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Raw Japanese selvedge underpins Wrangler's first premium range

Nasty Gal acquired by WSG Brands

Lycra enters ‘next chapter’ with new CEO

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AltMat spins natural fibre out of agro-waste

AltMat is developing a natural cellulose fibre that is made from an underutilised resource, crop waste, and the pollution that disposing of it can cause. This is how Callie Clayton, speaking at the Avantex Fashion Innovation Pitch session at...

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...
Jeansland: What happens when an old pair of jeans goes into a collection bin?
In Episode 86 of the Jeansland podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, Andrew Olah is joined by Jennifer Wright, professor...
Cascale asks members to shape direction
The CEO of Cascale, a global nonprofit formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, used her first Annual...
Venice premiere for 'AI-powered' Diesel documentary
Diesel and OTB founder Renzo Rosso, his family and friends attended the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Be...
Wool sector ‘cautiously optimistic’ as merino jumps 25%
After several years of “sustained difficulty”, the wool sector has reasons to be “cautiously optimistic”, with merino...
Authentic chooses Union Group as licensee for Mexico
Ahead of the acquisition of Lee from Kontoor, expected to close in the coming months, Authentic Brands Group has...

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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 ...
Japan Blue: Strength in the stories
Driven by a rebrand and new partnerships, Japan Blue and Momotaro have seen...

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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...