In his Latin description of the Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar wrote: “se Britanni vitro inficiunt” — widely translated as meaning that the Britons dyed themselves with woad. Hence, many sources will tell ...

Blue denim is currently dyed with synthetic indigo and a reducing chemical. New research in blue jean dyeing is offering a stitch of hope in the denim industry. Blue denim is currently dyed with ...

Blue jeans are an iconic staple of just about any wardrobe. But all that denim has a dirty secret: the dye that makes blue jeans so ubiquitous is actually made from fossil fuels and toxic chemicals.

Industrial dyes come primarily from nonrenewable materials like coal tar. Plant-derived dyes present an attractive alternative but are expensive and resource intensive, and they often don’t work as ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, only a handful ...