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Denim company Cone Denim acquired by Artistic Milliners

A major deal in the denim industry has been announced. Artistic Milliners has acquired a majority stake in the US-based Cone Denim. The company acquired the stake from Elevate Textiles, according to a press release. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Cone Denim will retain its own identity under Artistic Milliners. The press release...

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Changemakers in fashion (part 3): Saqib Sohail, head of Responsible Business Projects at Artistic Milliners

There are countless sustainability initiatives, but who in the fashion industry is truly driving the transition—whether or not their efforts are visible to the broader public? We interview changemakers, consultants, sustainable fashion experts and activists. What can we learn from their work? In this third installment, FashionUnited speaks with...

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Lenzing introduces new fibre recycling initiative

Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing, together with its partners Artistic Milliners from Pakistan, Canatiba from Brazil and Textil Santanderina from Spain, has started the first phase of a new Tencel fiber recycling initiative. Aiming to drive the circular economy in the global textile industry, the new initiative begins with the production of...

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Jack & Jones first brand to use in-conversion cotton from Pakistan

The Milliner Cotton Organic project between supplier Artistic Milliners, more than 2,000 farmers and brands and retailers, secures farm-to-fashion traceability and works in a direct-to-farm approach that focuses on more than securing the supply of cotton: through farmer trainings and improved livelihoods, the approach benefits the entire...

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Farm-to-fashion cotton traceability through new Retraced app

Through its farm-to-fashion cotton traceability project with vertically integrated denim and apparel manufacturer Artistic Milliners, blockchain start-up Retraced is able to trace every single kilogram of cotton from farm to final garment. This transparency is increasingly important for the fashion industry with consumers demanding more...

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Lee Jeans joins forces with Artistic Milliners on sustainable denim

Denim brand Lee Jeans has developed Cradle to Cradle Certified jeans at the gold and bronze levels in partnership with Artistic Milliners, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated denim and apparel manufacturers. The new range of selvedge jeans are circular by design, explains Lee Jeans, with every component being 100 percent recyclable,...