July 2017 - RiverBlue Archive

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Posted on July 4th, 2017

Dhaka and specifically the area known as Hazaribagh is one of the most toxic environments the RiverBlue team traveled to. The chemical smell hung in the air and the air was barely breathable. The water of the Buriganga river was also unrecognizable as water, it felt and looked more like oil then water. The team […]

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Valencia, Spain

Posted on July 4th, 2017

RiverBlue traveled to Valencia to meet with Enrique Silva the owner of Jeanologia. This company creates equipment to help in the finishing of jeans. We had heard that Francois Girbaud was instrumental in working with Enrique to build their ozone machines which provide the faded denim look that is in such demand. Jeanologia also manufactures […]

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Milan, Italy

Posted on July 4th, 2017

Luigi Caccia the owner of Italdenim contacted Roger to talk about how he was producing his denim. A week after speaking with Roger the team was on a flight to get a first hand look at the production of denim from the organic bales of cotton through the creation of the threads, the dyeing process […]

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El Paso, Texas

Posted on July 4th, 2017

El Paso, Texas used to be the blue jean capital of the world. Today, there remains a small base of production, but nothing in comparison to it’s former self nor the scale of industrial pollution that occurs in Xiantang today. The RiverBlue team learnt that the reason jean manufacturers left El Paso was due to […]

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Los Angeles/El Paso, United States

Posted on July 4th, 2017

The RiverBlue team travelled to Los Angeles to meet the elusive Francois Girbaud. Francois was full of energy and life and truly dedicated to trying to change the industry that he helped to create. When shooting the interview, it was clear to the RiverBlue team how much passion he had for the denim industry and […]

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