Apparel

Your Cotton T-shirt Could Soon Charge Your Phone
May 30, 2012

One day, donning a T-shirt could mean you're also sporting a smart device charger. Engineers have successfully transformed cotton into a flexible, highly conductive component, which means it could charge devices.

Online Clothes Shopping Reaches New High in UK
May 30, 2012

Shopping online for clothing has reached a new high with nearly nine out of 10 UK consumers now shopping for apparel online, according to research from Cotton Council International.

How Zuck is Boosting an Executive Hoodie Maker
May 30, 2012

When thinking about the world of fashion, most invoke the likes of Versace, Gucci or Calvin Klein. You certainly wouldn't expect your sense of style to be influenced by the world of tech, but that's just what has happened thanks to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

China Plans to Lift Textile Output as Export Growth Slows
May 30, 2012

China's textile and garment export growth in the first quarter of this year has slowed from the double-digit figures posted in 2011—but plans are also afoot to double textile output by 2020.

The latest data from China Custom show the value of garment exports rose 3.9 percent in the three months from January to March to $29.57 billion. Textile exports, meanwhile, rose 1.4 percent to reach $20.44 billion.

In the same period last year, however, figures show the value of textile shipments soared 32.7 percent to $20.17 billion, while garment exports rose 18.5 percent to $28.46 billion.

Thinc Actionwear Open House Donates Over $1,000 to Food Bank
May 29, 2012

Customers of Thinc Actionwear, located in Portland, Ore., sampled the latest trends—and helped feed the hungry—at the Thinc Actionwear Open House on April 20 at the company's headquarters. The promotional apparel company invited customers from across the nation for a look at its 2012 collection.

Love to Love 70s Fashion
May 24, 2012

Disco is dead, along with some of its most iconic performers. But disco-era fashion is still alive and getting it's groove on with a modern twist.

Intertek Expands Textile Industry Testing Solutions
May 23, 2012

Intertek has inaugurated its expanded consumer goods testing laboratory in Tirupur, India, which now offers enhanced chemical management and analytical laboratory services for the textile and apparel industry.

The expansion of the laboratory is in direct response to the growing demand to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in the supply chain from customers in the region, including textile manufacturers, suppliers and exporters, for efficient, cost-effective quality and safety testing to enable them to meet increasingly stringent international environmental standards and regulations.

Haws USA Announces Carhartt Shipping Delay
May 22, 2012

Haws USA, a supplier from Apex, N.C. that sells Carhartt, Under Armour and Walls promotional workwear, issued the following notice today regarding orders of Carhartt apparel.

Charles River Apparel and the Wellness Warriors Christen New Dragon Boat
May 21, 2012

The Wellness Warriors, Massachusetts' only dragon boat team for cancer survivors and caregivers, christened its newly donated dragon boat in a special ceremony on Monday, May 14th 2012. The boat was purchased and donated by leading apparel manufacturer Charles River Apparel through a special fund sponsored by Barry Lipsett, president and owner.