The principle at work here is entropy, David. Or, the tendency of all matter to degrade into a state of inert uniformity. You and I, alas, are undergoing entropy even as I write these words and you ...

How to make performance fabrics more sustainable without compromising their performance? Mix the fibers with plant-based Biolon nylon. “Challenging a technology already considered to be at the ...

A plan for a good workout can quickly turn sour if you find yourself picking soaked clothes off of your skin, constantly shimmying into leggings that have lost their stretch, or battling the ...

Nylon, the world's first entirely synthetic polymer fiber, was introduced by the DuPont company in 1938. Known for its strength, durability, and flexibility, the company originally marketed nylon ...

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Between 1.2 million B.C. — when our humanoid ancestors began losing their fur — and Feb. 16, 1937, clothes didn't change much. Fashion was pretty much at the mercy of animals and ...

“Back then, I didn’t really like anything I saw. It all just looked so old and bourgeois and boring. I just wanted to search for the absolute opposite of what was already out there,” Miuccia Prada ...

Econyl is a material similar to nylon that is made entirely from recycled waste products. Old fishing nets and carpets, among other abandoned textiles, are used to make this recycled fabric, which was ...