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The winners of the Ispo Awards 2020 have been selected
The winners of the Ispo Awards 2020 have been selected but, as usual, cannot be announced before the official award ceremony at Ispo Munich on Jan. 26 at 4.30 p.m. As the organizers report, the jury has selected the highlights from over 430 entries in four segments: snowsports, outdoor, fitness ...
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Three new Gore-Tex Pro technologies adopted by several brands
Arc’teryx, Mammut, Mountain Equipment, Mountain Hardwear, Montbell, Norröna and Patagonia are among the apparel brands that have adopted three new Gore-Tex Pro technologies for their autumn/winter 2020/21 collections. Segmenting its offer of solutions for waterproof/breathable fabrics, W.L. Gore & Associates has developed a “most rugged technology,” a “stretch technology” and ...
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Rab will present its first skiwear collection, called Khroma, at Ispo Munich
The British outdoor brand describes it as a natural progression of its own history. Khroma is a clothing system to keep ski mountaineers warm, dry and comfortable at all times. The step does seem natural, as Rab has been designing and selling clothing for mountaineers and alpinists for about four ...
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Polartec has received an R&D 100 Award 2019 for its...
Polartec has received an R&D 100 Award 2019 for its Polartec Power Air fabric technology. The annual R&D 100 Awards, organized by American magazine R&D World, have served as the most prestigious innovation awards program since 1963 and are presented in recognition of exceptional new products or processes developed and ...
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For the first time since its foundation in 1969, Rip...
For the first time since its foundation in 1969, Rip Curl has organized a winter range release “somewhere” near the Arctic Circle in Northern Europe in late November with over 70 European employees and agents
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Paris Alpine Studio: where sports meet high fashion
Sports and high fashion are increasingly converging, with more and more luxury fashion labels following the athleisure trend, while outdoor brands keep coming up with “urban-chic” styles. This is why Jonathan & Fletcher, a design and prototyping studio based in the French outdoor cluster of Annecy, has decided to collaborate ...
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The Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand Goldwin has released a...
The Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand Goldwin has released a new skiwear collection called “Snow Dweller,” with four pieces designed in collaboration with Kaptain Sunshine, a Japanese-heritage clothing brand under the direction of the renowned designer Shinsuke Kojima
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Helly Hansen will be launching a new fabric technology called...
Helly Hansen will be launching a new fabric technology called Lifa Infinity Pro at Ispo Munich. According to the brand, the technology sets a new standard for responsible waterproof-breathable apparel. Lifa Infinity Pro has a three-layer fabric construction and uses Helly Hansen's proprietary Lifa technology, which the brand has continued ...
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The Fastening Products division of YKK – a network of...
The Fastening Products division of YKK – a network of 108 companies in 72 countries – has established a partnership with Browzwear, which produces a software suite for 3D apparel design and display. Parts of YKK’s catalog of zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, webbing tapes, snaps and buttons will be available for ...
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News briefsIndustrial Summit Technology (I.S.T) to launch new high-tech fiber at Ispo Munich
Industrial Summit Technology (I.S.T), a Japanese materials company, will launch a new high-tech fiber at the next edition of Ispo Munich in January. The new Imidetex material is based on Polyimide, a high-performance polymer widely used in the aerospace industry, and boasts a tensile strength equivalent to Kevlar. According to ...
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From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will...
From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will carry a lifetime warranty covering all material and manufacturing defects. Dynafit will repair faulty bindings free of charge or replace them with bindings of equal or higher quality. Normal wear and tear, improper use and damage from accidents are excluded. ...
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At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three...
At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three variations of waterproof/breathable fabrics in its Gore-Tex Pro category, initially introduced in 2007. Called “Gore-Tex Pro most rugged technology,” “Gore-Tex Pro stretch technology” and “Gore-Tex Pro most breathable technology,” each will be optimized for a different use, enabling manufacturers to ...
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Hohenstein is launching a new 4D body scanner that will...
Hohenstein is launching a new 4D body scanner that will be used in a series of research projects throughout the apparel industry. While 3D ultrasound scanning shows three-dimensional images, 4D ultrasound can update the image continuously, making it a real-time, three-dimensional moving image. Scanning in 4D shows body shape and ...
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Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...
Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and snow goggles to its product range next year. Electric Visual Evolution, which is also based in Southern California, will design, develop, produce and distribute the new line. Both companies were the property of Kering when the luxury group owned Puma. ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen...
Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen brand on the crowd-funding platform Indiegogo on Oct. 29. The Portuguese company – founded by Sarah Muir, a digital marketing strategist and project manager, along with three of her colleagues – is the first to promise sun protection without pollution. Aiming ...
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Canada Goose has teamed up with a Boston-based streetwear label,...
Canada Goose has teamed up with a Boston-based streetwear label, Concepts, to create a limited-edition winter capsule collection that reflects the ongoing 1990s trend. The collection includes the lightweight, reversible Legacy Jacket in three color variations: Heritage, Bold and 1996. Concepts has been collaborating with the Canadian outdoor apparel brand ...
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Opening Ceremony and Hoka One One have teamed up...
Opening Ceremony and Hoka One One have teamed up for the first time to produce a new capsule collection. The collection includes three reissues of classic Hoka footwear products: the Bondi running shoe, the Tor Ultra Hi trail runner and the Clifton trainer. In 2002, the designers Carol Lim and ...
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Hoka One One has launched a successor to its Challenger...
Hoka One One has launched a successor to its Challenger ATR 5 running shoe, adding Gore-Tex to the mix
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Epson has launched what it claims to be the first...
Epson has launched what it claims to be the first dye-sublimation textile printing solution with fluorescent ink. The new SureColor F9470 and SureColor F9470H are designed for the roll-to-roll-textile, home-décor, promotional-product and soft-signage markets. The SureColor F9470H has the option of printing with fluorescent yellow and fluorescent pink inks, which ...
