Winter Olympics double gold medallist, Rosi Mittermaier, demonstrated her knitting skills on the Coats stand at h+h. Coats plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, has a large presence at the ...
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On Nike’s history of groundbreaking innovation in performance footwear, the radical new Magista Football boot redefines the concept of how football boots look and perform. Providing improved fit, touch and traction, the boot is ...
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Swiftwick, a leading U.S. producer of athletic compression socks, is proud to be the official sock of the 2014 5-hour ENERGY presented by Kenda Racing Team. Last season the team chalked up more than 30 podium finishes after racing in three ...
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Colo-Colo and Under Armour unveiled the team's new Under Armour kits for the upcoming season. The unveiling also serves as the official announcement of the brand's global partnership and technical sponsorship of the most successful club ...
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Heapsylon, the creator of the Sensoria Fitness bio-tracking line of smart clothing, announced that it has signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with leading British shoe manufacturer Vivobarefoot for its Sensoria Fitness ...
Get set for a fitness market buzzword likely to get louder in 2014, the quantitative self. Sensors embedded in wearable items communicating data via Bluetooth to people's watches, smartphones, and tablets will be promoted to help athletes ...
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Balega International, the performance sock brand in the run and outdoor specialty markets, presented its annual Ubuntu Award to Colin Peddy and the team at Marathon Sports of Boston. The community service award was presented at The Running ...
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Kayser-Roth Corp., Greensboro, N.C., is investing up to $28 million to expand its Burlington, N.C., and Asheboro, N.C., plants, which manufacture legwear under its signature No nonsense® brand. The expansions are part of the company's ...
November 13, 2013 — The Hosiery Association has issued a letter announcing it will close its doors at the end of the year. The letter is reproduced below: It is with mixed emotions that we share with you that The Hosiery ...
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Falke, the German luxury hosiery maker, has recently come up with a unique high-end sock collection, made from the rarest ultra-fine wool fibre derived from the Peruvian animal vicuña, mainly found in the Andes. The ...
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Twenty-two years after racing with him on Team Z, Paul Willerton is teaming up with Greg LeMond again, at LeMond's new Minneapolis-based bike company. Willerton is the new marketing manager for LeMond's company, which introduced its first ...
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The USA Made sock boasts a number of attributes. The sock is made with drirelease wool. Drirelease technology not only wicks the moisture away, but causes it to dry at a much faster rate, keeping the feet dry in the boots. An offshoot ...
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Vapor Apparel — a Charleston, S.C.-based provider of apparel designed for sublimation printing — has added sublimation-friendly socks to its imprintable apparel line. Designed both for apparel decorators with small-format ...
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The earliest socks can be traced back to the 8th century with the word sock derived from the Latin word soccus, meaning “a light, low-heeled shoe”. Socks have come a long way since the 8th century, and in particular, ...
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U.K. stormy weather brand SealSkinz now has its own U.S. subsidiary and is unveiling its full line to American retailers at Interbike this week. The Thin Angle Length Sock is 100 percent waterproof and breathable. It has elastic around the ...
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