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Meet the Newest Member of the TENCEL™ Denim Team
The TENCEL™ Denim team has a new hire. Dennis Hui, global business development manager for denim at Lenzing, started this month. Based in Hong Kong, Dennis is the first Lenzing Denim global representative located in Asia, and joins other global denim team members in locations like New York and the U.K
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SDG 13 Steps: How Turkish Denim Mills are Embracing Climate Action
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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World Circular Textiles Day Aims for Fully Closed Loop by 2050
World Circular Textiles Day Aims for Fully Closed Loop by 2050 On Oct. 8, individuals from around the globe will come together to celebrate World Circular Textiles Day. The annual event, envisioned and powered by Worn Again in collaboration Circle Economy and UAL, began in 2020 to celebrate the efforts being made in circularity… Lenzing is a proud supporter of the initiative, alongside fellow signatories including Eileen Fisher, Gap Inc., H&M, Kering, Primark, Reformation, Arvind, Canopy, Accelerating Circularity, Evrnu, Global Fashion Agenda and many more.
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Ian Berry on His Denim History Discoveries in Genoa
Artist Ian Berry’s chosen medium is denim, and over his career he has used the material to create everything from 3D flowers to slice-of-life portraits. But a recent commission brought his preferred art form and denim history together in one piece. Ian’s latest piece is a depiction of Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, who was recorded wearing jeans in both text and paintings. “Garibaldi in Jeans” was revealed during the city’s Genova Jeans event and is on view at the Museo del Risorgimento.
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Blue Cast: Virginia Postrel on Viewing History Through a Textile Lens
Going back millennia, one continuous thread throughout historic civilizations is the presence of textiles. For writer Virginia Postrel, fabric provides a means for studying many different topics—from economics and trade to religion and politics. The author’s latest book, “The Fabric of Civilization,” digs into the cultural role that fabric has played and the technological advances in apparel. In the most recent episode of Blue Cast, Virginia chatted with Lenzing’s Tricia Carey about her book and the ways that consumer attitudes toward textiles have evolved.