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Ravensbourne: New talent and fresh ideas

The winners of the annual Ravensbourne University London Denim Innovation & Collaboration Project have been announced, the culmination of a 10-week project using fabric from sponsors Candiani, Bossa and Isko. The project combines the skillsets...

Nudie eyes Paris for next retail location
Swedish eco-brand Nudie Jeans has teased the location of its next store, which will open this coming April in the...
Cotton: southern hemisphere update
Cotton industry information resource Cotlook said in its most recently monthly report that Austrlia’s crop in the ...
Jeansland on innovation
In the latest episode of his podcast Jeansland, Andrew Olah discusses the issue of innovation, drawing on the...
Endrime’s latest tome: 'Worker' by Cory Piehowicz
Endrime’s editors Sadia Rafique and Mohsin Sajid have published the latest in their series of archive books: a...
Recruitment drive for Better Cotton in the US
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has invited more cotton farmers in the US to enrol for its programme....
Hiut receives royal seal of approval
Welsh jeansmaker Hiut Denim welcomed Catherine, Princess of Wales to the factory to celebrate the commitment to keeping ...

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Clocking On with Nikita Raman

Nikita Raman’s experience across categories, segments and countries helps shape her approach, with Hugo Boss’ suiting strength an inspiration for fresh designs. 6.00am Let’s be honest: my day does not start with a sunrise jog or a green...

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...
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 ...

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Indigo’s sophisticated companion

Advances in blending, weaving and dyeing wool have led to some exciting new denim fabrics, in a quietly growing segment that offers an upmarket take on winter collections. Adriano Goldschmied loves the idea of expanding natural fibres into denim....

Tokyo retail reality check
Tokyo, a fantastic and shining metropolis. A mecca for denim lovers and a...
Stretch in or out?
Jeans are near perfect candidates for mechanical recycling thanks to their high ...
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 ...