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Apparel industry emissions are going in the wrong direction

Non-profit organisation the Apparel Impact Institute (AII) has published a new report with its estimates for carbon emissions from the global apparel industry. Although the report is from September 2026, the figures relate to 2024. AII puts the ...

Jeansland: Angie Furlong on premium denim and the importance of getting your hands dirty
The latest episode of Jeansland Podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, features designer and creative director Angie...
Tombogo signs G-Star’s The Denim 004
In its ongoing exploration of denim and design, G-Star has invited Tommy Bogo, of Tombogo, to craft the fourth edition...
Operating partners named for Lee’s push into China
Lee-owner Authentic Brands Group has selected Shanghai Huizhong Technology (HiMaxx) as the brand's operating partner...
Boost for M&S’s European ambitions
UK-based Marks & Spencer has launched a partnership with ZEOS, the B2B logistics and fulfilment business of...
Water: cotton body wants to do more with the system Australia already has
Cotton Australia, the main representative body for cotton growers in Australia, has contributed a detailed submission...
Haring’s jeans add colour to Levi’s archive
Levi’s historian Tracey Panek has unveiled the latest addition to the Levi Strauss & Co Archives: a patchworked...

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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...