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Label Collective launches inaugural cycling apparel collection
Label Collective, or simply Label, a new activewear brand focused on cycling, is introducing its first cycling apparel range, dubbed the Connection Collection. The name emphasizes that the brand aims to connect riders of all abilities as a community. The collection comprises jerseys and long-sleeve jerseys, bibs, gilets and a ...
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Eddie Bauer smart eyewear with ChatGPT launched
Innovative Eyewear, Inc., Miami-based developer of smart eyewear for the Lucyd, Nautica, Eddie Bauer and Reebok brands, has announced the launch of the new Eddie Bauer Smart Eyewear collection. The collection includes voice access to ChatGPT and introduces the world’s first rimless smart eyewear design. Source: Innovative Eyewear ...
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Mips almost universally adopted by World Tour teams
Swedish helmet safety technology provider Mips AB announced that its technology is being widely adopted by World Tour cycling teams. In 2024, 87 percent of women’s teams and 83 percent of men’s teams have opted for helmets with the Mips safety system, representing a clear commitment to athlete safety. “This ...
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Voluntary recall of Black Diamond’s Neve Strap crampon
Black Diamond Equipment, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling the Neve Strap Crampon and related accessories/spare parts. The recall affects all green Neve Strap Crampons (model #400073 of year 2024) sold between January and May 2024 (more details here). The recall ...
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Keen’s Uneek celebrates 10 years with collab version made from 100% natural materials
Keen has collaborated with Skall, a sustainable fashion brand from Denmark, to launch a joint version of its signature hybrid sandal, the Uneek, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Source: Keen Keen x Skall Uneek While the two founders (and sisters) of Skall grew up near ...
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Skechers teams up with John Deere
Source: Business Wire Skechers x John Deere : designed for the field, trail and street US footwear brand Skechers and US agricultural, construction and forestry equipment specialist John Deere have teamed up to enrich the global work, outdoor and fashion industries with a joint brand offering for ...
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Whoop and Assos place data collection directly into cycling shorts
After nearly two years of careful product development and stringent testing, Assos and Whoop unveiled a new garment that seamlessly blends cutting-edge technology and quality craftsmanship in cycling apparel: the Mille GT Whoop Bib Shorts C2 and the UMA GT Whoop Bib Shorts C2. The companies say their collaboration represents ...
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Strava uses AI for next chapter of accelerated product development
Strava unveiled its latest initiatives and product developments at its annual event, Camp Strava, in Los Angeles on May 16. Under the theme “Progress, Together”, the company announced how its global community will be able to use Strava in the future. “Strava is gaining momentum to realize our vision of ...
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Canada Goose welcomes its first creative director
Canada Goose has appointed designer Haider Ackermann as the company’s first Creative Director. He is considered a luminary in the fashion industry and is celebrated worldwide for his talent in defining modern design. The Colombian-born French designer will be based in Paris and will work alongside Chairman and CEO Dani ...
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The Lycra Company and Qore get support from Dairen Chemical
The Lycra Company announced the signing of a letter of intent with Dairen Chemical Corporation (DCC) to convert Qira – a brand of BDO (1,4-butanediol) – into environmentally friendly PTMEG, the main ingredient in its patented bio-derived fiber Lycra. Dairen will be the first company in the world to produce ...
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Buff and Surfrider Foundation collaborate
Spanish headwear and neckwear brand Buff has announced a new collection with Surfrider Foundation and Surfrider Foundation Europe. Designed by Cornwall-based artist Gemma Lessinger, the collection aims to help raise awareness and drive change so the ocean can be enjoyed by future generations. Buff has been a longstanding advocate for ...
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Hyosung develops certified sugar cane-based spandex with biotech partner
South Korea’s Hyosung TNC, the world’s largest manufacturer of spandex, has partnered with San Diego-based biotechnology company Geno to to begin construction of facilities to produce Bio BDO at its plant in Vietnam. The plant is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2026. The project is a ...
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Performance textiles: next-generation materials
Sportswear Design Expert Alexa Dehmel introduces you to the next-generation materials you have to know.
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Lycra launches campaign for new bio-derived Lycra fiber
Source: The Lycra Company The Lycra Company launched the “FashionFarmers” campaign on Earth Day to highlight the company’s plans to bring industrial quantities of Lycra, a bio-derived fiber made with Qira, to the market US fiber and technology solutions specialist The Lycra Company launched an integrated media ...
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HeiQ unveils anti-odor technology for feather and down products
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ is introducing a new anti-odor product addition to its HeiQ Fresh range to eliminate persistent malodor on feather and down products. Biobased HeiQ Fresh for Feather & Down utilizes a novel combination of pre- and probiotics (synbiotics) which helps to break up the smelly components. The ...
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BlackYak and Korean chemical companies develop sustainable trekking shoe
Source: SK Chemicals The South Korean companies SK Chemicals, Dongsung Chemical and BlackYak jointly announced that they have developed sustainable footwear materials using the naturally derived material Ecotrion and applied it to BlackYak’s trekking shoe 343 Max. The new shoe was presented on April 18 after a ...
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TNF presents Paris 2024 climbing uniforms for USA, Japan, South Korea and Austria
Earlier this week, The North Face (TNF) unveiled the official sport climbing competition uniforms to be worn by athletes from the US, Japan, South Korea and Austria in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. TNF explained that each piece was meticulously constructed, pattern making was analyzed with 3D soft-wear, and garments ...
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TNF and Icebreaker collab on plastic-free Merino capsule
The North Face (TNF) and Icebreaker, two outdoor performance brands under the VF Corp. umbrella, have collaborated on a Merino blend adventure wear capsule for spring/summer 2024. According to the brands, the collection ”redefines comfort and performance” and is ”meticulously crafted with fabric made from 100 percent plastic-free fibers.” Offered ...
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How to bring innovative materials into the supply chain
Ambercycle, an innovative company using novel molecular regeneration technologies to transform used textiles into decarbonized, circular materials for brand owners, and womenswear brand Ganni have worked together to launch Cycora – the first commercially viable regenerated alternative to virgin polyester from Ambercycle. Textile Exchange has published a best practice case ...
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Sympatex presents new Sherpa laminate at Techtextil
At Techtextil Frankfurt, April 23–26, 2024, Sympatex will present Sherpa, a new laminate concept that combines the advantages of the classic quilted jacket with those of a membrane jacket. Source: Sympatex The Sympatex Sherpa Modular Parka consists of the new Sherpa laminate, designed with respect to ecodesign ...