“I set out to help women look and feel confident at work, allowing us to pair our professional wardrobes with shoes that make a statement” – Anastasia Kraft – Founder of Xena Workwear. The subject of correctly fitting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for women is an ongoing issue within a multitude of industries. When one…
25 years ago, the inception of the PCIAW® began. Born from professional clothing director-e, the PCIAW® spent its formative years listening to, learning from and educating the buyers and suppliers of the professional clothing industry. Alongside offering industry events, director-e expanded industry insight and supplied businesses in workwear, corporatewear, footwear and PPE with vital information…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – As a global leader in performance and protective textiles, Milliken is pleased to expand its industry engagement by joining the Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW®), an association created to strengthen the influence of the clothing industry through collaborative leadership and strategic advocacy. Milliken boasts a diverse textiles portfolio, including a range…
Commercial efforts around electronic textiles have been prominent for at least 25 years, starting with early patents and then early products throughout the 1990s. IDTechEx’s latest research report in the area “E-Textiles 2019-2029: Technologies, Markets and Players,” looks at how e-textile products have changed over time, both in terms of the hardware and the more general…
Reliance Industries Ltd has announced on Monday that it will tie up with Turkish textile manufacturer Kivanç Tekstil to manufacture and market its sustainable and eco-friendly fabric brand R|Elan’s GreenGold fabric in Turkey. ‘Apart from manufacturing and marketing R|Elan GreenGold fabrics, Kivanç will be the exclusive distributor of Recron GreenGold fibres to spinners, yarn manufacturers…
Adobe has opened its free Photoshop plugin for textile design to a public beta in tandem with the product’s launch during FESPA. Now on the sixth beta, the Textile Designer plugin is available to all Photoshop licensees as of 4th May via the Adobe website and is being showcased for the first time at the…
When the PCIAW® decided to hold the PCIAW® Summit, it was with the intention of providing the delegates of the event with the most informative, interesting and relevant presentations from industry experts across the globe. We were therefore thrilled to announce that Lee Wilson, Last Fitting and Comfort Specialist, will be speaking at the Summit…
As the PCIAW® summit approaches ever closer, we continue to focus on the speakers and today we look at Marie Leck. Marie is a senior couturier for Vivienne Westwood and is an experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working luxury goods. Skilled in sales, organisation, Trend analysis, Microsoft Word, fashion Illustration, industrial sewing and…
Whether a hobby or profession, woodworking rewards people who produce fantastic and beautiful pieces. This type of job also involves being exposed to plenty of by-products and wastes. You will be dealing with these toxic items every day, which is why you need the best dust mask for woodworking as well as other useful personal…
Recent developments in military uniforms have revealed that the Russian army may soon be wearing helmets that could render them invisible due to “Chameleon-like” fibres. It seemed the right time to look at the changing face of military uniforms through the ages and how the many and varied colours and styles have affected and protected…
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