Interviews

Paolo Gnutti, described as the ‘Wizard of Denim’ and creator of fashion and trends in the indigo world for 35 years, formed 'PG By Paolo Gnutti' in 2018 as a 'Made in Italy’ enterprise focused on garments for mid to high-end productions. Gnutti has joined hands with denim giant ISKO for a new fabric collection: ISKO Luxury by PG. The official launch was held at the ongoing Denim Premiere Vision in Berlin on Tuesday, 17 May. A quick chat.

Established in 1951, Bossa is one of the largest integrated textile corporations of Turkey with its facility in Adana. General Manager Onur Duru talks about Bossa's production philoshophy and the drivers that are changing the denim sector.

ISKO is part of Sanko Tekstil, the textiles division of the Sanko Group. With a global presence and offices in 35 countries, ISKO is the biggest producer of denim in the world. It has a capacity of 300 million metres of fabric per year, with 2000 state-of-the-art automatic looms. Marco Lucietti, Director for Strategic Projects at ISKO, says what it is to be like to be back at Denim PV.

If there is an event for the denim industry that is a *must*, then it is Denim Première Vision. As exhibitors and visitors ready themselves for the two-day Berlin edition of Denim PV that starts on 17 May, Show Manager Fabio Adami Dalla Val and Product Manager Manon Mangin tell texfash.com, what it will be like to be at the coveted event.

Doing away with secondhand garments is easier said than done because people do need access to affordable clothing. Founder of Nairobi-headquartered Africa Collect Textiles (ACT), Elmar Stroomer, believes it is time to add a waste tax on imported items and the funds should be invested in high-end collection and recycling infrastructure.

Nairobi-headquartered Africa Collect Textiles (ACT) is run by ordinary people with extraordinary ideas on how to divert textiles from landfills. No one believed recycling clothes would work in a country where a sizeable proportion of people wears secondhand clothes from abroad. Founder Elmar Stroomer tells us why and how it does.

Late last month, Fashion Council Germany published a report on the environmental impact of the German fashion industry titled German Fashion Footprint. The study was authored by Oxford Economics, UK. Rob Harbron, Associate Director with Oxford Economics, dwells at length on what went into the making of the report.

In January, Sorona launched its Preferred Mill Network, a global catalogue of mills offering the full collection of sub-branded fabrics—Agile, Aura, Luxe, Profile, and Revive. Global Brand & Communications Leader Alexa Raab and Global Marketing Representative Kiki Chen talk about ease of access to sustainable fabrics throughout the value chain.

The European Union Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, is one of the key people behind the European Green Deal and also, by that reason, of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. Sinkevičius tells texfash.com how the Strategy works.

The second edition of the Imagining Sustainable Fashion award for innovative models of communication in sustainable fashion is to be announced Wednesday evening. Giusy Bettoni, CEO and Founder of CLASS, talks about the significance of fashion communications.