Every year, the U.S. generates 17 million tons of textile waste that ends up in landfills according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Out of the total amount, 11.3 million tons goes straight to ...

How do you build the next generation of natural performance materials without pretending cotton or synthetics will disappear?

The fabric of the future won't be just plain chiffon, silk or cotton. Instead electroluminescent material, microprocessors and LEDs may be woven together with clothing fibers to create smart textiles.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, an adjunct associate professor at Pratt Institute as well as an author and researcher on smart textiles and wearable technologies.

Textiles and apparel incorporates principles from the arts, sciences, humanities and business to offer an interdisciplinary and immersive academic experience, providing a dynamic education and setting ...

Textiles made of organic fibers are easily destroyed by the ravages of time, as anyone who dragged around a favorite childhood blanket for years knows all too well. Insects, microorganisms, water, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This weekend, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will showcase its world-renowned fabric collection with an ...

To mark the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage, the Mayflower II at Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts has undergone a three-year refurbishment. It’s the first major overhaul since the replica ...