PAIGE Founder Shares Her Thoughts on the State of Jeans

From Miss California to sought-after denim industry fit model to founder of her very own premium denim line, when Paige Adams-Geller talks about jeans, it’s worth taking note. Founder of her namesake jeans line, PAIGE, Paige the person prides herself on creating clothing that celebrates life fully lived. The denim brand has lived by that ethos, working with the best fabrics, wash houses and staff to deliver jeans consumers will love to live in.

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ISKO Cottonized Reveals Modern Denim Looks

Companies are increasingly looking for new ways to add sustainability into the products they make, and the latest trend among denim players seems to be making cotton-free denim. For Turkish textile manufacturer ISKO, responsibility has driven much of what the company does with its denim—and that’s what led to its latest innovation, ‘Cottonized’.

“Cotton has always been the principal fiber in denim fabric, but ISKO has continued to push the boundaries of denim construction, researching new and novel fibers. ISKO Cottonized™ employs LENZING™ Lyocell, LENZING™ Modal, and other fiber blends to produce denim fabric with a look, drape, and wash-down unlike any other denim, but without using cotton,” the company said in a statement.

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Made in Forests Film Focuses on Fashion’s Environmental Impact

Now more than ever, the world is paying attention to how the fashion industry impacts the environment. In a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) video called “Made in Forests,” Michelle Yeoh, a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador set out to see what sustainable fashion could look like without comprising clothing’s beauty.

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What Dish & DUER’s Doing with Denim

With Dish & DUER, denim does more. The idea for the brand, is to make clothes for “doers” so they can do the things that life demands. The company started making its Performance Denim and No Sweat fabrications in Pakistan, buying a small denim factory there to maintain the ethical standards it intends to live by in its business. Dish & DUER then expanded to a factory in Shanghai, China, where it continues to keep its high standards for clean, compliant workplaces where staff are treated fairly.

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Denim Days: 3x1 Moves From Big Jeans to Big Impact

At Denim Days last year, New York City based denim brand 3×1 created the world’s biggest jean to stimulate extra interest in its product. The brand runs a 24 person factory out of NYC’s Soho neighborhood, where it holds the largest collection of selvedge denim in the world. This year, the brand is pairing up with TENCEL™ Fibers on a denim product they’ll debut at Denim Days Sept. 22-23, boasting softness, sustainability and drape. Hear what 3×1’s director of custom and bespoke services, Patrick Gorny, has to say about its experience as part of the TENCEL™ Feels So Right campaign.

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