It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Carlo Parisatto

Sector Scanner / Denim Futures / V

20 May 2022

6 minutes

Denim Companies Trying to Do Their Bit, But Will That Be Enough?

To be able to source/manufacture earth-friendly denim, communication is key which calls for a need to stay constantly updated. That would sound like a dictum from a management manual—only, things don’t work that way on the ground. So, what do companies do? texfash.com explores.

Subir Ghosh

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Spotlight: Denim Futures

Sector Scanner / Denim Futures / IV

19 May 2022

5 minutes

As consumer awareness on sustainability & eco-friendliness grows, they’re interested in production procedures & sources for materials. This supports the positive development of the niche market of denim products that have been produced based with recycled materials, discarded clothes, organic cotton, & materials that have been not treated by hazardous chemicals. Most of these products are sold by smaller brands that distribute their products mainly online, but larger fashion brands have also started to incl

EU Textiles Strategy: What it Means for the Denim Sector

The new EU Textiles Strategy is all about circular economy. How equipped is the denim sector to meet its demands? texfash.com probes

Subir Ghosh

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Spotlight: Denim Futures

Sector Scanner / Denim Futures / III

18 May 2022

5 minutes

Denim companies—from fabric manufacturers to garment exporters and accessory producers—had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic on two fronts. They had to look at the denim ecosystem and pre-empt how to fit into the new scheme of things once the virus had been eradicated, and—like all other businesses in the fashion industry—manage both ends of the value chain.

That’s How Denim Companies Came out of the Pandemic

The pandemic is as good as over—touch wood. The new normal has brought newer challenges. But, how did denim players tide over the COVID-19 crisis. texfash.com looks ahead even as it looks back.

Subir Ghosh

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Spotlight: Denim Futures

Sector Scanner / Denim Futures / I

16 May 2022

5 minutes

The denim sector of the textiles-apparel-fashion industry cannot be seen or studied in isolation. It’s the flagship sector of industry—admit it or not. What happens in this segment either has a direct bearing on most others or becomes a benchmark for everyone else: from dyeing techniques and fibre innovations to energy/water consumption and circularity/recyclability.

Denim PV Not Another Sourcing Event, But Melting Pot for Ideas

Denim’s been a hardy survivor, so have been its stakeholders. And as they congregate at the 'responsible denim fashion event', considered the Mecca for the sector—the Denim Première Vision (Denim PV), at Berlin beginning tomorrow—more than 80 exhibitors, after going through an intensive selection process, will showcase their wares as also their approach in terms of sustainability.