Denim Special Edition
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G-STAR IS DYEING YOUR DENIM WITH COLORS DERIVED FROM RECYCLED PLANT WASTE
If any brand could take waste and make it look cool, it’s probably G-Star RAW. The latest innovation installation from the Dutch designer clothing company is a partnership with color solutions and chemicals company Archroma – dyeing denim with dyestuffs made from recycled plants and nutshells.
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THE SUSTAINABLE ANGLE LOOKS TO SHIFT DENIM’S ETHOS
Sustainability is very clearly becoming the new black when it comes to fashion, and innovators in the denim space are each playing their role to lower the favored fabric’s impact on the environment. That’s the very mission that brought The Sustainable Angle about. The U.K.-based not for profit organization starts and supports projects that contribute to cutting back on the apparel industry’s impact on the environment and the people that live within it.
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WHERE TO FIND DENIM INSPIRATION IN NEW YORK CITY
Europe tends to be the go-to for denim inspiration, but there’s lots to kindle creativity right in the United States – New York City in particular. First, turn to the museums, where fashion meets art. Hit the streets for inspiration and read more here.
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ISKO HIGHLIGHTS WINNERS OF DENIM DESIGN DIGITAL PRIZE
ISKO has taken denim awards to the web. The Turkish denim manufacturing recently held the fourth edition of its ISKO I-SKOOL Denim Design Digital Prize, a project aimed at uncovering creativity and innovation in young talent. As part of the award the company set up a “virtual panel” comprised of ISKO-ISKOOL’s 53,000 plus Facebook followers who got to pick the winners.
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DENIM CAPSULE WITH REFIBRA™ FIBERS DESIGNED BY ADRIANO GOLDSCHMIED
The circular economy gives us an opportunity to rethink and redesign the way we make stuff. It is estimated that every year 80% of fashion garments end up in landfills and that is why Lenzing has developed an innovative new business model as a practical solution to promote circular economy in the apparel industry with the launch of Refibra™ branded lyocell fibers, made from cotton waste.