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Hyosung updates on sugarcane-derived spandex

Korean textiles maker Hyosung TNC has given an update on its progress towards supplying a partially biobased elastane made using bio-BDO from sugarcane.The raw material from Brazil is currently fermenting in a facility in Vietnam; next, it will...

AAFA calls for extra support for Better Work Pakistan
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Fair Labor Association have praised the Pakistan...
New collection from Madewell seeks to celebrate summer
A new collection from Madewell seeks to celebrate denim’s appropriateness for summer wear.It said the styles focus on...
M&S aims to double online fashion business
Retailer M&S has bought a 437,000 square-foot fully automated fashion distribution centre in Lichfield, central...
Bio advances underpin Asutex’s developments
Glittering effects revealed by laser and a bio-based alternative to potassium permanganate are among the latest...
Levi's and Artistic Milliners add know-how to fibre shedding research
Levi's and Artistic Milliners are among partners embarking on the second stage of a research initiative focused on...
‘Time is money’ – Soko's warm reception for cool products
Italian chemicals company Soko has unveiled a potassium permanganate alternative that can be added to the washing...

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“Collaboration between industry and academia allows for fresh perspectives”

Professor Kate Goldsworthy is the director of Future Denim Lab, an ambitious five-year initiative dedicated to advancing circular and regenerative denim.I was thrilled to be invited to write this at the very beginning of an exciting new venture. The Future...

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...
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...

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Is there life on planet wool denim?

In our common memory, denim is and has always been a blue fabric made of cotton. Yet history shows that before being blue and cotton, denim was something quite different. Tilmann Wröbel says recent shifts in trends seem to confirm that this forgotten chapter...

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...
To go with the flow
The shift towards wider and looser styles is a blessing for the denim industry...
Patterns vs fades
The making of jeans adorned with ‘deep fake’ digital prints, motifs etched out...
Indigo’s sophisticated companion
Advances in blending, weaving and dyeing wool have led to some exciting new...