Any colour, any style, and size

The new concept of mass customisation is explained, looking in particular at the technology which is making it possible. Body scanning, digital inkjet printing and digital communication of colour data are not yet familiar concepts to the consumer, but are vital links the coordination of the supply chain.

Magnetic treatment clothing

A range of magnetic treatment clothing including shirts, gloves, trousers, socks, brassieres and kneepads is described in this article. The therapeutic apparel directs a polarity of a permanent magnet into selected locations which is claimed to assist in healing. Exposure to a low-level magnetic field is believed to aid stressed cells in ..

Improving sewing efficiency

The task of transferring data from specific areas such as the sewing-room and the warehouse is being helped by the increasing openness of central administrative software programs. Small, specific, manufacturing modules can talk to major company software without the need for a translation interface. Vision Stitch from Satra is a software p..

The principles of artificial clothes for synthetic humans (Slovenian) (Principi navideznih (virtualnih) oblacil)

This paper puts forward a physical-based drape model with collision detection able to animate garments on fully-skinned virtual humans. A realistic 3-D virtual fashion show is produced, based on fabric mechanical properties and has the ability to handle the collision of clothing with an animated synthetic human. The new collision techniqu..

Man-mades for apparel

The lighter man-made fibres, those for general wear rather than technical fabrics, are finding a strong support role in blends with natural fibres. Currently, the show are looking forward to fashions for spring and summer 2001, and the prediction is for a refound sensuality, with the emphasis an voluptuous clothing and bright colors. Pred..

Egypt extends reform success to cotton sector

Now that 90% of the garment industry is private hands, the re-elected goverment in Egypt is extending the IMF-backed reform programme to raw materials. Superfine cotton is the key resource. Egypt is described by the IMF as among the top four emerging markets in terms of pace and privatisation, However, it is also hampered by the lack of a..

Performance fabrics and fashion-forward looks reign at the Super Show

The latest innovations in apparel and sewer products for the sporting goods market were on display at the 2000 Super Show. They ranged from high-performance activewear to licensed team apparel. New safety fabrics and the explosive growth of e-commerce were notable features of the show. The latter had its own event within the larger show -..

Cutting edge of outdoor clothing

Reviews some of the recent research into outdoor clothing presented at the Survival 2000 conference at Leeds University. Projects include whole-garment testing in a 'rain room'; water-repellent finished; seam joints 'welded' with tapes, and articulated mannequins. The University offers a unique BSc course in Sports Science and Performance..

To serve and protect

A survey of some new fabrics for safety and protective garments. SuperFabric (TM) created by Higher Dimension Research (HDM) Inc., of St. Paul, Minn, can be made into gloves which protect hands from needle sticks. TurtleSkin (TM) patented by Warwick Mills Inc., New Ipswich, N.H., consists of tightly woven fibres of Kevlar (R), Vectran (R)..

Komatsu Seiren introduces made-to-measure women's wear

Komatsu Seiren Co. Ltd has stared selling made-to-measure women's wear at a department store with the use of an ultra small dyeing machine. This business is a tie up with a designer living in Kanazawa City and a department store. The customer selects the colour, pattern and style after consultation with the designer and the dyeing machine..