The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists' (AATCC) Concept2Consumer Student Design competition saw four winners showcase their creative design and problem-solving skills in textile/apparel design for the theme adaptive travelwear that incorporates recycled materials and sustainable manufacturing.

As the world goes phygital, Amazon Style is the latest fashion offering in brick-and-mortar from retail giant Amazon with a customer-friendly high-tech experience.

An online platform that allows ITMA 2023 participants to build connections, source technologies and solutions, share ideas and grow their business has been introduced by CEMATEX - the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers and owner of ITMA 2023.

The two-day Denim Première Vision (DPV) at the avant-garde yet historical city of Berlin concluded on a high note with trade professionals from more than 40 countries ensuring a 30% increase in visitors as compared to the last edition. 

Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) has once again achieved record levels of supply and demand. New and existing clients are seeking to purchase greater amounts of cotton verified through CmiA and CmiA Organic. A total of 600 million CmiA textiles were brought to market, more than doubling Cotton made in Africa’s volume from the previous year.

European retail giants are guilty of promoting false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis and perpetuating double standards, a new report has revealed. An analysis of the role European supermarkets play in addressing plastic pollution revealed a near-complete lack of ambition in addressing the plastics crisis.

Debunked — that the use of compression garments can enhance muscle or strength recovery.

Munich Fabric Start, from 30 August to 1 September in Munich, positions this edition as a place for reliable and flexible sourcing solutions for adjusted quantities and rethought post-pandemic logistics chains.

Plans are on to have third party and brand/ retailer proprietary standards align across four key areas to help combat growing audit fatigue in the textile and footwear sector.

A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US has recommended strategies to address problems of post-consumer textile waste. The report recommends other improvements that businesses and governments can undertake to increase reuse and recycling of textiles.