The fifth edition of Isko I-Skool, the educational platform supporting tomorrow’s game changers, took place at Milan recently. The final awards ceremony announced the names of the winners, celebrated by experts in fashion, marketing, and communication, as well as insiders and personalities. Isko is a leader in denim production and textile innovation. The main sponsors of the event were Lenzing Group, the international company producing high-quality fibres from renewable raw material wood w

Reliance Brands Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has purchased an additional 8.14 per cent equity stake in Genesis Colors Ltd (GCL) for about 34.17 crore, taking its total stake to 9.29 per cent. GCL belongs to a similar industry as Reliance Brands, and the stake will add to its existing portfolio of branded fashion retail outlets. “Reliance Brands Limited has purchased an additional 8.14 per cent equity stake in GCL for about 34.17 crore, taking its total stake in GCL to 9

Asda is the first supermarket to join the European Outdoor Group’s Microfibre Consortium, which looks at reducing the impact of microplastics on the environment. As reducing plastic use becomes priority for customers, Asda has joined other brands to understand and reduce the impact of microfibres in clothing – which can find their way into the ocean. The Consortium aims to fully understand the issue of microfibre shedding, how and why it occurs, and find ways for industry to reduce it.

Archroma, leader in colour and specialty chemicals in sustainable solutions, is partnering with Ternua, an outdoor brand with a strong connection to nature. Using Archroma’s EarthColors technology, Ternua has created a collection of recycled tee-shirts and sweatshirts, collecting, recycling and upcycling agricultural waste from the Basque region in Spain. Archroma’s award-winning EarthColors is a traceable concept of plant-based dyes, sourced from up to 100 per cent renewable resources. Ar

Over 100 international brands will present their denim developments at September 4-5 Bluezone, one of the world's most important denim shows at the Munich Fabric Start, according to denim curator of the mega event Panos Sofianos. Apart from that, more than 1,000 suppliers will present over 1,800 collections at the event, he told Fibre2Fashion in an interview. Perpetuum Blue, this season's Bluezone theme, stands for the ever-changing business of denim, for the new excitement in denim, comin

Invista’s Cordura brand and Cone Denim, will show their latest collection, Cordura S Gene Denim, at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (ORSM), which will be held from July 23 to 28, 2018, in Denver, in Cone Denim booth #23110-SL and Cordura booth #54037-UL. The denim offers an authentic look and feel with hidden performance and engineered stretch benefits. Cone Denim’s S Gene innovation was originally introduced in 2007. High performance dual-core technology S Gene yarn provides exceptiona

US clothing brand Kenneth Cole has replaced Reliance Brands with Mumbai-based Brandzstorm India as its partner for designing, manufacturing, distributing and retailing its products in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Its 10-year master licensing partnership with Brandzstorm India aims to cover 100 crore people and open about 10 stores in India by 2020. Two flagship stores in Mumbai and Delhi are likely to be opened by the end of this year, according to a report in a top Indian business dai

Intertek, a total quality assurance provider, has launched local services in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to support fashion and footwear retailers and brands that are increasing their sourcing activity in the region. Intertek’s expansion will offer local sample collection with courier service to the Softlines laboratory in Guatemala City. With dedicated technical experts stationed in the Dominican Republic, inspection of soft goods products such as garment and home textiles can be perfor

Pure London has announced that the fashion event is collaborating with Graduate Fashion Week to showcase ten of this year’s graduates from the ‘Top 25 Graduate Collections’ including award winners, on the Pure London main stage catwalk. Pure London is UK’s leading trade fashion buying event, which will be held from July 22 to 24, 2018, in London. As part of Pure London’s ongoing commitment to supporting up and coming design talent, visitors will be able to see the inspiring and visionary w

In a step towards exchange of fashion between China and South Korea, POP Fashion and Korea Hongik University Graduate School of Fashion have unveiled a comprehensive cooperation on the research of popular fashion trends in China and South Korea, a two-way training programme for fashion talent and exchange of designers from both countries. Zhang Wei, vice president of POP, signed the contract with representatives of South Korea's national treasure designer and dean of Korea Hongik Universit