As Jeanologia celebrates 25 years of its pioneering laser finishing technology, explores how the innovative technology has developed.

By using lasers manufacturers can create effects on garments, such as distressing. Through the creation of intense light wavelengths where frequency and wave form are equal this type of finishing is precise and versatile. Often only one machine is needed to create a plethora of effects that would otherwise need additional chemical and mechanical processes.

The extinction of chemicals means that laser finishing is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional finishing techniques, a huge point of discussion that was brought up at WTiN’s recent ‘WTiN’s Innovate: Sustainable Effects virtual event’.

Panellists and speakers were unanimous that as fashion trends from the 90s and early 2000s undergo a revival, the textile industry