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First new fibre classification from FTA in two decades

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved renoa, a regenerated fibre, marking the first new apparel fibre classification approved by the agency since the approval of PLA in 2002. Creating a new FTC-recognised apparel fibre category...

H&M-backed project seeks to scale hydroponic cotton
Spanish hydroponic-farming company Magtech, backed by H&M Group’s Circular Innovation Lab, is testing growing...
Indigo artists present talk series at Venice Biennale
Atelier Seiran, a Tokushima-based textile studio, will host a talk series titled "From Indigo to the World - The Spirit ...
Gap x A.P.C. tie up
The 37-piece capsule collection released this week bridges A.P.C.’s understated Parisian style with Gap’s American...
Fashion for Good's new chair relishes challenge
Fashion for Good has appointed Wendy Woods (pictured) as its board chair, succeeding Jill Beraud, who had led the board ...
Genesco launches first footwear collection for Wrangler
Footwear group Genesco has launched a Wrangler-branded collection, the first in its multiyear licensing agreement with...
Cotton: estimates down for production and up for consumption
Cotton information source Cotlook has said it now estimates raw cotton output for the 2026-2027 season at just over 25...

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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...