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AGI Denim hires former Lycra executive

Circulose restarts commercial production at Ortviken

Kingpins Amsterdam reports increased visitor numbers

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OJG to run Lee operations in US and Canada

Authentic Brands Group, which completed the acquisition of Lee from Kontoor this week, has chosen One Jeanswear Group to manage the iconic denim brand in the United States and Canada. OJG’s current CEO Chris Waldeck was once Lee’s brand...

Kuyichi celebrates 25th anniversary
Dutch denim brand Kuyichi has celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event at retailer De Rode Winkel in Utrecht,...
Arvind invests in unspun’s 3D weaving machine
Arvind of India has announced a strategic partnership with unspun, the developer of a novel yarn-to-garment weaving...
Lenzing publishes 9-month report for 2026
Austrian manmade cellulosic fibre producer Lenzing reported its earnings for the first nine months of 2026. Revenues in ...
Ralph Lauren Q2 earnings exceed expectations
With revenues up 9% at $2.2 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, and net income also up by 43% to $297...
British clothing manufacturers seek safety in numbers
Source Fashion, Fashion-Enter and the Apparel & Textile Manufacturers Federation (ATMF) brought together...
Kontoor ‘enters next chapter stronger’
Wrangler-owner Kontoor has reported a 3% rise in third-quarter revenue to $685 million, driven by growth in both...

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Designers’ next dimension

Nikita Raman, a senior designer at Hugo Boss, considers how AI, sustainability, and commercial strategies are changing the design process. While embracing new technologies, she believes the future of great denim remains rooted in fabric, craft and...

“The solutions already exist. Now denim needs to scale them”
Claudia Giacovelli, country portfolio lead for textiles at the United Nations...
Japan Blue: Strength in the stories
Driven by a rebrand and new partnerships, Japan Blue and Momotaro have seen...
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...
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...

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Around the world in 75 fades

Wash expert Zennure Danisman, alongside Endrime’s Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique, brought together a remarkable international network of denim specialists to chronicle historic denim pieces and create a new visual and educational record of washing. Mohsin ...

Stretch solutions bet on plant over fossil
In just a few years, renewable, recycled and natural raw materials have given...
Denim’s couture makeover
Designer Christelle Kocher worked with Levi’s to show how beautiful and...
Fast track textile-to-textile recycling
Kipaş is breaking down the barriers to recycling mixed textile waste with...
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 ...