The evolution of compression wear
Historical Background In the outdoor industry, it is often perceived that compression wear is a recent invention. Some brands address it as innovation, promoting their product as groundbreaking.
Tag: Sportswear
Ho Chi Minh City: From War Zone to Firsthand Manufacturer
Just before the onset of the Lunar New Year, I had the opportunity to visit on of the most beautiful Asian counties, which stands out with its people’s warmth, friendliness, its delicious cuisine and its history of political resilience and economical growth. I was sent to one of the biggest cities in Vietnam, Ho Chi…
TECHUNTER MAGAZINE: Leaving The Boys’ Only Club: Sportswear’s Shift Towards The Female
Leaving The Boys’ Only Club: Sportswear’s Shift Towards the Female Credits: Words: Elitsa Dobreva [TH Author, Mammut product designer], Yana Dobreva [Author, Grand Studio Product Designer] Edit: Yana Dobreva Direction: Alexander Zabelin [TH, Founder, Editor-in-Chief]. Commentary: Brenda Holmes, Danielle Petesic, Patrick Peritz, Ophelie-Usannaz-Joris, Andrea Rühr, Irena Ivanova, Siona Dalcolmo, Gin Woo, Christel Hogsted…
History Of The Underpants
History Of The Underpants I was recently in the curiously awkward situation of discussing people’s underpants at a dinner party. Saturday night, three too many glasses of wine, eyes droopy and brain relaxed, the conversation is leading itself. Though I’d known my friends for a number of years, I was surprised when their preference…
TECHUNTER MAGAZINE: Wearing Tomorrow – Early Majority
Wearing Tomorrow – EARLY MAJORITY [Conversation] The clothing we see and consume everyday is created mostly in a very similar way, from the design stage, to production, to ending up in your closet – it is all a single never ending cycle that is decades old. So many people are involved in every step of…
J-Waling The PFW Catwalk
January 18. A couple of days after my friends’ wedding in Kochi, India, my body screams ‘Europe’. I had been in the country for just over two weeks and, although my spirituality and humility were nurtured by the experience, my body wasn’t. 5 days, a full body infection, and 41C temperature into my mistake to…