The Fabric Trend for Friendly Denim

1. Friendly Denim -- The Fabric Trend for Denim =

2. Overview With the rising awareness of environmental protection and the global sustainable development, consumers prefer functional and timeless classic items. "Buying quality but not quantity" has become the consumption trend. Cross-seasonal and healthy fabrics will be the driving force of the not eco-friendly denim items in the future. Therefore, low-consumption eco-friendly dyeing, eco-friendly post-finishing, colorfast denim fabric have become the key developing trend for A/W 22/23 denim. Except for the demand for comfort and practicality, the responsible environmental protection of denim will be the major direction of denim development in the future.

3. Low-consumption Eco-friendly Dyeing Current Condition -- Synthetic Indigo is the major dye of denim industry. The chemicals in the polluted waste water can not be bio-degraded, which causes damage to the ecology environment. Developing Trend -- The denim industry needs cleaner and more eco-friendly dyes. Isatis indigotica, indigofera tinctoria, acanthaceous indigo, and other leaves with indole acid are fermented to produce natural organic dyes. Advance Denim uses hank-dyeing process to eliminate the residual aniline of indigo dyes. Lenzing Group has launched its denim fabric made by dope-dyed Tencel fiber.

4. Recommended Brands

5. Recommended Brands G-Star RAW, Levi's, ARCHEDMA, and Advance Denim Eco-friendly Post-finishing

6. Eco-friendly Post-finishing Current Condition -- The special manufacturing of denim industry will cause pollution and consume natural resources during its weaving and water-washing finish. Developing Trend -- With the wide spread of sustainable development concept, green denim must be the key of denim industry in the future. Jeanologia has developed eco-friendly and healthy post-finishing techniques. They use heat source to fade the color on the denim cloth, which decreases the harmful chemical pollution of handmade sandblasting, rubbing and Potassium Permanganate spraying. G2 Ozone and eFlow nano-foaming techniques can cut 65% water consumption, 20% electricity, and 80% chemicals. The water recycling technique H2Zero can reduce waste and power consumption.

7. Recommended Brands Guided by the G2Dynamic, Jeanologia has set up cooperation relationship with Levi's, Gap, Lee, Uniqlo, Primark, American Eage, and G-Star.

8. Colorfast Denim Current Condition -- Traditional water-washing finish will cause fading of denim. Developing Trend -- Indigo and sulfur dyes were chemically modified. Active genes are integrated into the dyes. Digital dyeing and ink-jet printing simulate the water- washed effect and more natural printing, which avoids the environmental pollution and resource consumption, and also improve the color fastness.

9. Colorfast Denim -- Recommended Pattern 1

10. Colorfast Denim -- Recommended Pattern 1 Geometric pattern is the must-have classic element in every season. Abstract crayon-painting, recycling geometric patterns, and bold letters & numbers are the pattern trends for A/W 22/23 denim fabric. The distressed printed effect made by eco-friendly printing reduces the harm to environment and human body.

11. Colorfast Denim -- Recommended Pattern 2 Monochrome or colorful irregular printing tells stories and gives people unlimited imagination. Plant & flower, mountain, and animal are the themes of flat one-side printing. Exquisite and hazy lines are abstract yet realistic.