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Adidas uses more sustainable dye technologies for its new tennis range
Adidas said that its newest tennis apparel collection was made using more sustainable dye technologies that allow color to be applied to garments earlier in the creation process. This method is said to save up to 60 percent of the water and energy traditionally used, thereby reducing the environmental impact ...
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Saint Laurent drops sports equipment capsule collection
Saint Laurent has introduced The Winter Game, the fashion house’s first capsule collection to include sports equipment. This new expansion of the Saint Laurent Rive Droite range has been designed by Anthony Vaccarello, the current creative director at Saint Laurent. The sport-inspired capsule collection comprises items in the ski, snowboard ...
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New “Made” brand launches individually designed outerwear
Indiegogo, the international crowdfunding platform specializing in tech and innovative products, has announced the launch on its website of new brand of outerwear, called Made, that can be designed by the customer and tailored on each wearer. The project will start with a hard-shell ski and snowboard jacket. The Made ...
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Reebok launches consumer-inspired apparel collection with This Memento
Reebok has introduced Meet You There (MYT) x Memento, the latest installation of Reebok’s Meet You There franchise. The new apparel collection comprises a selection of lifestyle pieces in men’s, women’s and unisex sizes ranging from XXS to XXXL. The collection was brought to life through Reebok’s partnership with This ...
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Cole Haan steps into performance golf footwear
Cole Haan is stepping into the performance golf category with a spring 2021 collection of three shoe styles, designed for the specific requirements of the sport. The brand took three of its collections – the ØriginalGrand, GrandPrø, and Generation Zerøgrand – and optimized them for golf performance. The new golf ...
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MIT researchers unveils smart clothing technology that measures the wearer’s movements
A group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have unveiled a “textile-based tactile learning platform that can be used to record, monitor and learn human–environment interactions.” The wearable technology could potentially be used in sport or fitness activities to offer ...
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Mont.Black launches instantly adjustable all-terrain pole
Mont.Black, the British alpine equipment start-up based in Leeds, has unveiled the ATP-01, an alpine pole that can be instantly adjusted at the press of a handle-mounted button. This enables the user to change the length quickly and easily without stopping to fiddle with clasps. Traditional adjustable poles typically take ...
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Salming to introduce a pádel line
As already reported, the Spanish version of paddle tennis, pádel, is growing strongly in Sweden. A few years after testing a shoe for the sport, Sweden’s Salming is adding pádel to its range of racquet sports, which comprises handball, squash, volleyball and floorball. According to Sportfack, Malor International, a firm ...
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New line brings ViralOff to retail customers
An Italian company called Colors has channeled Polygiene’s ViralOff antimicrobial treatment into a line of products for retail customers. The Regenesis ViralOff Trigger Shield line of sprays and other products works on soft surfaces, hard surfaces and fabrics. It also meets the same ISO standards as regular ViralOff – eliminating ...
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Save the Duck collaborates with Stella Jean on outerwear collection
Save the Duck, the Italian brand of animal-free outerwear, has collaborated with Stella Jean on a new capsule collection for autumn/winter 2021/22. The collection includes three quilted jackets and three nonquilted jackets, some of them featuring a kimono style. The style reflects the designer’s multicultural heritage. Jean’s mother is Haitian ...
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New 3D foot scanning system by FootBalance
FootBalance has launched a new, advanced 3D foot scanning system for running and other specialty stores that want to offer a more personalized product and experience. Called MyFootBalance® and described by the Finnish company as an intuitive system that is easy to operate, it combines computer vision and machine learning ...
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Inov-8 launches first running shoe with graphene in the midsole
As planned, Inov-8 presented a new ultratrail running shoe that is the first one to use graphene in midsole, after testing various mixes with high-tech polymers over a total distance of 18,000 km. The English brand claims that its graphene-enhanced midsole offers 25 percent more energy return than an industry-standard ...
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Hummel partners with Red Bull Racing Esports
Hummel has become the official team kit partner of the Red Bull Racing Esports Team. The Danish sportswear brand will deliver a special range of performance clothing for the team. The full range of Red Bull Racing Esports apparel will also be available to fans for purchase in the spring ...
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Arena to launch plus-size swimwear
For autumn/winter 2021 Arena is introducing its first “plus sizes” – i.e., sizes 48 to 58 – into its collection of training swimsuits. As in previous seasons, the collection will be made of the company’s typical Maxfit and Maxlife materials. “Inclusivity,” says Arena’s director of consumer and trade marketing, Eva ...
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Insights on where sport shoes are made in 2021
We outline where Nike, Adidas, Puma, Asics, and Skechers shoes are made. As watchdogs urge sportswear companies to publish factory lists, we look at the global distribution of top brands’ suppliers.
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Peloton reveals a child's death in a treadmill-related accident
Peloton Interactive revealed on its website that a child was killed in an accident involving its Tread+ treadmill. The company reiterated a safety warning about the potential risks for children from accidents involving treadmills after a child was killed in a “tragic accident” involving the firm’s exercise equipment. Just ...
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Everlast signs licensing deal in the U.S.
SportLife Brands of New York will license the Everlast brand name for a line of underwear, sleepwear, baselayers and thermals for distribution in the U.S., starting with the 2021 holiday season. SportLife develops similar products under license for Nautica, Isotoner, Tahari, Sean John, Umbro, Starter, Head and Disney.
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New Balance and Stone Island collaborate again in footwear
New Balance Athletics and Stone Island, an Italian sportswear brand recently acquired by Moncler, are joining forces to kick off what they have described as “a long-term relationship.” The first New Balance x Stone Island shoes are set to drop later this year. The partnership was first teased via the ...
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New Balance launches a new performance face mask
New Balance has released a new reusable face mask, specifically intended for fitness and performance activities. The New Balance Active Face Mask features three layers of a breathable fabric that is a mix of polyester, polypropylene and spandex. Its design helps to keep the mask away from the mouth and ...
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Adidas and Peloton collaborate on apparel
As expected, Adidas has announced the launch of a line of apparel with Peloton on March 25. The Adidas x Peloton spring/summer 2021 collection – designed in collaboration with the Peloton instructors Ally Love, Robin Arzón and Cody Rigsby – is made of tank-tops, tights, shorts, hoodies, T-shirts, crewnecks, sports ...