JP Hackett launched his new Townhouse Tweed for Wool Week 2021. Developed with Lovat Mill, the fabric features a 29 micron Cheviot wool yarn ...
A light-weight nonwoven fabric made of virgin and waste wool fibres has won the 2021 Discover Natural Fibres Initiative Innovation Award.
Sustainability labels must be accurate and complete if they are to drive green goals. But problems with how sustainability is measured risk a loss of credibility.
Wool was much in evidence at Premiere Vision Paris, in a much-welcomed face to face x digital hybrid show held 20-24 September.
The shearing season takes place at different times in different locations around the world. Shearing is a key...
Is wool a good material for shoes? Many footwear designers will tell you...
One of the many advantages of wool is its biodegradability. A completely organic material, it easily...
With Pitti Uomo, Pitti Filati and Milano Unica, Europe opened its doors and e-platforms to 2022 & 2023. Wool shoes, athletic gear and sportswear are transforming expectations among younger customers, while WFM is leaving its legacy, in knits. Janet Prescott reports from Pitti Uomo, Pitti Filati and Milano Unica Pitti Uomo Wool played a big part in summer menswear presentations for 2022. Classy menswear companies mixed plant fibre for jackets and shirts and also reaffirmed the role of wool, like Nuage wool (14.5m) in colours inspired by the north African desert, at the Caruso collection for SS 2022. In many cases, suits and jackets in summer wool were out of the box, imaginative and different; for example, bright red at Pitti Uomo Guest Designer Thebe Magugu. He created a Wild West look worn with large Stetson hats the jackets in jaunty checks like black and light blue. Suits with a
Many of the world’s sporting codes have picked up on the benefits of pure wool clothing.
Tennis star Andy Murray has returned to Wimbledon this year in a very special