Denim fashion is shaped by both the past and the trends emerging from the street. Long before a pair of jeans reaches the store, however, it is influenced by mill-level decision makers who must weigh global economic conditions, raw material availability, and a range of unpredictable forces. As denim manufacturers apply the lessons learned from 2025—a year marred by shifting trade policies and slowing economies—to future products, consumers can expect to see these decisions in the type of fibers used in je ...

Artistic Milliners is taking another step to reduce its Scope 3 emissions from the farm level. The Karachi, Pakistan-based vertical denim manufacturer announced this week that is the first company in Asia to generate carbon insetting units in partnership with Regenagri, representing a significant shift from traditional carbon offsetting. More from Sourcing Journal Artistic Milliners achieves this milestone through Milliner Cotton, a cotton farming program launched in Pakistan in 2020 that follows regener ...