To find a better way to reproduce this cool color, a team at Cornell University looked to nature. Specifically, a bird called ...

The breakthrough material—inspired by the extraordinary dark feathers of a tropical bird—reflects only 0.13% of the light ...

Tariffs or no tariffs, the conventional wisdom in the apparel industry is there is no way clothing manufacturing can move back to the United States. That’s wrong, says American Giant CEO Bayard ...

In pre-industrial economies, textiles have many of the characteristics essential to a good currency. They're durable, portable, and divisible. Bolts can be produced in standard sizes and uniform ...

AMES, Iowa – Rows of shallow plastic bins cover nearly every available space inside one of the textile and clothing labs in LeBaron Hall. The lab is really more of a “greenhouse,” but it is far ...

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...

The make-up of our culture can include — but is not limited to — the things we eat, do and wear. For many Africans and African Americans, African textiles have been around for as long as they can ...

Finding clothing that’s made in America is no easy feat these days. To reduce costs, many clothing brands outsource manufacturing to factories overseas, but there’s something to be said for purchasing ...

Q: I’ve seen fashion designers promoting clothing based on kente cloth from Ghana. Is it insensitive for non-Ghanaians to wear it? —Lilia Morris | New York City Colorful kente cloth—made of handwoven ...

M&S Schmalberg's handmade fabric flowers have made their way to runways, red carpets and TV screens across the globe.