LONDON, Oct. S. The struggle between the natural and the artificial indigos continues to be waged in the dye market and in the trade journals.

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

Eileen Fisher launched a collection of gently worn garments that have been overdyed with natural indigo by Botanical Colors. The collection offers one-of-a-kind linen and cotton pieces dyed by ...

This places the natural indigo jeans in the mid-range of Imogene + Willie’s denim offerings, which range from $235 to $325. Imogene + Willie established The Cotton Project in 2021 by purchasing ...

Then, about a decade ago, natural indigo started resurging. Books including The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd, a novel about Eliza Lucas, spurred interest in its history.

In 2012, Sarah Bellos, a young Tennessean and graduate of Cornell University’s School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, decided to experiment with industrial-scale natural indigo, partnering ...