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2. Stretch fabric - Wikipedia

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   A lycra jacket. Stretch fabric is a synthetic fabric that stretches. Stretch fabrics are either 2-way stretch or 4-way stretch. 2-way stretch fabrics stretch in one direction, usually from selvedge to selvedge (but can be in other directions depending on the knit). 4-way stretch fabrics, such as spandex, stretches in both directions, crosswise and lengthwise. [1]

3. Spandex - Wikipedia

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   Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is a polyether - polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

4. Hotpants - Wikipedia

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   While the term "hotpants" is used generically to describe extremely short shorts, [1] similar garments had been worn since the 1930s. [1] These garments, however, were designed mainly for sports, beachwear and leisure wear, while hotpants were innovative in that they were made from non-activewear fabrics such as velvet, silk, crochet, fur and leather, and styled explicitly to be worn on the ...

5. Old Bull Lee - Wikipedia

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   The company sells men's shorts, shirts and boardshorts of domestic and imported fabrics. As of July 2017, the company operates online [ 1 ] and in select boutiques in North America and Asia. Old Bull Lee is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California .

6. Shorts - Wikipedia

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   Shorts that terminated at the upper thigh became increasingly popular as informal leisurewear and sporting attire throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s for both men and women. [68] In the early 1970s short shorts began to be made in fashion fabrics, in which form they became known as hotpants (see above), a term popularised by Women's Wear Daily.

7. Lycra Debuts Sustainable Fiber Fully Made From Textile Waste

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   The Lycra Company is stretching its sustainable offerings with a hot new fiber, Thermolite EcoMade, and said the fiber is made from 100 percent textile waste, replete with a new warming technology ...