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Wrangler teams up with Barbie on a Western-inspired collection

Denim brand Wrangler has unveiled a collaboration with Barbie featuring archival, western-inspired styles to capture the “imaginative and playful style” of the fashion doll. The Wrangler x Barbie collection reimagines brand archives and pays homage to the Barbie brand’s history of experimenting with Western-inspired fashion and her authentic...

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Candiani unveils first natural and biodegradable stretch jeans

Candiani Denim, a leader in sustainable denim, has launched the world’s first stretch denim that is both fully natural and biodegradable. With its debut capsule collection created with Coreva Design and launched at Banner, a luxury fashion retailer in Milan, sustainable denim could be entering a new era. Coreva Design's fabrics are crafted using...

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Levi’s and Crocs unveils capsule collection

Casual footwear brand Crocs is pushing ahead with its collaboration strategy with a new capsule collection with denim brand Levi’s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 501 jeans. The three-piece capsule collection aims to merge “casual comfort and quality design” and features two elevated takes on Crocs’ All-Terrain Clog and a new Classic Clog....

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Monki and Iggy Jeans launch limited-edition denim collection

Swedish brands Monki and Iggy Jeans have created a limited-edition denim capsule collection featuring “experimental, sophisticated pieces”. The nine-piece ‘Monki x Iggy Jeans’ collection, launching on September 5, combines Monki’s distinctive style with Iggy Jeans’ expressive print aesthetic to offer an exclusive line featuring jeans, T-shirts,...

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Madewell names Adrienne Lazarus as president

Denim and brand Madewell, part of the J.Crew Group, has named industry veteran Adrienne Lazarus as its new president as part of its strategy to accelerate growth. In a statement, Madewell said that Lazarus, a proven industry leader with more than 30 years of expertise building and scaling speciality retail and direct-to-consumer companies, would...

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New report details improvements in Jeans Redesign participants

A new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has outlined a series of industry improvements by the companies and brands participating in its Jeans Redesign project. Initially launched by the foundation in 2019, the initiative provided a minimum bar to design and make garments in line with circular economy principles, offering guidelines...

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Resort SS24 collections: denim goes dark and cleans up

As the Resort 24 season draws to a close, certain strong design signals have emerged. Denim continues its ascent as one of the most prominent fabrics used by the higher end designers. Among the more predictable pale washes and ripped up details, a fresh look has emerged: dark denim was seen as part of many collections in both cleaned up and...

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Messe Frankfurt buys stake in denim trade fair Kingpins

German trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt has bought a stake in denim trade show Kingpins. The strategic partnership will see Messe Frankfurt's “extensive experience and resources” combined with Kingpins’ “unique expertise” to foster “innovation, collaboration, and growth within the denim community”. Kingpins, which runs shows in New York and...

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Urban Outfitters partners with Isko Denim

BDG, the in-house denim label by Urban Outfitters, is partnering with denim mill Isko on a 10-piece collection of workwear-inspired unisex denim pieces with finishing designs by British artist Dwayne Coleman. The BDG (By Urban Outfitters) and Isko Denim collection has been developed using more sustainable denim pieces, utilising recycled cotton...

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Denim Première Vision Berlin put jeans at the forefront of FW24/25 fashion

From May 31 to June 1, Denim Première Vision (Denim PV) in Berlin showcased the work of denim professionals: expertise, FW24/25 trends, and environmental awareness came together to meet the demands of the fashion market. On Wednesday, May 31, at 10 am, Denim Première Vision opened its doors. This time the show (which has already touched down in...

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Lee launches collection with Be@rbrick

Denim brand Lee has launched teamed up with Medicom Toys, the creator of the Be@rbrick dolls, to launch a capsule collection that celebrates its mascot, Buddy Lee. The Lee x Be@rbrick collection features apparel and figurines capturing the playful attitude embodied by Buddy. The collaboration includes three T-shirts featuring patches or...

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Kering partners with Sonovia on denim dyeing technology

Kering has struck up a deal with Israel-based Sonovia and Italian manufacturer PureDenim that will see the French luxury group help to develop and install indigo yarn dyeing technology into its denim production lines. The agreement comes as part of the conglomerate’s ongoing sustainability strategy, in which it has stated that it is aiming to...