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New bio-indigo offering

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Chloris develops new agent for bio dye

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PG plays with recycled-indigo flock and wool-inspired capsules

Flock dyed with indigo from waste yarns that fades like denim is among the novelties in ISKO Luxury by PG’s HA (Human Art) collection, billed as celebrating “manual mastery” in a world seeing an increasing use of artificial intelligence.Luxury...

Lenzing celebrates ‘rapid adoption’ of HV100
Lenzing celebrated the “global availability” of its Tencel Lyocell HV100 at the recent Kingpins Amsterdam event, with...
Paris opening for artisan denim brand
Family-owned artisan, bespoke denim company Atelier Tuffery opened its first permanent boutique in Paris earlier this...
Levi’s embarks on Pakistan cotton initiative
Levi’s is funding an initiative to promote regenerative farming, restore ecosystems and support farming families across ...
Primark updates its Circular Product Standard
Irish high street retailer Primark launched a first Circular Product Standard in 2023 which was inspired by a report by ...
Partnership in progress at French denim factory
Denim Center, a smart denim-making factory located close to Lille in the north of France, has annoucned that it expects ...
Orta collection uses wool-waste dyes
Turkish denim mill Orta Anadolu has created its first collection dyed with Archroma’s FiberColors dyes, made with a...

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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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To go with the flow

The shift towards wider and looser styles is a blessing for the denim industry as a whole. While structured fits are big, so are the slouchier and more fluid fits, where manmade cellulosic fibres can play a key role in enhancing drape and softness. These...

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...
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...