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Jack & Jones opens first multibrand store in France

Danish group Bestseller is opening its first store in France that combines Jack& Jones and its sister label JJXX for women. The first location is in the B’Est mall in Farébersviller in the north-eastern corner of France. The 665 square...

LCA confirms low-carbon nature of Avalo cotton
Avalo, a company that uses computational breeding to develop climate-resilient crops, promises to screen cotton seeds...
Jeansland: From upcycling to opportunity with Landon Williams
The Jeansland podcast series Fresh Blood continues with Part 7, featuring Landon Williams, denim designer, artist and...
NZ Tez to bring Spinnova-blend denims to Kingpins
Bangladesh-based mill NZ Tez Group has joined Spinnova’s 'ecosystem' to help scale the cellulosic fibre and introduce...
Cut-and-sew skills programme for prisoners
Prisoners in El Salvador are learning garment construction skills as part of a programme called ‘Zero...
Beaumanoir prepares to relaunch Naf Naf
Naf Naf is back with a strong denim product line-up. Last year, French fashion and retail group Beaumanoir acquired the ...
Kontoor’s chief accounting officer to retire
Kontoor’s chief accounting officer, Denise Sumner, will retire at the end of August.She has been with the company for...

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Cut from a different cloth

Matthew Hegarty, founder of London-based brand Hegarty, sees denim and outerwear as the defining items in any wardrobe and tells us why UK manufacture and fabrics provide the foundations on which the business is built. For readers who don’t know, can you ...

“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,...
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...

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A creative language in itself

Resins, metallic finishes and coatings are giving designers alternative ways to add drama and texture.“This collection is about waking up in a place with no idea what happened last night, and realising you are the most glorious person ever,” says Glenn...

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...
To go with the flow
The shift towards wider and looser styles is a blessing for the denim industry...