T he first time I ever really paid attention to the color of my jeans was while sitting in urgent care, panicking because my ...

New research in blue jean dyeing is offering a stitch of hope in the denim industry. Blue denim is currently dyed with indigo in an unsustainable process that requires harsh reducing and alkaline ...

It’s hard to say just how many jeans are made each year, but most estimates are in the billions. To get that blue color, over 70,000 tons of indigo dye are made each year.

Blue jeans, one of fashion’s most classic wardrobe staples, also happen to have one of fashion’s biggest environmental footprints. Billions of denim garments are produced each year, with the ...

The common dye found in blue jeans and ballpoint pens is called phthalocyanine and is a light-activated, or photosensitive, agent with cell-destroying properties. This has been known for at least 15 ...

Blue jeans, with their timeless and iconic appeal, ... This dye held a significant advantage over other colour options as it adhered well to the coarse denim fabric and resisted fading, ...

Ms. Lambert — who tends to wear blue clothes, has glasses with blue frames and often finds her hands are blue from dye — has been in thrall to the color since 1993, when she and her husband ...