by prasad_16481 | Aug 17, 2020 | News & Insights, Technical Textiles & Non-Wovens
Skinthetix has designed a new line of barrier clothing which, it says, will disrupt the global skin-related services industry. The aesthetic barrier clothing can either seamlessly blend beneath regular attire or be worn as standalone clothing. Each item has been...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 15, 2020 | Fashion
Like many small businesses, the coronavirus pandemic took a toll on art therapy and painting party business Sip N Silk in Forty Fort but it led owner Cherie Cruz and her assistants to start something new. When government officials started requiring masks to reduce the...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 15, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, News & Insights
Pinghwa Okorie developed a passion for the beach early in life. Okorie, whose father is Nigerian and whose mother is Taiwanese, often traveled to tropical destinations, such as her mother’s homeland and the Philippines. But no matter how many pieces of swimwear she...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 13, 2020 | Patterns / Textile Design
Combining his passion for skateboarding with 90s hip-hop is Jordan Cardy AKA RAT BOY with his clothing line FAKESCUM. Established in 2018, the powerhouse creative was inspired by 90s streetwear, art and punk ethics, creating in your face graphics and wearable prints...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 11, 2020 | Patterns / Textile Design
When the New York-based women’s wear designer Marina Moscone was 3, she stole her father’s burgundy leather briefcase and used it to carry around the sketches she made wherever she went. Not long after, she announced to her parents that she was becoming a fashion...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 9, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, News & Insights
As a school project Sofia Reyes came up with the concept of making fun face shields. “I know some kids are scared of masks, they don’t feel comfortable with regular ones-I’ve been trying fun designs,” Reyes said. Reyes is making covers...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 8, 2020 | News & Insights, Technical Textiles & Non-Wovens
Nancy Tilbury, a designer graduated from Royal College of Art in 1997 and has worked in the field of wearable technology. Nancy Tilbury has been working on hybridization of science and couture. She has worked in partnership with brands like Levi’s, Nike and orange....
by prasad_16481 | Aug 5, 2020 | Global Textiles
Sand city – A collaborative mural art project, designed by a Carmelite nonagenarian and created by a Seaside artist, has been unveiled to the public as a farewell gift to Sand City to enjoy. “I think it brings a smile to your soul,” said Sand City...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 4, 2020 | Articles, In-Depth Analysis, Sustainability
The young talented model Lina Mayorga has won the 7th Isko I-Skool Media Mention Prize. Made in Bogotá , Colombia, she is a progressive vegan fashion designer now based in New York City. She graduated from Parsons The New School of Design and has worked with other...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 4, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
A government push to boost UK face cover production has begun at two sites in England and Wales. After 10 production lines were procured, the government worked with suppliers in Port Talbot and Blackburn to start producing high-quality face coverings. In the coming...
by prasad_16481 | Aug 3, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
A material is developed by scientists in China that cools without the use of electricity. Cooling of a person’s body is much more efficient than cooling an entire room or building. Clothing and textiles have been designed to do that but mostly they have...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Apr 22, 2020 | Basics of Textiles, Textile Articles
A loom is a machine or device which is used to produce the woven fabric. It is the central point of the whole process of cloth production. In other words, a loom is a mechanism or tool used for weaving yarn and thread into textiles. Looms vary in a wide assortment of...