The pandemic has given consumers a chance to pause, reset and reconsider their shopping habits. As the retail world looks to return to normal, suppliers and brands are going to be courting a shopper who is even more mindful of environmental and social responsibility. Carved in Blue gathered executives...
As we found with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #6 in the first installment of SDG Decoded, SDG #12 – Responsible Consumption & Production – is among the most crucial priorities within the denim community. Determined to undo decades of harmful production, today’s designers and makers are...
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...
About Planet REhab Planet REhab is a capsule collection produced by an international partnership of textile and apparel companies committed to reducing their impact on the environment. The companies recognize that achieving their goal requires both working collaboratively and responsibly - seeking out more sustainable raw...
Collaboration may be the thing to drive the apparel industry—and sustainability—forward in 2019. A new joint effort by textile and apparel companies united around efforts to reduce their impacts on the environment, has given rise to a new capsule collection called Planet Rehab. The “soulful Latin inspired”...
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...
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...
Mills are demonstrating their latest denim advancements using TENCEL® and Refibra™ branded lyocell fibers, proving that sustainability and performance in denim needn’t be mutually exclusive. Count Basie, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis were just a few of the great jazz artists drawn to New...
Denim has been in high demand for more than a few seasons, but for what’s coming up, brands may be looking to add a little more color to their lines. A walk through the denim area of Premiere Vision Paris is evidence of that fact, as...
A global roster of denim mills will present their Autumn/Winter 18-19 collections at Munich Fabric Start’s Bluezone in Munich, Sept. 5-7. Targeting the German and Northern European markets, mills will bring forth innovations and new product lines that touch on hot topics such as sustainability...
The Lenzing Denim Team works around the clock, always on the hunt for the latest trends and news affecting the denim market. From global sourcing trends and new environmental concerns, to denim history, here’s a look at some of the videos that grabbed the attention of the Lenzing...
Royo Textile Group was honored at the third annual Fashion National Awards during a ceremony held at the Museum of Costume in Madrid on Thursday. The mill received the National Textile Industry Award for the textile and raw materials sector. José Royo, fourth-generation owner of Royo...