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Pangaia launches world’s first denim jacket made from Nucycl

Materials science company Pangaia is launching its latest innovation on February 16 in partnership with Evrnu’s NuCycl, a fibre created from pre- and post-consumer textile waste. Pangaia Lab has used Evrnu’s NuCycl to create the oversized ‘Renu’ denim jacket. It marks its first denim product made entirely from cotton textile waste and the first...

14 Feb 2023

Fashion

Mango unveils denim collection utilising 'circularity criteria'

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has revealed a new denim collection it said it has developed using a set of circularity criteria designed to make the garments easier to use and recycle. The feature comes as the company looks to continue pushing its newly formed goals as outlined in its sustainability strategy, ‘Sustainable Vision 2030’, through...

23 Jan 2023

Fashion Featured

Kingpins NY reveals four distinct denim themes for SS24

Presented by forecasting firm Denim Dudes, the Spring Summer 2024 trend presentation for denim which kicked off the Kingpins NY fair held at Pier 36 in Manhattan on Wednesday is decidedly retro. It is divided into four easy-to-digest stories with distinctive moods, textile suggestion, detail and color palettes. Image: FashionUnited XS This is a...

12 Jan 2023

Fashion Featured

Runway to Retail: Long denim skirts

Tracing the trend Jean skirts were first introduced in the 1970s as a way to repurpose worn denim pants. They have retained validity as a fashion staple on and off ever since. In recent seasons, jean skirts in various styles have emerged as integral key items in many designer collections. One of the most prevalent has been the longer length...

5 Jan 2023

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Kings of Indigo secures new owner

The Dutch clothing label Kings of Indigo has a new owner. The brand is making a new start with the German entrepreneurial duo Kathrin and Sebastian Proft, Mariska Stolwijk confirmed over the phone with FashionUnited. Stolwijk, who was previously responsible for product development at Kings of Indigo, will become general manager of the company in...

23 Dec 2022

Fashion Featured

Pre-Fall 2023 Buyers Guide – Denim Dos: In Pictures

The 2023 Pre-Fall season is still in progress, but there are already strong signals with regard to denim trends. Matching jackets to jeans; collaged and pieced-in materials and fresh shapes, will all resonate with consumers for the Pre-Fall 2023 season. Here are some early highlights to look out for: Double Denim Image: Chanel Pre-fall 23/...

23 Dec 2022

Fashion

Karl Lagerfeld launches new jeans brand for Gen Z shoppers

Karl Lagerfeld has introduced a new jeans brand to its assortment, with products directed at the Gen Z consumer group. With its debut spring 2023 spring collection, ‘Karl Lagerfeld Jeans’ aims to celebrate individuality and self-expression, with styles that the brand said have been made from “more sustainable fabrics and manufacturing techniques...

8 Dec 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Playboy launches first owned-and-operated denim collection

Playboy is continuing its fashion and lifestyle expansion with the launch of its first owned-and-operated denim collection for men and women. Playboy Denim marks the second owned-and-operated launch from the company’s growing consumer products business following the release of Playboy Lingerie earlier this month and is available on Playboy.com...

6 Dec 2022

Business

Kings of Indigo files for bankruptcy after failing to secure refinancing round

Denim brand Kings of Indigo (KOI) has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy after it said it was not possible to realise a new investment round in time. In a letter from its shareholders, the company said that it had not succeeded in arranging a refinancing in recent months, with it now preparing to look towards ways of continuing its...

17 Nov 2022

Business |Background Featured

A visit to C&A's flagship factory in the heart of Europe

C&A is producing clothes in Germany again. The fashion giant sees its jeans factory in Mönchengladbach as a blueprint for the future of production in the heart of Europe. Are they setting a trend for the apparel industry? FashionUnited took a multimedia exploration into the factory. There is an atmosphere of new beginnings at C&A's new denim...

8 Nov 2022

Fashion

Maurices launches new jean exchange programme

Women’s size-inclusive fashion brand Maurices is enhancing its customer experience with the launch of its ‘Fit Freedom Jean Exchange’ programme that will allow customers to exchange jeans for a new size for free. The initiative is exclusive to MyMaurices rewards members and will allow customers who buy any pair of regular price M Jeans by...

2 Nov 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Fanfare Label launches recycled denim collection

Independent sustainable fashion brand Fanfare Label has launched a new recycled denim collection using post-consumer recycled cotton and organic cotton. The Fanfare Label jeans have been designed to be fully transparent, from sourcing the fabrics to the production, as well as being made to last and be easily recyclable. The new recycled denim...

2 Nov 2022