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Related Keywords: clothes, college, fabrics, fibres, innovative, London, Met Gala

In recent years, there's been an increase in light-up dresses on the red carpet. The Met Gala, in all its dramatic glory, has provided the ideal space to showcase such designs, with Katy Perry, Claire Danes and this year, Zendaya, all choosing tech-heavy gowns to fit each year's theme. But it turns out, smart clothes – as they're being called – could actually be used for a purpose far more useful than simply looking impressive on the Met steps.

Related Keywords: biodegradeable, carpet, chemicals, fabrics, renewable resource, Textile, toxic, woollen

Nylon and PET plastic pile carpet should be banned because of toxic chemicals added to them, according to the managing director of Australian woollen carpet company Supertuft.

In an open document, Greg Galt voices concerns over "toxic fire retardants" and stain resistant chemicals. "Carpets that have a toxic and non-biodegradable pile are accumulating on the floors of residences and offices all over the country," he warns. "When it comes time to replace these carpets, local municipalities and governments will realise that they have an environmental catastrophe on their hands."

Related Keywords: Ecodown, fabrics, fiber, introduction, Marble, Recycle, Thermore

For the last 5 years, Thermore has worked hard to develop the best possible free fiber technology. The current Ecodown® Fibers are very lofty, with a high fill power, durable, recycled and white. They utilize the most advanced free fiber technology on the market.

“We realized there was very little to improve, technically”, says a Thermore spokesperson. “There was only one thing that we could change with this product and it would make all the difference: the way it looks.”

Related Keywords: biofuel, China, cotton, fabrics, Fuel, plastic, sustainability, United States, Wood

Since nations like the U.S. and Australia have lifted their bans on growing hemp, a revolution is brewing.

Innovators are taking up the gauntlet to cultivate this versatile plant for a medley of biodegradable materials including plastic polymers, building products, fabrics, wood, biofuel, paper and even car components.

It’s not new. The fiber from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) – from the same species as its cousin marijuana but without the mind-altering THC – has been used for thousands of years to make paper, rope, cloth and fuel.

Related Keywords: brrr, clothes, cool, fabrics, Intertek, nylon, Omax, polyester, Taiwan, technology, Textile, yarn

Cool is a science. And this is about textile technology, not fashion.

Although clothes make from brrr° yarn may look good, the cool factor is in the company's Triple Chill Effect, according to a company rep.

The newest news from the Atlanta, Georgia, startup is test data from an independent lab that shows brrr°'s technology can keep people cooler and more comfortable in everyday activities. As The Fonz would say, "Aaaay!"

Related Keywords: Boohoo, clothing, eco friendlym, environment, fabrics, fast fashion, Garments, landfills, micro fibers, pollutuion, Recycle, retailers, waste

"If someone really cared about buying ethically sourced, green clothes then they wouldn't shop at Boohoo," shopper Camilla tells the BBC on Oxford Street.

She is commenting on the fast fashion retailer's first recycled clothing range - made with reclaimed plastics - which was unveiled this week.

The 22-year-old's view is not surprising, given the millions of low cost, fast fashion clothes that Boohoo sells every year.

Related Keywords: apparel, cotton, fabrics, fashion, fibres, polyester, technology, Teijin, UV protection

Teijin Frontier, the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, has developed a new cotton-like high-performance polyester material for athleisure fashion.

The new material has been developed to combine the look and texture of cotton with superior properties for moisture absorption, quick drying and UV protection. Notably, the cotton-like features are achieved with polyester filament yarn, not a staple fibre. What’s more, Teijin Frontier’s new material is eco-friendly because it is made with recycled raw materials.

Related Keywords: entrepreneur, fabrics, fashion, innvovation, luxury, R Collective, sustainability, Textile, upcycling

The R Collective is a clothing brand using some of the industry’s highest quality materials, but with a difference: it rescues excess materials from world-leading luxury designers, and upcycles them to create something entirely new.

British entrepreneur Christina Dean founded the company in 2017, inspired by a charity she founded in 2007 called Redress, which works to reduce fashion waste and promote a circular fashion industry.

Related Keywords: fabrics, Forandring, IKEA, Musselblomma, NextWave, Textile, TreetoTextile, yarn

Ikea pursuing alternative fibers in product development.

Democratic Design Days event focuses on innovative home furnishings.

Ikea is working on home textiles made from rice straw and ocean plastic.

Related Keywords: aerogels, Australia, clothing waste, cotton, Deakin University, fabrics, fiber, nanoscale, polyester, Textiles

Australia has a fashion problem. More than 500,000 tonnes of clothing waste is sent to landfill each year. But a new way of recycling could redirect some of our unwanted textiles from polluting the environment, by repurposing cotton waste into anything from new clothes to prosthetic knees.

Developed by our team at Deakin University, where we work on designing materials and processes for a circular economy, this solution for recycling textiles involves dissolving cotton and regenerating it into brand-new cellulose – a complex, strong carbohydrate with many industrial uses.