performance apparel
Adidas Explains How its ‘Smart Layering’ Performance Apparel Works
Great Britain, Germany, Ethiopia and Hungary's Summer Olympics team kits incorporate Adidas's new performance…
New Smart Material Could Help Ultramarathoners and Nursing-Home Patients Alike
Researchers describe a nanomaterial that could act as an early-warning system to detect injury or illness.
Hoka One One Branches Out Beyond Footwear
Hoka One One might be known for its distinctive running shoes but it has a new product to offer.
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Gore Collaboration to Boost Outdoor Apparel’s Eco Profile
The agreement joins Checkerspot's expertise in bio-based polymers and biotechnology with Gore's experience in…
Ski Gear Sales Climb in Europe for the Third Straight Year
The ski market is growing in Europe—except in the U.K., where Brexit uncertainty and a weakened pound likely…
Polartec Brings High-Performance Military Apparel to the Masses
Polartec is bringing military-issue fabrics and apparel to consumers with a line based on the army's Gen III…
3D-Printed Smart Textiles Consume Less Energy, Water, Chemicals
Doctoral student Razieh Hashemi Sanatgar dedicated her research project to increasing the efficiency of smart…
ISKO Debuts New Woven Compression Technology at Outdoor Retailer
In a bold move, a company traditionally known for denim is taking on activewear with new and highly technical…
Are Your Product Performance Claims Being Accurately Assessed?
A UL white paper stresses that in many cases independent standards and testing methods don't exist to assess…
Polartec and Kraig Biocraft Bringing Spider Silk to Performance Apparel
Polartec and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories are collaborating to bring the first spider silk fabrics to the…
Nike’s Tech Pack Update Doubles-Down on Transitional Apparel
Nike's newest Tech Pack collection combines new material innovations with an updated design philosophy to…
Can Performance and Sustainability Coexist in Apparel?
In an industry that's among the most fragmented, where one link in the supply chain often doesn't know what…
New Kenneth Cole Performance Suiting to be Sold at Men’s Wearhouse
If James Bond could have crafted his own suit for the action-packed business of his day, it might have looked…
Condom Company Applies Feel-Everything Tech to Performance Apparel
Sometimes thinking outside the box requires looking closer to home—the bedroom, specifically.