Textile Insight - July, 2009
Green Textile Composites
Cornell’s Research Being Used in Skateboard Production
Textiles are now being used in the production of hardgoods. Taking advantage of “green” textile composite research being done at Cornell, Comet Skateboards, based in Ithaca, NY, is the first manufacturer to commercially produce a hardgoods product us...
Stretching Tradition
From eco-chic swimsuits to function-first military wear, suppliers find the future in new and diverse markets
In their search for steady sales and potential profits – in an economic atmosphere that has provided little of either – suppliers are getting creative in seeking new markets for their collections. Eco is an important element of this current growth s...
It’s Feet First
The Latest looks and New Tech Insoles Go Out to Socks and Shoes
When it comes to matters of the feet, performance is first but good-looking designs with green overtones are next in step for Spring 2010. Textiles play an important role in next season’s designs, from insoles with advanced functionality and eco-awar...
Insight on What’s Next
INSIGHT ON WHAT’S NEXT: A forward-looking roundtable discussion series held bi-monthly. Thank you to our sponsors Outdoor Retailer and Okeo-Tex.
What people want to know is, what’s going to happen after the recession,” according to Ellen Karp, who shared her perspective on future consumer behavior at the recent Textile Insight “Insight on What’s Next” roundtable discussion. The lunchtime s...
LEANER GREENER SMARTER
State of the Market
From small measures like teleconferencing instead of meeting in New York City over lunch or sending fewer people to trade shows, to large-scale plant consolidations, textile companies are drilling down to their core in order to succeed in today’s mar...
10 TRENDS WORTH WATCHING
IN THE AISLES OF OUTDOOR RETAILER SUMMER MARKET
1. Asf Group opts for SmartSilver antimicrobial by NanoHorizons to enhance its Eclipse Base Layer performance fabrics as a primary focus at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City this month. “Outdoor and action sports consumers truly value ...
EntrepreDoers
Two Fashion Insiders Launch Labels in a Tight Economy
Economic downturns fuel creativity and wise risk-takers are taking advantage. “People are willing to barter. Models will work for clothes. Photographers work for clothes,” says Jin Seo, founder of 51>Inc. “Now is the time to negotiate with mills. The...
Time for an Index
Providing eco-info so brands can make informed decisions and comply with regulations.
A shared language with consistent metrics and reporting must be instituted for the global supply chain to make significant progress on environmental stewardship. With this in mind, the Outdoor Industry Association – Eco Working Group (OIA-EWG) h...
Stefan Miljanic
For Miljanic, creating new fashion from classic menswear includes T-shirts saturated in pomegranate seeds and natural indigo then dried on a rooftop, where the sun oxidizes them for at least 12 days.
The Label: Gilded Age is the antithesis of mass production. Garments are handcrafted using vintage machinery and methods of construction, providing a weathered look and natural feel reminiscent of a time-honored craft. A sweater from the menswear col...
Stories in the Clip PIle
We work hard to jam-pack each issue of Textile Insight with as much news, features, columns and good-looking images as we can fit within a limited amount of space and given deadline time. But no matter our efforts, some things do fall by the side. No...
Fiber Focus
A Round-Up of the Latest Developments
Buying Close To Home To Reduce Carbon Footprints Increasingly the textile/apparel chain, from fiber to yarn to fabric to garment companies and finally to the most important, the retailers, are looking closely at the carbon footprint of a garment. ...
In The Market
Compression Counts You can date the emergence of the compression category back several decades. However, if you want to pinpoint a more specific period, perhaps the invention of the ACE bandage is as good as any (ACE, an acronym for All Cotton Ela...
Company News
Hohenstein Offers Hypoallergenic Certification For Clothing And Textile Products Hohenstein Institutes is making available a timely and extremely useful new test to determine skin-safe textiles that is applicable to a wide range of markets and a...
out of context…
it is an interesting dichotomy we're seeing in winter outerwear and performance baselayer garments. outerwear continues to take on a rugged, park warden look, very much uniform meets workwear; with double and triple needlework, collars insid...
ask the fabrikologist
What are the legal labeling laws for Modal? If we put Modal on the back neck label does it have to be Lenzing Modal? Or if we don't put the registration mark, can we use the name Modal generically? For example, if something is Taiwan Formotex Ra...
Global Shopping Network
NellyRodi Predicts the Future of Retail
At the NellyRodi Lifestyle + Design Conference last month, the Paris-based trend firm presented information on how new lifestyles, attitudes and consumer habits are reshaping retail. “We’re asking, what “me” as a brand should provide to a consumer,” ...
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