Apparel

6 Trends from New York Fashion Week Spring 2016
September 23, 2015

Over the past few years, the trends seen during New York Fashion Week have taken us on a fashion-forward journey. From intricate details, to elegant basics, to flowing lines, to overpowering ruffles and even color-clashing prints, NYFW always manages to kick off styles that will flourish for seasons to come. Many fashion industry mavens are taking note of the common trends seen amongst the hundreds of glamorous runway shows that took place on the New York catwalks. If you’re finding it difficult to keep up, check out a recap of what to expect trend-wise for the upcoming season.


The students, who attend Christiansburg High School in southwestern Virginia, said they wore the controversial Confederate symbols to protest a school policy that prohibits the symbols, which they view as a violation of their free speech. Students are barred from wearing clothing that could “reflect adversely on persons due to race” and specifies “clothing with Confederate flag symbols” falls in that category.

6 Pieces of Star Wars Apparel to Keep You Warm
September 9, 2015

While it remains to be seen if "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" lives up to the hype, it’s clear that the seventh installment in the series has the potential to set a new box office record.

Since the film opens Dec. 18, there’s a good chance you might have to endure some pretty cold weather while you’re waiting in line at the theater this winter. Well, have no fear my young Padawan—just because you’re going to see a Star Wars movie in winter doesn’t mean that you have to freeze to death like a tauntaun on a cold Hoth night.


"Women's golf apparel and women's golf in general are very important parts of our business at Antigua,” said Ron McPherson, president and CEO of The Antigua Group. “Partnering with the EWGA is a perfect fit for us."

S&S Activewear Adds New Products for Fall and Winter
September 9, 2015

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., recently announced the release of its annual Forerunner catalog, which will feature 60 new styles for fall and winter products. It is the first combined catalog for S&S Activewear; Eva Sportswear, Robbinsville, N.J.;and Americana Sportswear, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The 195-page book includes spirit wear, athletic apparel, fleece, outerwear and wovens.


But when a local filmmaker decided to make a movie based on the miraculous survival story, a court banned its release in Bangladesh last month on the premise that it could negatively affect the country's labor force.

On Sunday, a panel of four judges had a change of heart and agreed to lift the restriction, according to The Associated Press.

Why Nike Is a Star Witness in Lance Armstrong Case
September 9, 2015

To help prove its case against Lance Armstrong, the federal government is seeking information from Nike that shows the company wouldn’t have sponsored him if it knew he was using performance-enhancing drugs.


It’s a big issue in the government’s civil fraud lawsuit against the former cyclist—the theory that Armstrong concealed his doping for years in order to keep getting rich off of sponsorships.

But another issue involving Nike looms just as large in Armstrong’s defense: Didn’t those sponsors get their money’s worth while sponsoring him at the height of his success?

Armstrong says they did.

Bangladesh Is Building 'Garment Villages' to Double Its Clothing Exports
August 26, 2015

The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s garment industry has been a blessing and a burden to the country. Even as it has provided jobs to millions and helped Bangladesh cut its poverty rate, it has also exploited the nation’s poorest and most desperate, leading to the gratuitous and preventable deaths of thousands.


So invaluable is the industry to Bangladesh that the country is doubling down on the business, despite the repercussions. Already the world’s second largest exporter of clothing by some estimates, Bangladesh intends to double its apparel exports to $50 billion by 2021.

Under Armour Is Suing Pretty Much Every Company Using the Name ‘Armor’
August 26, 2015

In 2013, a Bible-quoting high school football champion named Terrance Jackson, upset that most of the clothing options for his 3-year-old son were covered in skulls and crossbones, decided to start his own “inspirational apparel” company with a scripture-inspired name, Armor & Glory.


The family business hasn’t grown much since then, printing a few hundred shirts and spending nothing on marketing outside of a 1,500-fan Facebook page. But it recently received some major attention from America’s second-biggest sportswear empire, Under Armour, which demanded the small Maryland company change its name or face all-out legal war.


While apparel designs are not covered by any intellectual property laws, one-of-a-kind prints and patterns do fall under that protection. Sugartown Worldwide, which owns the Lilly Pulitzer brand and its 33 retail stores, alleged that Old Navy knocked off two of its colorful prints, causing “irreparable harm” to the company.

The two patterns in question include the “High Tide Design” and “Sparks Fly Design."