From food to motorcycles, any Italian manufacturer will tell you quality products begin with quality ingredients. The same can be true with Made in Italy denim by Imatex. Fabrizio Annunzi, Imatex chief executive officer, says “We have always chosen the best raw materials in the world.”
Tricia Carey, Director of Global Business Development for Denim at Lenzing, visits denim mills in Vietnam and China and shares her experience with Carved in Blue. Read more about her observations from the road trip.
Apparel brands looking to make less of an adverse impact on the environment now have access to even more material data to aid them on the path toward sustainability. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an industry-wide group working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of products around the world, released a new and improved version of its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) on Nov. 3—and TENCEL® fabric scores better than around 70 percent of textiles measured.
ISKO™, a worldwide denim manufacturer, constantly tries to break denim barriers. The brand teamed up with Lenzing for their latest innovation presentation in NYC which included COTTONIZED collection with TENCEL® and Lenzing Modal®. The collection appeared at ISKO™’s annual innovation seminar and gallery show in New York City, of which Lenzing was a sponsor.
This fall, the Lenzing Team crisscrossed their way across the globe to find the best denim has on offer for the Spring/Summer 2018 season. Mills presented their seasonal updates in performance, sustainability and fashion at Kingpins Amsterdam (Oct. 26-27), Kingpins New York (Nov. 2-3) and Denim PV in Paris (Nov.2-3), and along the way, revealed some unforgettable innovations and trends.