Digital dyeing technology developer WTRLSS has entered commercial production, as Los Angeles-based denim brand Triarchy launched the first collection made with its water-saving process.
Triarchy‘s Autumn/Winter 2026 collection comprises five pieces in three colorways, all produced from a single roll of undyed organic cotton fabric, the companies said.
WTRLSS estimates its technology can cut water consumption by up to 99.9% and energy use and emissions by up to 97% compared with conventional denim dyeing and finishing. The roughly 75 liters of water typically needed to dye and finish a pair of jeans could fall to 20 milliliters, it said.
Conventional denim production relies on repeated dye baths and wet finishing.
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WTRLSS instead bonds color directly into the fibers in a single pass, with no subsequent washing, and applies wash effects and fades digitally to woven fabric before cutting and sewing.
The collection includes vintage indigo and black washes, plus a photographic cowhide pattern applied to matching jeans and a jacket, all from the same base fabric.
“This collection with Triarchy brings that ambition to life,” said Dustin White, co-founder and CEO of WTRLSS, adding that consumers can now buy and wear products made with the technology.
Because the process needs far less water, it could also enable more localized denim manufacturing, and has let Triarchy produce denim in Los Angeles again.
Triarchy co-founder and creative director Adam Taubenfligel said the process allows complex patterns and multiple color effects on one fabric, which could let brands avoid committing to colors months in advance and respond more closely to demand.
The launch follows an August partnership between WTRLSS and Ha-Meem Group, a major denim manufacturer supplying Levi’s, Gap and H&M, for a commercial production pilot. WTRLSS said it is working with other brands, with further commercial orders underway.