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ADVANCED TEXTILES EXPO 2024: Highlights from Anaheim
December 1st, 2024
Advanced Textiles Expo returned to Anaheim, Calif., this year, highlighting the unique West Coast textile industry and plenty of recent innovations. A bevy of new events helped bring energy to the show. LEGO® networking events, part of the new NextGen Takeover Day, brought together industry veterans and the next generation of textile professionals. The Women’s […]
Activewear allows Muslim women and girls to hit the court
February 1st, 2024
Kalsoni founder Muna Mohamed with her activewear collection at an REI store in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. She also sells at pop-up events and through the company’s website. The business’s name comes from the Somali word for “confidence.” Image: Kalsoni FOMO at school can come in so many forms, but with culturally appropriate […]
SHEIN empowers new designers
February 1st, 2024
Each of the six U.S.-based SHEIN X designers launching new evoluSHEIN collections were handpicked based on their passion for sustainable fashion. They include: Anke Wonder (left front), Jacqueline City (left center), Alexandria Carroll (left back), Farah Naz (not pictured), Lauren Flagg (right center) and Lillian Butterworth (right back). Also pictured is SHEIN’s director of sustainability, […]
Rachal McCarthy builds on 40 years of progress at NTI Global
February 1st, 2024
Photography by Jason Kindig When life throws you curveballs, you either need to duck or hit them. Just ask Rachal McCarthy, who is redefining what’s possible for women in the textiles and manufacturing industries. “When I was growing up, I swore I’d never work for the family business,” says McCarthy, 37, president of NTI Global, […]
Women entrepreneurs use bras in women’s health initiatives
February 1st, 2024
Prairie Wear Huggers compression bras are used by women post-surgery to help relieve lymphedema. They include pockets for custom compression prosthetics and are OKEO-TEX® certified to not contain harmful substances, which is important to those who may have compromised immune systems. Hugger bras lay flat and zip up front, which is handy post-surgery, as recovery […]
Apparel management master’s degree established in Bangladesh
May 1st, 2023
AUW recruited students from ready-made garment factories in 2018 as a part of a program called Pathways for Promise, a scholarship program that supports the school’s mission to uplift women, especially first-generation college students. Photo: AUW In an effort to elevate more women to management roles in Bangladesh’s apparel industry, the Asian University for Women […]
Cutting through the fabric ceiling
February 1st, 2022
Faith Roberts, Ltm, MFC, IFM, owner of Ham Lake, Minn.-based Banner Canvas, can think of several examples of gender-based discrimination she’s encountered over her 40-year career. Some struck her as blatantly offensive when she experienced them. Others were less obvious until she really dissected them years later. “Some things I didn’t know were discriminatory until […]
Women on bringing innovation to the textile industry
February 1st, 2021
Innovation and creativity in the world of textiles are always worthy of attention. But because the textile industry—like so many others—has been dominated by men, the contributions of women have often gone unnoticed. Women have always participated in and led the textile world in meaningful ways; however, often the spotlight has not landed on them. […]