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Pyratex scoops award for local cotton supply chain

Hamansutra revisits the Type 1 jacket

Christelle Kocher elevates Levi’s into Paris couture

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Vicunha invests in Sonovia

Brazil-based Vicunha Têxtil has acquired a 20% stake in Sonovia. The Tel Aviv-listed company has developed a system to dye denim warps using ultrasound waves and a proprietary indigo dye. The two companies have signed a memorandum of...

Reju’s US research lab to bolster T2T network
Textile-to-textile innovator Reju has opened a research and development centre within owner Technip Energy's Advanced...
DyStar publishes 2025 Sustainability Report
Chemicals company DyStar has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, showing its progress towards environmental...
Paul Smith joins Fashion Task Force
The Fashion Task Force, part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), founded by His Majesty King Charles III in...
Jeansland episode 75: Beau Lawrence’s start-up success story
In the latest Jeansland podcast, episode 75, host, Andrew Olah, talks in depth to Beau Lawrence, founder of...
Ultra-low rise is the next breakout jean style says Pacsun
Los Angelese based retailer Pacsun is betting on the comeback of lower rises and baggier legs for this year’s...
OCA marks decade of achievements
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has celebrated its achievements over 10 years in its 2025 annual report.OCA was...

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Clocking On with Emily Gubbay

Emily Gubbay has devised a method to extract indigo from denim and jeans that she hopes will in time be a viable alternative to the petrochemical pigment. 6.50amMy alarm goes off but I give myself ten minutes before getting out of bed. I don’t like to...

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,...
Adriano Goldschmied on the potential of digital printing
The ‘Godfather of Denim’ tells Inside Denim how he sees advances in technology...

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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...