Can jeans be sustainable? Some 2 billion pairs are sold worldwide each year


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Brands now have taken a 180-degree turn to offer new collections of more sustainable jeans. Photo: AFP

A new exhibit in Paris is revisiting the history of that most iconic article of clothing, jeans, and the manufacturing secrets of denim.

On show now through January 2022 at the Cite Des Sciences Et De l'industrie, the display invites us to explore the conditions of production of one of the most polluting (and water-intensive) garments.

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