Here's how natural indigo is still grown and fermented in Japan, despite the fashion industry's dependence on synthetic dyes.

To get that blue color, over 70,000 tons of indigo dye are made each year. When the dye (and garment dyes in general) isn’t handled properly, it can end up polluting waterways, damaging local ...

But indigo, whether natural or synthetic, does not dissolve in water to become liquid dye. Instead, it must be altered using harsh chemicals that bind the dye to clothing fibers.

The planter urges not only that the vegetable dye is more durable, but that it contains an impurity, "indigo red," which, if present to a small extent only, renders the indigo more valuable for ...

Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are shining a light on its past.

Indigo dye's beautiful color is shrouded by an ugly history. In the mid-1700s, wealthy South Carolina planters called it "blue gold," a labor-intensive cash crop produced by the sweat of enslaved ...

The partnership between Israeli company Sonovia and Italian denim mill PureDenim is getting support from a leader in luxury fashion. French luxury group Kering entered an agreement to develop and ...

PHOTO: Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo.

In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, artists, farmers and designers are writing a new chapter in indigo’s rich and tangled history. A vat of bubbling indigo dye in the backyard of Father John, an ...