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J.Jill’s expanded denim collection focus of new campaign

Denim Deal pilot embeds DPP info at fabric level

Kontoor reports 'robust' improvement in profits

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Novonesis' Denibrite future-proofs denim bleaching

Danish enzyme specialist Novonesis, a company formed in 2023 when Novozymes and Chr. Hansen merged their businesses, is launching Denibrite, a new biobleaching platform. A signal that the company is intent on providing denim manufacturers and...

Jeansland: Olah wonders whether trade shows should combine
In the latest episode of the Jeansland podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, Andrew Olah suggests it is time for the...
Industry prepares for ITMA Asia
The organisers of the ITMA Asia textile technology event have said they expect more than 1,800 exhibitors to take...
Growing Textile Exchange notes challenges remain
The Textile Exchange’s newly published annual report for 2025 shows more than 100,000 sites around the world are...
Gap celebrates individuality in autumn campaign
Gap has unveiled its autumn campaign, ‘Denim on your own', starring musician Malcolm Todd and actress Inde...
Cotton traceability support on offer from BCI
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has launched two new sourcing toolkits that it says will help improve traceability...
Pioneer to support Transnomadica's archive as Donadi joins the team
Maurizio Donadi has been appointed creative advisor to Bangladesh-based mill Pioneer Denim. Mr Donadi will...

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Catapulted from campus: How Ali Grace turned vintage jeans into a multimillion-dollar brand

Vintage Levi’s form the base of every Aligrace style, with fit an integral consideration. Each piece is individually reworked to appeal to “the girl who has spent years feeling like denim just wasn’t made with her in mind”. You started by reworking...

Clocking On with Emily Gubbay
Emily Gubbay has devised a method to extract indigo from denim and jeans that...
Cut from a different cloth
Matthew Hegarty, founder of London-based brand Hegarty, sees denim and...
“Collaboration between industry and academia allows for fresh perspectives”
Professor Kate Goldsworthy is the director of Future Denim Lab, an ambitious...
Clocking On with Nikita Raman
Nikita Raman’s experience across categories, segments and countries helps shape ...
Gap builds on its indigo foundations
Jane Pattinson, senior vice-president and global head of design at Gap,...

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Fast track textile-to-textile recycling

Kipas is breaking down the barriers to recycling mixed textile waste with FibR-e. The facility, which began operating at the end of last year, can recycle 100 tonnes of waste per day.“Our solution is a fast-track textile-to-textile recycling system,” says...

A creative language in itself
Resins, metallic finishes and coatings are giving designers alternative ways to ...
Momentum grows in ‘battle’ against PP
Suppliers say potassium permanganate’s inclusion on the ZDHC Watchlist sends an ...
Is there life on planet wool denim?
In our common memory, denim is and has always been a blue fabric made of...
A chain under strain
The denim industry in Turkey faces multiple challenges from falls in demand and ...
Recycling ‘blocker’ fibre enters new age
As Lycra’s partially bio-based elastane hits commercial volumes, Fashion for...