"Wool" News Archive

Ireland has made a significant contribution to the textile and apparel industries over the last 300 years. From linen to lace, Ireland set the world-pace early on, before its gain became its downfall in the Nineties. This St Patrick's Day, see how Ireland is reforming fashion practice over the last twenty years and how the luck - and look - of the Irish is about to change.

This year’s US Masters winner will receive a Green Jacket made from super-fine wool produced in Huddersfield. A small West Yorkshire town, Huddersfield and its quality fabrics are in high demand - even in American sport.

Reinventing new silhouettes and making-do with cheap fabrics, Forties fashion survived – even flourished – in unexpected ways for the women in Britain, during WWII. Next month, the Imperial War Museum in London will host ‘Fashion on the Ration’ – an exhibition of the fabric innovation and utilitarian fashions adopted by Londoners, shaping contemporary design today.

The British Fashion Council revealed this week the names of designers shortlisted for this year's BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Emilia Wickstead, Holly Fulton, Mary Katrantzou are three of the six fashion designers going head-to-head for the coveted prize. Forming part one of our Designer Fashion Fund analysis in 2015, S4S does a background check on these super creative women. Let’s take a look at how each began out in the industry and how artisan crafts and exquisite materials made their way into the collections of now and past.

Tradeshow Ispo and its Munich edition launched its 2015 edition this week. Thousands of sportswear brands and textile firms are filling out the 16 halls of the German city’s exhibition center from February 5-8. Under eight key departments, including Sourcing and Textrends, Ispo looks to challenge the way contemporary sports apparel and equipment is made, sold and worn.