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Alaïa’s new denim line launches

Described as “a study of fit and form”, Alaïa’s new denim range stays true to the close-fitting, form-revealing designs of the late Azzedine Alaia. Under the creative direction of Belgian designer Pieter Mulier, who has since left the label, the six ...

Kontoor expands leadership roles
Wrangler and Lee-owner Kontoor Brands has promoted Joseph Alkire to head of Helly Hansen, in addition to his...
Q1 growth for Levi’s
Denim-focused fashion group Levi Strauss & Co has reported revenues of $1.7 billion for the first quarter of its...
Kingpins calls for memories as it plans tribute to Adriano
Denim trade show Kingpins is planning a tribute to the late Adriano Goldschmied on the first day of the Amsterdam show, ...
Madewell’s textile-to-textile collection provides ‘blueprint’ for circularity
RE&UP Recycling Technologies has teamed up with fabric mill Isko to transform around 20,000 pairs of post-consumer...
A denim uniform for Soho House in Tokyo
Onitsuka Tiger, the lifestyle brand of Japanese group Asics, designed the uniforms worn by attendants at the newly...
CHT to present fresh organIQ seek data at Kingpins
Lab 102, the denim division of chemicals producer CHT Group, will present its new technical findings for its organIQ...

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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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Patterns vs fades

The making of jeans adorned with ‘deep fake’ digital prints, motifs etched out by lasers or woven into jacquard fabrics, calls for equal measures of technology and craftsmanship. Integrating decors is not necessarily costly and also happens to be one of the...

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...
Biotech indigo at a tipping point
Disrupting an industry that produces some 70,000 tonnes of petrochemical indigo ...