Tag: Denim

This is repurposing at its best, when old or damaged jeans are turned into the coolest pair of sunglasses you'll ever own.

Nudie has come up with a stylish way to recycle jeans that can’t be repaired.

Put all that tough denim to good use with a variety of repurposing projects. Most require some knowledge of sewing.

This fast-fashion company is no slouch when it comes to 'closed loop' recycling. It has collected 5,000 TONS of your clothes and is now selling new jeans from its haul.

Levi's new denim line will incorporate on average, eight 12 to 20-ounce plastic soda bottles per jean.

NYC label I AM NOT A VIRGIN makes jeans from bottles, and shirts from food trays.

For World Water Day, Levi’s has asked employees to change their laundry habits by wearing the same pair of pants five days in a row without washing them.

With the recent death toll among Turkish denim sandblasting workers due to the lung disease silicosis nearing 50, one

If your jeans have seen better days, bring them to a Gap store near you tomorrow through October 20th, where they will be recycled into UltraTouch Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation--brr...it's getting cold

The sad fate of workers in the denim industry has finally caught the attention of two of

When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing

We've been covering eco-fashion denim brand Kuyichi since 2004, when TreeHugger was still in its formative years. Founded in 2001, by international NGO Solidaridad, the sustainable brand -- and winner of our Best of Green Award for

Experienced riders only try this at home. From The Way We See the World, comes an innovative way to dry your jeans: Red straps made with post-industrial scraps, integrated into Levi's jeans, let you hang jeans anywhere

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,

While green fashion and natural beauty might get lost amidst haute hybrids, architectural wonders, and renewable energy here on TreeHugger, if you're dressed or showered, this category applies to you.

The world's most popular clothing item could also be the most eco-friendly. That's right, blue-jeans are going green--or at least that the hope of one Brazilian manufacturer. The Rio based company, Tristar, recently revealed their new line of

Trousers London is launching two new organic denim styles this week, and they are too haute not to mention. The brand designs with sustainability and slow fashion in mind, "towards a new tradition of collectible fashion." Click through for photos of two

Flipping through the glossies today at Barnes & Noble I happened upon a write-up on sustainable jeans company Raleigh Denim in Nylon Mag's November