Apparel

Online vendors are flooded with shirts memorializing rockers like Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse, with much of that clothing produced without the authorization of the artists' estate. However, a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision could change all that after the court sided with Bob Marley's heirs regarding shirts bearing the image of the late reggae legend that were made without the estate's permission, the Hollywood Reporter writes.

In 2008, Marley's family, who had partnered with a merchandising company called Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, sued clothing makers A.V.E.L.A. for creating Marley shirts that featured the singer's image.

Keya, a Bangladesh-based producer of 100 percent cotton T-shirts and other knit apparel, is finding success in the U.S. market by using a North Carolina beachhead as its distribution point. Keya USA is growing as it penetrates markets for products for advertising specialty and screen-printing markets. Keya is the largest producer of knitted apparel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, producing more than 8 million dozen garments annually and employing 11,000 workers.

Greg Brown, senior vice president of sales and operations for Keya USA, says the key to the brand's success is providing a ring-spun cotton shirt at a comparable price...

When it comes to working out, your equipment is just as important as your technique. But we're not talking machinery here—we're referring to the clothing choices you make when you're preparing to hit the gym, pavement or pitch.

With developments in technical materials, innovative design features and contemporary styling coming to a head in the activewear market right now, it's never been easier to find the perfect kit to fit your needs.

Ready to get active? Take your pick from the top ten brands below.

The carnival's on its way to town. The Oscars are in the rearview mirror, London Fashion Week has come to a close, and the fashion droves are descending on Milan.

What will they see? Gucci, to start, which more or less owns the first day. It usually does—it is the behemoth of the Kering group, after all, the largest earner among its stable of luxury brands, and commands attention and respect accordingly—but this season in particular, Gucci's will be the show to watch. That's because it will be the first women's collection by Alessandro Michele since he was appointed...

Columbia Sportswear is accusing Lululemon Athletica of infringing on the trademark of Columbia activewear subsidiary Prana Living. Lululemon, the yoga and activewear company based in Vancouver, B.C., has offered as recently as last October a "Perfect Prana Pant" and "Perfect Prana Long Sleeve Henley," the lawsuit says.

Lululemon has continued to offer products with the Prana name on a Lululemon-affiliated website after receiving letters from Prana's lawyer warning to not do so, the lawsuit says. A Lululemon spokeswoman declined to comment, citing company policy to not comment on pending litigation.

HanesBrands Inc. yesterday announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Knights Apparel, a seller of licensed collegiate logo apparel. The acquisition is expected to close early in the second-quarter 2015.

Delta Apparel announced that subsidiary To The Game LLC has entered into a letter of intent to sell its The Game branded collegiate headwear and apparel business to David Peyser Sportswear Inc., owner of MV Sport Inc.

Fashion designers don't usually give tours of biology laboratories, but on a rainy day this fall, deep in an industrial complex along the Brooklyn waterfront, Suzanne Lee guides me through the warren of labs that make up Modern Meadow. Lee recently joined the biotech start-up as its creative director. Beneath her white lab coat she wears leather pants and a neoprene shirt with a lightning bolt. When I ask what exactly a creative director of a biotech start-up does, she points to a plastic bracelet that encases the husks of three beetles. "Nature is the best designer," she says.

Under Armour Inc. is suing Skechers USA Inc. in an effort to protect its own house.

The Baltimore sportswear maker filed suit in U.S. District Court of Maryland alleging a Skechers commercial "slavishly copies" one of Under Armour's most recognizable ads that features the catchphrase, "Protect this house. I will."

The suit, filed Feb. 10, says California-based Skechers uses similar music, visual elements and narrative features to the "Protect this House" ads, which first debuted in 2010. Similarities between the commercials include scenes of athletes climbing pegboards, whipping heavy ropes, boxing and jumping hurdles.

FIEL-Fairdeal Import & Export Ltd. recently announced that it now offers in-house screen printing. The new capability brings the entire manufacturing process of the company's product line under one roof.