Apparel

Ash City Worldwide announced the appointment of Craig Ryan as vice president of Canadian Sales. Ryan will be responsible for Canadian sales and sales support, and will oversee both Ash City's Canadian sales representatives and key account managers.

Eight people were killed Wednesday evening at a garment factory in Bangladesh, two weeks after a separate garment factory collapsed in the country, killing more than 900. Wednesday's fire was caused when acrylic material used to make sweaters somehow ignited. Investigators are looking into how the fabric caught fire.

Lessons in cause marketing from the road races after the Boston Marathon bombing.

Dov Charney, CEO of American Apparel, had strong words for his fellow apparel industry peers following the tragic collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh that left more than 800 dead, calling such outsourced manufacturing "morally offensive" and unsustainable.

AHEAD announced that its parent company, New Wave Group AB, has taken over sales management of the innovative headwear, accessories and apparel company's brand in Canada.

Gildan Activewear has reported second quarter earnings of $72.3 million, more than double the earnings in the same period of 2012. A Reuters report suggests that the company may shift its focus from private label and toward its branded apparel retail division.

The latest development in the world of wearable technology is the high-tech garment collection ‘Intimacy White’ and ‘Intimacy Black’ introduced by the Dutch firm Studio Roosegaarde—a social design lab which creates interactive designs that explore the dynamic relation between space, people and technology.

According to Studio Roosegaarde Creative Director Daan Roosegaarde, the clothing is made out of opaque smart e-foils that function like a lie detector of sorts.

Performance clothing has changed over the past 10 years: silkier, stretchier, more mesh, even less stinky in some cases. So how did that change happen? How did this performance craze evolve?

While some of golf’s hotshot pro players remain predominantly decked out in the athletic brands they endorse, a league of up-and-coming golf apparel and accessories companies is reviving the golden age of understated country club style. It’s golf apparel that offers a clean look that won’t embarrass players off the course.

Greenville, South Carolina-based Delta Apparel Inc. reported net sales of $120.1 million for its fiscal third quarter ended March 30, 2013, compared to $125.5 million in its 2012 third quarter.