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Shimmering ‘Moonskin’ featured in Daily Blue and Isko collab’

Coatings and coloured surface effects are a big focus of the Spring-Summer 2027 denim collections, on show today at Denim PV in Milan. The appeal of these glistening and subtly tinted textures is confirmed by a Daily Blue capsule collection Adriano...

Shuffleboard: Alberto di Conte joins Officina39
With changes underway at Rudolf, and the closing of its denim-focused 1922 hub, Alberto de Conti, who headed the German ...
Jeansland: Building jeans worth defending with Menno van Meurs
Menno van Meurs runs one of the most respected denim stores in Europe, Tenue de Nîmes in Amsterdam. He also makes ...
Authentic chooses Orbico as Dockers’ licensee for Europe
Authentic Brands Group has licensed the rights to its newly acquired brand Dockers to Orbico Group. Based in Zagreb,...
Goldschmied: Digital printing only 'tip of the iceberg'
Adriano Goldschmied says we are at “the mere tip of the iceberg” in terms of fast-advancing digital print...
CHT celebrates Chinese milestones
For German chemicals company CHT, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of its site in Dongguan and the 15th year of...
YKK outlines progress towards net zero
Japan-headquartered zips and trims maker YKK has outlined its achievements in 2024 in its latest report as it works...

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Gap builds on its indigo foundations

Jane Pattinson, senior vice-president and global head of design at Gap, explains how Gen Z and Millennials have influenced fits in its autumn campaign Better in Denim, and explains why the company’s social strategies are among the aspects she is most...

Adriano Goldschmied on the potential of digital printing
The ‘Godfather of Denim’ tells Inside Denim how he sees advances in technology...
Miles Johnson on why true denim sustainability demands collaboration, not competition
Consultant Miles Johnson acknowledges the dichotomy between balancing profit...
Clocking On...Terrence Ruggiero - A day in the off-season
After years in Manhattan, Lunasalt Denim founder Terrence Ruggiero swapped one...
Playing to its own fashion rhythm
Claudiu Ciubotaru, marketing director at Bucharest-based denim brand No44, says ...
Heavenly collection
AllSaints’ head of women’s denim, Mariella Ertl, tells Inside Denim how close...

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Stretch in or out?

Jeans are near perfect candidates for mechanical recycling thanks to their high cotton content. But the presence of elastane, nearly as ubiquitous, can be a stumbling block for circularity. Luckily, workarounds are being found as are new solutions to recycle...

A new spin on hemp
Innovation in hemp processing is helping the natural fibre shed its...
Biotech indigo at a tipping point
Disrupting an industry that produces some 70,000 tonnes of petrochemical indigo ...
Lift-off for LaundRE
The doors are finally open to the UK’s washing, upcycling and R&D hub for jeans ...
Melt and spin fibre-to-fibre recycling
Polyester and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are two different names for the...
Full throttle
The speed, the adrenaline rush… Thanks to innovation in denim, the biker dream...