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INDUSTRY ISSUES

New Blues: The Denim Industry Heads Into 2024

By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | January 4, 2024

As we begin 2024, what priorities in design, sourcing and/or manufacturing will determine the direction of the denim industry throughout the year?

Hyosung to Reveal Latest Sustainable Developments at Kingpins NYC

Hyosung to Reveal Latest Sustainable Developments at Kingpins NYC

Denim may be one of fashion’s oldest fabrics, but it is as susceptible to change as everything else.

FW2425 Denim Trends: Crafted for the Future

FW2425 Denim Trends: Crafted for the Future

The most straightforward way to make new jeans that pollute less? Repurposing existing pieces that are cut, patched and reassembled into new volumes and drape.

Adriano Goldschmied Pushes Denim’s Evolution Through Past Lessons

Adriano Goldschmied Pushes Denim’s Evolution Through Past Lessons

After a 50-year career in the denim industry, Adriano Goldschmied is ready for a change. The “Godfather of Denim” has relaunched House of Gold, the agency that he founded in 2014.

Lee x Daydreamer Honors Denim Heritage With Updated Classics

Lee x Daydreamer Honors Denim Heritage With Updated Classics

Heritage denim brand Lee has chosen Los Angeles–based, female-founded brand Daydreamer as a partner to create refreshed approaches to its classic styles for a limited-edition women’s collection.

SFI Continues Expansion Globally and With New Product Categories

SFI Continues Expansion Globally and With New Product Categories

“So near yet so far” is an age-old expression for something just out of reach, but thanks to Star Fades International so near is actually getting much nearer.

Industry Focus: Denim - The Style, Manufacturing Trends That Will Become Classic Denim Staples

Industry Focus: Denim - The Style, Manufacturing Trends That Will Become Classic Denim Staples

Industry Focus: Denim. What current denim trend do you foresee becoming a classic, and what do you believe the next fresh, groundbreaking trend will be?

Jeanologia Aspires to Make the Most Sustainable Jeans

Jeanologia Aspires to Make the Most Sustainable Jeans

Water may be the most plentiful substance on earth, but as most of it is seawater, the life-giving liquid remains a precious commodity. Reducing its consumption in garment finishing is the key mission of Jeanologia, a Spain-based leader in sustainable technology that can reduce water usage in garment finishing to 1 percent of the amount used in conventional methods.

The Iconic Levi’s 501 Jean Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial

The Iconic Levi’s 501 Jean Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial

The iconic five-pocket blue jean invented by Levi Strauss turns the big one-five-oh...

Cone Denim Extends Sourcing-Verification Partnership With Oritain

Cone Denim Extends Sourcing-Verification Partnership With Oritain

North Carolina denim maker Cone Denim is extending its partnership with traceability and product-testing company Oritain.

Triarchy Resort 2023 Shines With Elevated, Responsibly Constructed Denim

Triarchy Resort 2023 Shines With Elevated, Responsibly Constructed Denim

Triarchy’s Resort 2023 collection elevates denim to a luxury level with classic silhouettes and elegant details while aligning with the brand’s lofty, sustainable expectations.

Embracing Responsibility While Building a Profitable Business

Embracing Responsibility While Building a Profitable Business

How are denim businesses aligning the need to sell products while also manufacturing more responsibly made, longer-lasting goods and encouraging consumers to make repairs that give new life to secondhand pieces?

IndigoLast Takes Its Place Alongside NYDJ’s Other Eco-Friendly Collections

IndigoLast Takes Its Place Alongside NYDJ’s Other Eco-Friendly Collections

NYDJ—formerly known as Not Your Daughter’s Jeans—has unveiled a new eco-friendly wash called IndigoLast that will take its place alongside the brand’s BlackLast and BlueLast eco-friendly collections.

With the Relaunch of Daily Blue, the Godfather of Denim Will Never Retire

With the Relaunch of Daily Blue, the Godfather of Denim Will Never Retire

Adriano Goldschmied, the pioneering Italian premium-denim designer, is coming full circle with his Daily Blue line. The new looks are a take on his early ’70s venture into jeans.

Tencel and Jeanologia Define Simple Pleasures Through the Joy of Denim

Tencel and Jeanologia Define Simple Pleasures Through the Joy of Denim

For the sixth edition of their partnership on the Sustainable Denim Wardrobe, Lenzing and Jeanologia examined methods of bringing joy to clothing. The partnership brings a sustainable approach to manufacturing in the quest for more ecologically sound denim.

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