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Following the successful launch of its range of TEX SPORT sports bras made with LYCRA® SPORT technology last summer, French hypermarket chain Carrefour is ready to launch its next collection featuring LYCRA® fiber. A new premium lingerie line under the TEX brand name will be available in 274 stores in 51 French city markets beginning on 8 April 2018. The althleisure-inspired collection of eight casual bras and three briefs feature beautiful, all-over mesh lace made with LYCRA® fiber for greater comfort and fit. The line offers women elegance and comfort at an attractive price point.

Bodywear brand sloggi has moved into the athleisure segment with its launch at INDX of sloggi mOve, an exciting new label offering bodywear for women and men for AW18. The idea behind the collection is that each sport or activity requires different types of movement, so the sloggi mOve collection has created three distinct styles with performance benefits designed to help optimize each type. sloggi mOve FLOW is for slow and flowing movement, sloggi mOve FLEX (below) is for flexible and agile movement, and sloggi mOve FLY is for energetic and fast movement.

Each January, members of the textile chain gather at Colombiatex, one of the most renowned textile fairs in Latin America. It’s the place where supply and demand meet, the latest textile innovations are revealed, and international brands begin their distribution journey throughout Latin America. LYCRA® brand partnered with leading Colombian mills to develop innovative fabric collections to showcase the versatility of the world’s best-known branded fiber, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The winners of the LYCRA® fiber sponsored award at the 2018 Sterne der Wäsche event have been announced. Known as the “Oscars” of intimate apparel and swimwear retailers in Germany, the winners competed against dozens of creative displays in two categories. Congratulations to small store winner Kurvenreich of Schwäbisch Gmünd and retailer Maute-Benger of Stuttgart!

No other spandex can match LYCRA® fibre when it comes to quality branding, unique innovations and global consumer awareness. That’s why Philippe Matignon recently partnered with INVISTA to activate a co-branded marketing program at Italy’s famous Rinascente department stores.

The problem: As fabric stretch increases, so does the tendency for fabric growth or shrinkage.  This loss of performance led to complaints, product returns, and dissatisfied consumers.

The solution: Patented LYCRA® dualFX® technology provides 2 stretch fibers for improved performance. LYCRA® fiber provides super stretch while LYCRA® T400® fiber offers exceptional shape retention. These fibers are covered with cotton or other fibers to achieve an authentic denim look and feel, while offering all-day comfort and an exceptional fit. If you’d like to create a more sustainable product, INVISTA has launched LYCRA T400® fiber with EcoMade technology, which is made from a combination of recycled materials and renewable plant-based ingredients.

If you work at a textile mill, you may already know Dr. Tianyi Liao. As a Senior Research Scientist at INVISTA he works throughout the value chain to bring new concepts with INVISTA innovations to the denim and wovens markets. In this process he collaborates with mills to use real-world settings for prove-out and commercialization. But primarily he evaluates the development of performance fibers (stretch and others) and how to use them in fabrics at INVISTA’s Applied Research Center (ARC) in Newark, Delaware, where he’s the resident expert on LYCRA® dualFX® technology.

The LYCRA® brand topped off its successful marketing collaboration with Who What Wear, achieving over 28MM impressions among millennial females.  

The nominees for the LYCRA® fiber sponsored award at the 2018 Sterne der Wäsche event have been announced. Known as the “Oscars” of intimate apparel and swimwear retailers in Germany, a jury of industry professionals proposed shops for award consideration in two categories. The list has been narrowed down to three nominees in each. Congratulations to: