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Sportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion and Design by Sarah E. Braddock,
One of the most dominant cultural influences today is sports. The stars are megastars, their faces instantly recognizable. Sports products have become designer labels in their own right, as well as having a significant impact on fashion, from haute couture to street style. In the 1990s advances in textile hyp sportswear and garment technology, much of it especially developed by the sports industry itself, but also inherited from research for space travel, the military, industry, hyp sportswear and medicine, resulted in ever more sophisticated sportswear. Crucial fractions of a second can be saved in modern speed-sports by wearing the latest designs. In "extreme" sports, survival itself may depend on the properties of the chosen clothing. There are now sports clothes hyp sportswear and accessories specifically made to speed the runner, streamline the swimmer, protect the snowboarder, or insulate the mountaineer. This wonderfully illustrated book, written by two experts on revolutionary textiles, describes new fabrics (including those made of metal, glass, or ceramic yarns) hyp sportswear and their amazing properties. It explains the design processes for making clothes that mimic the carapace of an insect, are seamless, or have venting systems. It also includes the latest fashions that owe their stylish futuristic look to the innovations of sportswear, hyp sportswear and is completed by a glossary of technical terms hyp sportswear and a directory of designers hyp sportswear and manufacturers.
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Columbia Sportswear - Columbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairwoman Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
HYP - The abbreviation HYP may stand for one of the following:
Champion (sportswear) - Champion is a sportswear producer, and has produced uniforms for National Basketball Association teams. The brand is a subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation.
Oxbow (sportswear) - Oxbow is a french sportswear manufacturer established in 1985. It has gained recognition mostly because of its sponsorship deal with surfing legend Laird Hamilton.
