Ready for a read on the hues the fashion world’s excited about? We’re taking a look at the color of the year, along with 15 additional wearable shades for Spring/Summer 2023. There’s something for everyone, with flamboyant colors, natural neutrals and functional statement tones. We’ve selected 16 colors that are already making waves on the…
We are just beginning to see where fashion, science and technology are converging. At the time of this post, I’m currently attending a 2 day summit hosted by 360 Fashion Network on how digital fashion and technology is going to change the way we design, manufacture, create and even pay. First of all, I decided…
We recently teamed up with North Carolina based – Recover brands. We love how soft and durable all of their goods are, but could we sublimate successfully? Their product is 100% polyester and upcycled cotton? Upcycled? What could that be like? You can’t guarantee results each time when the fabric is made out of various…
The conversation is changing – the spring/summer 2019 shows were about diversity, acceptance, resistance and strength. For eternal optimists, there were styles in all the colors of the rainbow. Pragmatics will approve of garments pulling double-duty. Rebels will shine in the chaos of embellishments. Those who own their sex appeal will do it smartly and…
There probably isn’t any difference in the quality. Ring-spun has a slightly higher edge to soft spun. Ring-spun will not pill or get fuzzy. This is the best for DTG (Direct to Garment) printing. Not as soft to the touch but the fibers don’t lift up after washing. The soft spun is probably produced using…
Really Tradeshows? But I can just look everything up on the internet! Duh! And 118 Trade Shows for Sportswear & Sports Clothes in 77 cities and 30 countries. Most Trade Shows for Sportswear & Sports Apparel take place in Germany with 33, Finland with 8 and USA with 7 Trade Shows for Sportswear & Sports…
Many sublimated socks show grinning (where you see the white when sock is stretched out) or are too thin to wear for everyday team sports after printed. We created a sock that solves that. We knitted black into the foot of the sock so even though you can’t print a design, it retains the cushion…
Sports apparel is becoming more fashion conscious as people are multi-purposing wardrobes wearing clothing for more than one venture whether it be for sports, fitness, work wear, office and/or social events. There is a large diversity of winter sports including both indoor and outdoor activities with apparel and clothing to appropriate for them all. Color…
This is an interesting article we ran across and wanted to share it with you regarding e-textile in sports garments. As bio-monitoring and fitness-tracking devices gradually become a part of everyday sports equipment, ‘wearables’ seems poised to become a mainstream market. For e-textile and electronic component manufacturers, this signals the need to scale up production…
This week a client who has hired us to produce a paddle sport apparel line and also teaches yoga, was looking for a trendy t-shirt. I asked some of my printers if they have ever tried DTG or Direct To Garment Printing on a burnout…
