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American outdoor apparel brand Cotopaxi has appointed Wales-based Unify Brand Partnerships to be Cotopaxi’s first European distributor. The partnership begins with the launch of Fall/Winter 2020 season and will focus on the UK and Ireland.

Cotopaxi has identified the UK as the next natural step for wholesale distribution, citing the country’s trendsetting consumers and innovative retail opportunities.

Related Keywords: America, apparel, brand, clothing, fabric, garment, innovation, manufacturing, Polartec, retail, sustainable textile, technology

Polartec, a provider of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, is honored to bring iconic, American-made, military-issue fabric technologies and finished garments a step further than ever before, directly to all Americans.

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New York Fashion Week came to an end in 2001 with a Marc Jacobs show because of tragedy: The morning after his extravaganza on Pier 54, complete with disappearing walls to access the after-party and Donald Trump in the audience, the planes hit the Twin Towers and the world changed.

And New York Fashion Week came to an end this season with a Marc Jacobs show that acknowledged that moment: A paean to lost optimism and lost friends, and a bouquet of memory.

Related Keywords: America, China, Imports, India, market, polyester, purchasing, Recycle, Repreve, Textiles, Unifi, US, yarn

A major U.S. consumer of RPET enjoyed higher sales figures but suffered significantly lower net income last fiscal year. One reason was cheap polyester imports from China and India.

Unifi, which recycles PET into REPREVE brand fiber, reported sales of $708.8 million during the 2019 fiscal year (the year that ended June 30, 2019). When adjusting for foreign currency translation impacts, that was up 7.6% over the prior year, according to a press release.

Related Keywords: AAFA, America, American Apparel & Footwear Association, apparel, brand, cloathing, Collection, cotton, Cotton Incorporated, fabric, labor, manufacturing

This Labor Day marks the 125th anniversary of the national holiday that celebrates and honors the American worker. For a lot of people, it’s a day that symbolizes the end of summer, marked by a trip to the beach, a barbecue, or a day of shopping sales. But it began as an observance of the nation’s labor force, and all that it produced here.

For most of the apparel industry, that has all changed, with production taking place around the world. Perhaps that’s why the brands that still produce in the U.S. feel a sense of pride about it—and believe their customers do, too.

Related Keywords: AAFA, America, American Apparel and Footwear Association, China, footware apparel, Imports, tariff, US

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has said the US government’s decision to delay until December 15 the imposition of 10% tariffs on some imports from China will be of little help to its member companies or to US consumers.

In its announcements about this, the government claimed to have removed some products from the tariff list altogether for reasons including national security, but also including health and safety. Nevertheless, AAFA pointed out, products such as allergy-resistant bedding and protective footwear remain on the list.

Related Keywords: America, cotton, dresses, fashion, fashion industry, jersey, sportswear, suits, Textiles, wool

The educational and cultural-influencing aspects of fashion exhibitions are often eclipsed by their visual appeal, but a few new exhibitions are set up to be more thought-provoking.

Related Keywords: Adidas, America, Asia-Pacific, China, growth, North America, profit

Sports group adidas has reported first-half revenues of €11.4 billion, 5% up on the figure for the first half of 2018. Operating profit increased by 13% to reach €1.5 billion.

Commenting on the results, chief executive, Kasper Rorsted, said adidas had achieved double-digit increases in revenues in two areas it had targeted for strategic growth, China and e-commerce.

Related Keywords: America, clothing, cotton, fabric, greenhouse, research, sustainability, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

The American cotton industry is placing a lot of hope on the new cotton sustainability verification program, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol.

It’s a program that has some pretty deep roots and has taken years to refine. I know, having been in the business for over 20 years and preached its message, that it’s a hot ticket item and has caused cotton producers and others in the industry a lot of blood, sweat and tears.

Related Keywords: Agriculture, America, bale, Bolinger, cotton, Cotton Association of India, exports, India, trade

The Cotton Association of India lowered its cotton production forecast for India in the agricultural season 2018/19 by 10.3%. Will the Cotton quotations continue growing?