Textile Insight - May, 2010
Textile Advances Will Showcase at World Cup
New uniform concepts based on innovative textiles and construction techniques take to the field this summer in South Africa as big-name players and powerhouse national teams gear up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June. Nike, for example, recently u...
Team Gets Technical With Uniform Designs
Trends driving the team sports apparel market into the future
When we picture “gearheads” and teched-out apparel geeks in our heads as it relates to the sports world, often the first image that comes to mind is that of an outdoorsman — a climber atop Mt. Everest or a daredevil skier donning the latest and great...
Ingredients for Innovation
Recipes for Successful Product Development Call for a Mix of Consumer Research, Comfort Factors and Cost-Consciousness
Whether responding to a Tweet for tips on how to dry clean a down parka or recruiting college kids for wear testing rain gear, these days companies are totally tuned into what consumers are doing and listening attentively to what they are saying. No ...
Staying Warm, Comfortable & Connected
The latest technologies heat up cold-weather gear.
When asked what category offers the most potential for growth this year, Salt Lake City retailer Scott Reed didn’t hesitate: “The heated clothing market,” he answered. Reed, of Siege Gear, explained that consumers really like this idea but concepts a...
A Focus on Workwear
Apparel evolves as comfort blends with safety and performance features
Today’s workwear category is anything but work-a-day. The current market offers plenty of potential and innovation is rewarded. Newness in terms of performance as well as comfort is highly regarded across the board as the workwear field continues to ...
Talking Tech: Consumer Expectations
How Well Do Consumers Really Understand Today’s Performance Textiles?
At the end of the supply chain are retail customers. The entire process has been built to provide them with products that meet their needs. Performance fabrics are crucial to technical and even fashion apparel as we attempt to fulfill those needs. Bu...
Color Kaleidoscope
Pantone Provides Introspective for the Future
It has been decided. The 2010 Pantone color of the year is Turquoise 15-5519. Be prepared to see it in jewelry, apparel, paint and even toys, as the Pantone client base spans from toymaker Mattel to designer Cynthia Steffe, and from makeup artist Col...
Evelyn Trempe: Lolë Allows Women to Live Out Loud
Making high-tech activewear pretty
If you love life, it will love you back. Quebec-based Lolë was built to meet the needs of women who crave the outdoors just as much as they adore being fabulously feminine. Outerwear, sportswear and swimwear contain functional features like adjustabl...
The Latest Casual High-Tech Appeals to Those Of Us Who Crave a Comfy Kind of Performance
The Kindle I received as a Christmas present sits next to my desk wrapped in the box it arrived in from Amazon. It was a generous and thoughtful gift — I love to read and am often on the go. And yet the Kindle remains unopened while the stack of boo...
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