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Italian mill and Suedwolle add merino to denim project

Specialist wool and wool-blend worsted yarns developer Suedwolle Group has worked with Italian mill Berto Industria Tessile and with the Woolmark Company to develop “a new generation of denim”. The fabrics the companies have developed...

India: Microsoft deal to create co-benefits for cotton farmers
Varaha, a developer of carbon dioxide removal projects with smallholder farmers across Asia, has signed an offtake...
Green Story to back Denim Deal with data
The Denim Deal has partnered “AI-first sustainability platform” Green Story to help build momentum in...
Fashion for Good to test bio-based and recycled elastane
Amsterdam-based sustainability hub Fashion for Good has launched a project to validate bio-based and recycled elastane...
Jeansland hosts ‘hippie hooligan’ Arne Koefoed
In this week’s Jeansland podcast, Andrew Olah speaks with Arne Koefoed, co-founder of Wink, the agency that...
Architecture and volume define Free People’s spring range
We The Free, the denim line of Urban Outfitters-owned Free People label, is riding on the success of its barrel cut...
France’s environmental tool ‘seriously underestimates’ polyester impact
An official tool that the French government launched last year to provide transparency about the product environmental...

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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 ...