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Ingredients are all-important for French firm Filix, which specialises in covered yarns. Because yarn quality and strength depends wholly on the quality of the fibres used to make them. So Filix mainly works with LYCRA® fibre, to be sure of maintaining output (850 to 1,000 tonnes of yarn a year) but also to develop new products and features. Read on for an interview of Arian Gréva, managing director of the firm.

JoyLab™ is a woman’s activewear and athleisure line available exclusively at Target. The retailer has worked closely with LYCRA® brand and Refinery29 (R29) to develop a compelling co-branded marketing campaign to promote its new activewear set made with revolutionary LYCRA® FitSense™ technology.

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Nicole Feliciano, fashionista mom and CEO of lifestyle website MOMTRENDS, recently hosted a group of mom influencers in Cancun, Mexico to help them experience the magic of Miraclesuit swimwear for themselves. In between beautiful photos of real moms modelling swimsuits featuring on trend colors and prints, the post promotes the benefits of a great-fitting one-piece that shapes and supports your figure thanks to LYCRA® fiber.

Meet with LYCRA® brand and learn more about LYCRA® XTRA LIFE™ fiber, the must-have fiber for premium swimwear, at the upcoming London Swimwear Show. The exhibition takes place 21-23 July 2019 at a brand new venue this year, County Hall on London’s Southbank by etc.venues, which overlooks Big Ben and the London Eye. The show attracts buyers and retailers from small independent shops to large department stores, who are looking for the latest styles and innovations in swimwear.

We recently interviewed Jeffi Girgenti, the entrepreneur behind FOOT HUGGIES brand, to learn how she developed her line of tall boot socks designed for equestrians. Jeffi runs her sock business from Southern California, where she has been a manicurist for 34 years and nail salon owner for 20 years. Her 100% Made in the USA socks are manufactured using COOLMAX® technology and LYCRA® fiber, and can be found on the feet of everyone from Pony Club riders (just learning horsemanship) to Olympic champions!

On May 16, The LYCRA Company opened its brand new, state-of-the-art research & Development (R&D) lab in Nanhai, China. The Advanced Textile Innovation Center (ATIC) represents a significant increase in the U.S.-based firm’s global R&D capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to providing exceptional service to its customers in Asia. The lab will help mills, brands and retailers, as well as Western-based companies with local sourcing offices, accelerate the development of innovative garment solutions that meet apparel market needs and add value to customer’s products.

WILMINGTON, Del. – The LYCRA Company, a leading provider of fiber and technology solutions for the global apparel and personal care industries, announced today it will officially open its new Advanced Textile Innovation Center (ATIC) in Nanhai, China on May 16. The new 4,500-square-meter Research & Development (R&D) laboratory, which is the company’s fourth, represents a significant increase in the U.S.-based firm’s global R&D capabilities.

The LYCRA Company officially opened its new Advanced Textile Innovation Center (ATIC) in Nanhai, China on May 16, 2019. The 4,500-square-meter Research & Development (R&D) laboratory, which is the company’s fourth, represents a significant increase in the U.S.-based firm’s global R&D capabilities.