All Product articles – Page 38
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Reef partners with Life is Good on footwear range
Reef has partnered with Life is Good on a range of sandals and thongs for both men and women that is meant to celebrate fun, freedom and the spirit of the beach. The collection features Life is Good’s inspirational designs. Life is Good defines itself as “a positive lifestyle apparel ...
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Garmin launches its smallest watch-style dive computer for multiple uses
Garmin International has introduced the Descent Mk2S, a follow-up to the Descent Mk2 especially suitable for women and men with smaller wrists. Described by the brand as Garmin’s smallest watch-style dive computer, it features a 3cm sunlight readable sapphire display, a 43mm case and interchangeable QuickFit bands in silicone, leather, ...
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News briefsSpinnova and KT Trading develop a fiber made from leather waste
Spinnova, a Finnish manufacturer of textile fibers derived from wood or waste, and KT Trading, a Swiss firm specialized in the sourcing and trading of materials for the leather industry, have managed to generate a fiber from leather waste without using harmful chemicals. The two companies have created a joint ...
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News briefsUBC licenses Head sneakers
An Italian firm, United Brands Company (UBC), has signed a license agreement with Head to develop and produce lines of sneakers for men, women and children under the Head brand name. The first collection is scheduled for the spring/summer 2022 season. Under the multi-year agreement, UBC will also be in ...
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The North Face and Supreme launch new collaborative outerwear line
The North Face (TNF) and Supreme have teamed up once again on a line of clothing, this time designed for extreme cold weather and high alpine conditions. The line is centered around TNF’s Summit Series. The range, made exclusively for Supreme, which belongs to the same group since Dec. 28, ...
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Kanghyuk and Hyosung team up for sustainable skiwear
A Korean fashion label, Kanghyuk, has utilized Hyosung’s waste materials to develop a special collection of sustainable skiwear with a futuristic look. The repurposed materials come from unused airbags, enough to make around 700 jackets. The collaborative skiwear collection, designed for all genders, comprises outerwear and ski pants, warm inner ...
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Puma will remove mulesed wool by 2025
Puma has committed to stop using wool from mulesed sheep by 2025 at the latest, and will be working to source only from Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified wool suppliers by that date. The decision follows a campaign by the animal welfare organization Four Paws to ban mulesing of lambs. ...
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Eleiko launches a superior liquid chalk for weightlifting
Eleiko, a leading Swedish supplier of weight lifting equipment, has partnered with another Swedish company, Disruptive Materials, to offer the Performance Liquid Chalk, a material that is said to provide an enhanced grip, with minimal residue, by absorbing twice the amount of moisture than other liquid chalks. Developed by Disruptive ...
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Brazilian martial arts brand applies Polygiene’s Stay Fresh
A Brazilian company specializing in martial arts, KVRA, has incorporated Polygiene’s Stays Fresh treatment into a gi for the martial art of jiu-jitsu. Gis are made of thick fabric, absorb a lot of sweat and tend to take two or three days to dry in the air after a wash. ...
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3M launches Thinsulate Xerogel Insulation with 99% air
3M announced the launch of a new Xerogel insulation technology in the coming months. Comprised of 60 percent post-consumer recycled material, the new 3M Thinsulate Xerogel insulation is a highly porous structure consisting of 99 percent air for good thermal insulation. In order to apply this innovative material to apparel, ...
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News briefsAllbirds helps Adidas to develop its most climate-friendly running shoe
Working in remote mode in collaboration with Allbirds for 12 months, Adidas has developed its most sustainable performance running shoe. The first 100 pairs of the co-branded model, whose prototype is called Futurecraft Footprint, is being raffled off to members of Adidas’ Creators Club at the end of May. A ...
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Cole Haan launches its first tennis shoe
Cole Haan is releasing the Zerogrand Winner, its first sneaker designed specifically for the game of tennis. It is the third sport performance offering for the American lifestyle brand, which previously belonged to the Nike group. Cole Haan stepped into performance last year with a runnning shoe, followed by its ...
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Timex to produce watches for Adidas Originals
Thanks to a new worldwide licensing deal, the Timex Group will be designing, manufacturing and distributing watches under the Adidas Originals brand name. The first collection is scheduled for release early next year through Adidas’ own stores, franchises and e-commerce as well as through the Timex Group’s sales network. Tobias ...
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News briefsArc’teryx partners with an “upcycling sorceress”
Source: Arc’Teryx Nicole McLaughlin Described by Gentleman’s Quarterly as an “upcycling sorceress,” Nicole McLaughlin is known to have turned old sneakers into vests, tennis balls into shoes, badminton shuttlecocks into slippers or oven mitts into jackets. She has worked on upcycling projects for sports brands such as ...
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Kiwi firm markets its vibrating massage wearables globally
Myovolt has released four wearable recovery devices – for the arms, shoulders, lower back, and legs – that use ”focal vibration to massage muscles, stimulate blood flow, promote localized circulation, relieve soreness, and increase flexibility for athletes.” According to the company, ten minutes’ use can reduce soreness by up to ...
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Decathlon introduces inflatable surf board
Olaian, Decathlon’s surfing and bodyboarding brand, is launching a surfboard that can be inflated in only two minutes with a high-pressure pump, the company claims. The surfboard has been developed in France’s Basque coast, where Olaian has its global design center. The new surfboard weighs 5.8kg and can fit into ...
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Macron teams up with RadiciGroup to produce green technical sportswear
Macron is partnering with RadiciGroup to develop and produce technical sportswear that combines high performance with sustainability. RadiciGroup, headquartered in Bergamo, specializes in the production and sale of polyamide, chemical intermediates, high-performance polymers and other advanced textile solutions. The first result of this collaboration is a sports sock created with ...
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Kobe Bryant’s widow launches the Mambacita capsule collection
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant, announced on Instagram on April 30 that she was launching the Mambacita clothing line, in partnership with Dannijo. Bryant said that the proceeds would go to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization for undeserved athletes and ...
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Vans honors the skate legend Jeff Grosso with a dedicated line
Vans is paying tribute to the skate legend Jeff Grosso with a new Grosso Forever collection. Grosso, who prematurely died in March 2020 at the age of 51, wore Vans for 50 years, the brand said. The collection leads with the Skate Sk8-Hi, which features re-issued colorways and iconic designs ...
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Albion launches women’s cycling apparel, hires ex Rapha lead designer
Albion has released its new spring/summer 2021 collection of performance cycling clothing, which comprises the brand’s first women’s products. Both the men’s and women’s items are made using the same recycled performance fabrics. The women’s range also features a women-specific bib short pad for long-distance riding by Elastic Interface. Additionally, ...
