman brothers are the yin and yang duo leading Sourcing Journal and Rivet’s sales and marketing teams. Eddie Hertzman, the founder and president of Sourcing Journal, is gregarious and impetuous, while senior director of sales and marketing, Eric Hertzman, tends more to the inquisitive...
The thing about sustainability in the apparel industry is that brands and retailers are either embracing it of their own accord, finding themselves backed into a corner with little other option, or faking it until they make it. The latter, of course, is where the problem...