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Blue Cast: Bluezone’s Panos Sofianos Shares His Denim Philosophy
The denim industry has taken time to warm to the idea of sustainability, but some industry figures caught on to fashion’s ecological future ahead of their peers. In the most recent episode of our Blue Cast podcast, Michael Kininmonth from the TENCEL™ Denim team caught up with his longtime friend Panos Sofianos, sustainable denim strategist and denim innovation curator at Bluezone Show.
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TENCEL™ Denim Mill Update: Americas
To see the versatility and value proposition of TENCEL™ fibers, look no further than the denim world. Mills are leveraging the wood-based fibers to create jean materials that are soft yet strong, with a lower impact…Carved in Blue caught up with mills in North America to hear how they are using TENCEL™ and TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ in their collections.
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Inside Bossa’s TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color Technology Denim
Since its launch in February, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology has been adopted by a number of mills around the globe.Turkey’s Bossa is one of the denim manufacturers experimenting with the new TENCEL™ Modal offering, which has indigo pigment embedded at the fiber production stage. The mill’s marketing chief Ozge Ozsoy caught up with Carved in Blue to share its experience with these new fibers…
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Bast Recast Deep-Dive: Denim Blouse 1874 (Trucker Jacket)
From workmen to cowboys to bikers, the jean jacket has woven itself into the fabric of denim culture. And the history of the denim or duck trucker jacket most certainly starts with Levi’s. The very first denim jacket came into being in the form of a work shirt when Levi Strauss created the “Levi’s Blouse,” an outerwear garment intended as a companion to work trousers…
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Crescent Bahuman Pinpoints Hemp for Denim Blends
Hemp is quickly catching on in the denim world as an alternative to cotton and a blending partner with cotton and wood-based fibers like TENCEL™ Lyocell. After Pakistan’s government lifted its ban on growing hemp in September 2020, Crescent Bahuman Ltd. bought land to grow the fiber locally. The mill teamed with design consultant Miles Johnson to develop a collection featuring blends of hemp, TENCEL™ Lyocell and Better Cotton Initiative and organic cotton…