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Denim moves towards sustainability: 66% of finishing processes now classified as low impact

Denim
The denim industry continues to make measurable progress on its sustainability journey, according to the second annual Denim...

CottonWorks forecasts a more colourful future for denim

Denim
The 2028 denim colour outlook points beyond classic indigo, with grounded blues, refined neutrals, moody reds, utility greens and...

Levi’s faces twin pressure points as labour lawsuit and anti-climate proposal collide

Denim
The denim giant heads into its annual meeting with scrutiny from both labour-rights campaigners in Europe and anti-ESG activists...

Kingpins Amsterdam finds optimism in efficiency, not excess

Denim
The clearest message from the denim industry’s latest gathering was not exuberant growth, but disciplined innovation: mills, chemical suppliers...

ISKO brings colour engineering and elastane-free stretch into focus for Fall/Winter 2027–28

Denim
At Kingpins Amsterdam, ISKO is pushing a denim vision built around sharper color expression, advanced finishes and mono-material performance,...

Naia makes Kingpins debut with recycled-content fiber pitch for softer, circular denim

Fibres
Eastman’s Naia platform is using Kingpins Amsterdam to argue that denim innovation no longer has to choose between authentic...

Naveena Denim bets on comfort, warmth and emotional relevance for Fall/Winter 2027–28

Denim
The Pakistani mill’s latest denim direction suggests that the next season will be shaped less by spectacle and more...

LYCRA targets the Vintage-Denim boom with new stretch fiber launch at Kingpins Amsterdam

Denim
The new LYCRA VintageFX platform is aimed at one of denim’s toughest product challenges: delivering rigid, heritage-style looks in...

Recover and Prosperity Textile build Vietnam denim platform to push recycled cotton into core brand programs

Denim
The partnership matters because it targets one of circular denim’s biggest unresolved problems: moving recycled cotton from limited-edition storytelling...

Fall/Winter 2027–28 denim trends: mills bet on softer textures, subtle authenticity and low-impact innovation

Denim
Denim suppliers are shifting from loud vintage effects to refined, commercial fabrics that combine comfort, texture and sustainability. Denim mills...

Jeanologia pushes software-first fashion development at PI Apparel Europe

Technology
The company’s latest tools suggest that the future of denim development will be defined less by sampling and manual...

Recycled cotton in denim is holding up, but caution still rules

Denim
Circular denim is proving more resilient than other innovations, though quality limits and weak market sentiment are keeping ambitions...

Denim 2.0: AI, laser and waterless finishing redefine the industry

Technology
Denim finishing is shifting from water-intensive craft to digitally controlled precision, as brands seek speed, consistency and lower environmental...

Première Vision takes Denim Première Vision to Tokyo in strategic Asia push

Events
The French trade-fair group is using Japan’s denim authority and Asia’s market weight to deepen its regional fashion footprint. Première...

Jeanologia’s Billy AI turns a vintage jean photo into a laser file

Denim
The new tool compresses hours of expert denim finishing work into minutes—pushing laser design closer to software automation than...

Bangladesh’s denim boom proves diversification can be an export strategy

Trade
From a $12,000 jeans shipment in 1984 to more than $5bn in annual exports, Bangladesh has turned denim into...

Milan Fashion Week’s denim says the wash is back

Denim
For autumn/winter 2026–27, denim in Milan moved beyond basics: laundries, coatings and archival nostalgia turned jeans into statement pieces...

Uniqlo bets on comfort-led denim for Spring/Summer 2026

Denim
The retailer is treating jeans less as rigid fashion staples and more as everyday uniform: softer fabrics, easier silhouettes...

ZDHC flags potassium permanganate, putting denim’s “vintage” shortcut on notice

Denim
By adding PP to its Chemical Watchlist, ZDHC is turning a long-running safety problem into a commercial risk—pushing brands...

ZDHC’s new chemical watchlist puts potassium permanganate back in the spotlight

Chemicals
The denim industry’s cheapest bleaching shortcut is now formally flagged as a “substance of concern” in a tool meant...
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