HanesBrands announced Wednesday morning that it will narrow the focus of its worldwide imagewear business, which sells basic apparel to wholesalers in the screen-print market. The company is announcing the sale of its European imagewear division and, in the United States, the exit from the private-label category and the planned divestiture of its Outer Banks brand.
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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.
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.
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'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.
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.
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 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, 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.
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.