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Bossa’s Belief in Sustainability Shows in its Denim
Sustainability has clearly been catching on in the denim industry, and one Turkish manufacturer that’s embracing the cause has a lot to say about what it’s doing for the sector. For Bossa, “total quality management and business excellence” is an inherent part of its corporate culture, and it’s a concept also applied to its products.
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RiverBlue Director Shares His Take on the Film that Shook up the Denim Industry
Fresh from a recent Texworld USA screening of RiverBlue, a film that exposes the fashion industry’s—and denim in particular—impact on the world’s waterways, Carved in Blue was eager to carry on the conversation with film director Roger Williams about what the film did for him.
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TENCEL™ at Denim Days
New York Denim Days (September 22-23) and Nashville ( November 10-11) continues to connect the dots between denim insiders and denim lovers with the latest players to join its ranks: title sponsors TENCEL™ branded fibers by Lenzing as well as musical guest and vintage denim purveyor Nikki Lane. “We are pleased to be returning to New York Denim Days as a sponsor and bringing ‘TENCEL™ Feels So Right’ to consumers,” said Tricia Carey, TENCEL’s director of global business development. “It is amazing to see denim enthusiasts discover how trees are made into jeans and feel the comfort of TENCEL™ Denim.”
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The Final Ceremony of ISKO I‑SKOOL 5: A glimpse into denim’s future
Finalists of the fifth ISKO I-SKOOL, the educational platform hosted by Turkish mill ISKO, gathered in July at Milan’s industrial event space BASE for workshops and a final award ceremony. This year’s theme, Undocumented, captured the mood of an industry seeking to drive sustainability, equality, creativity and flexibility at a time when the world needs it all. It was a glimpse into the future of denim, as finalists unveiled garments made from Isko denim in a high-end curated fashion show July 12.
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Pro Denim: Orta Talks About the Future of the Fabric
As more mills and makers pay greater attention to putting out product with less impact on the environment, fiber blends become key to developing fabrics. For Turkish denim mill Orta Anadolu, developing modern fabric alternatives contributing to a more sustainable future for the industry. And it wants the consumer on board, too. Starting with its AW 19/20 collection, every Orta fabric will come complete with its own QR code that can be scanned to show the results of its impact on the environment.