From moisture-wicking athletic wear to resort-chic luxurious linen, we’re breaking down the science of staying cool along ...

It’s the second most used fabric for apparel and footwear, behind polyester. It can take 2,700 liters of water to produce enough cotton for a single T-shirt .

Consumer concern about microfiber pollution is not without warrant. Leading researchers and Cotton Incorporated released a study in Nature Communications that revealed synthetic clothing contributes 7 ...

Polyester is a type of synthetic fiber made from petroleum (a non-renewable resource) that’s common in clothing, garments and accessories, and is similar in scale to cotton, according to The ...

To transform a poly-cotton blend t-shirt into a new shirt, Haslinger exposes the fabric to an ionic solvent—essentially a salt—that’s chemically modified to have a lower melting point.

Fashion waste is a global problem, with hard-to-recycle polyester-cotton fabrics commonly ending up in landfills. Two US entrepreneurs found a solution ...

Man-made polyester remains the biggest fibre on the apparel market and its market share continues to grow, but given the ongoing focus on sustainability, could its natural competitor cotton make a ...

While Patagonia doesn’t exclusively offer high-frequency fabrics, they have been using 100% organic virgin cotton in their products since 1996 — and they continue offering a growing list of ...

Brands from H&M and Cotton On are leaning on recycled fibres to be more sustainable, but these don't come from used clothing. Most clothes are simply not designed to be recycled, says this professor.

Researchers have developed a way of recycling polyester. Their new method is simple, non-toxic for humans and the environment and, what’s more, it preserves the integrity of the cotton removed ...