People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

Curiously, jeans have continued to make waves in Eastern ... in a strangely zealous campaign against indigo. The ancient blue dye, extracted in an elaborate process from the leaves of the bushy ...

Many clothing items, such as blue jeans, also carry a dye that can release cancer-causing chemicals. Toxicity depends on the dose and how often you're exposed, but there are ways to avoid ...

He calls it a "time-consuming and costly" method, commonly used to dye kimonos in the 17th-19th century Edo period. Momotaro Jeans was established in 2006 by Japan Blue, one of a few dozen denim ...