Recycled materials are becoming more popular over time as they play a vital role in the transition towards a circular economy. It is difficult to create a pair of jeans fully made of worn denim fibres. The good news is that it is not impossible to make this happen. Together with our denim fabric supplier Bossa, we now bring you the Scott Old Fashioned Blue, made from 100% post-consumer recycled denim!

Pre- and post-consumer recycled denim

There are two types of recycled denim: cotton waste from the production process - pre-consumer - or from worn clothing - post-consumer. This new 100% post-consumer recycled denim fabric is made by Bossa, our close denim mill partner based in Türkiye. They have worked on increasing the percentage of post-consumer denim fibres in their fabrics for a long time

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High-quality yarn made with short-length recycled fibres

The difficulty with recycling post-consumer denim is that even though denim is mostly made from cotton, there is often also elastane and polyester in it. On top of that, the fibre length is shorter compared to virgin cotton fibres, making it more difficult to create a strong quality yarn. Bossa has changed and tweaked the way they twist the yarn until they found the sweet spot. Now, we can offer this new innovative, high-quality recycled denim with full confidence

Kuyichi’s first 100% post-consumer recycled jeans Scott

Up until now, we’ve only brought you denim with either 100% pre-consumer denim, like our Heritage Blue denim or a lower % of post-consumer recycled denim, like our Classic Blue styles. The first style launched in 100% post-consumer recycled denim is the Scott Old Fashioned Blue. The Scott is our oldest fit and has been in the collection since 2008. It’s a regular fit and the perfect gem for this innovative material introduction.

To provide the needed strength, the fabric is on the heavier side: a 12.75-ounce denim. With the shorter recycled fibres, it is not possible to create a product with low-weight or high-stretch. Or, not yet. As what seemed hard to accomplish in the past is now a reality in our new Scott