WHAT'S IN STYLE

Nashville has long been an advocate for sharing Southern hospitality. But this week, owing to tornadoes that struck Tennessee’s capital city, it is receiving some assistance through T-shirt companies that are directing proceeds from sales to relief efforts for the stricken communities...

Researchers at Cornell University's Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design have created a new machine that deconstructs woven or knit fabric so that old apparel can find new life outside of a landfill. Tasha Lewis, Ph.D., and Anil Netravali, Ph.D, said their creation can help create a "closed-loop system" to turn post-consumer textile waste into products...

Happy March, everyone! In Philly, we've had a few consecutive days of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so as far as we're concerned it's officially spring. Soon, it'll be time to set the clocks forward and make things official, but until then we're soaking up some of these clever, funny and inventive promotional products from all over the world. Enjoy!...

While the players on the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning deserve kudos for their skills, four of them also merit praise for their charitable involvement. Through the clothing brand ’47, the quartet helped design T-shirts and hats whose proceeds will benefit charities of their choosing. All four shirts are already sold out...

Japanese company BEAMS Couture has teamed up with upcycling designer Keisuke Kanda on a Ziploc collection that also features a collab with Fruit of the Loom and Manhattan Portage, which means clear bags, accessories and even some apparel items, all branded with the Ziploc logo...

Formerly announced to an estimated 14,000 attendees at Impressions Expo in Long Beach, Calif., the largest trade show for the screen printing and apparel industries in the U.S., ROQ.US is expanding what’s considered possible within the decorated apparel field...

There's never a dull week in the world of promotional products. Over the last few days, we again realized the potential of micro-moments to make for branded gold thanks to an emergency backup goalie's turn with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, and saw some pretty great Philly-centric merch at our local Whole Foods. Plus three more cool finds!...

In-N-Out released a new pair of shoes in its online store. They're white slip-ons in the style of classic Vans, and they're decorated in the same red squiggly stripes and palm trees pattern as In-N-Out's drink cups. They are extremely cool, but there's a problem: They sold out almost instantly...

A company called Resting Risk Face is launching surgical masks custom-printed with your face on them, so you can unlock your phone without removing the mask. The idea started as sort of a joke—and the company might not even actually make the masks available—but it might actually have some real value...

Marcus Stroman has proven himself a fiery competitor across six major league seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets. The 28-year-old showed a desire to make his first full campaign in the Big Apple a true bonding experience, giving his teammates Mets-themed training items from his apparel line...