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This is a list of notable academic and scientific journals in textile science, covering various areas including textile technology, materials science, and home economics and industrial applications. Established in 1982, Clothing & Textiles Research Journal became the most frequent publisher of American clothing and textiles research starting in ...
The Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Interest Group focuses on the creation of textiles and textile-containing products, from design to retail. C2C activities promote the association to the retail, merchandising, and design communities to increase membership and participation in activities benefiting textile, apparel, and home fashions production.
Susan Margaret Watkins (born June 12, 1943) is a Cornell University professor emerita who founded the academic field of functional apparel design. [3] She is the author of the seminal textbook in the field, Clothing: The Portable Environment (1984), and holds patents as a result of her collaborative research with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, firefighters associations, and other ...
Clothing technology describes advances in production methods, material developments, and the incorporation of smart technologies into textiles and clothes. The clothing industry has expanded throughout time, reflecting advances not just in apparel manufacturing and distribution, but also in textile functionality and environmental effect.
The Clothing & Textiles Research Journal is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index.According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2020 impact factor is 1.900, ranking it 59 out of 110 journals in the category 'Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary' and 131 out of 153 journals in the category 'Business'.
In 2016, HKRITA and the non-profit H&M Foundation entered into a four-year partnership to develop the required technologies to recycle blend textiles into new fabrics and yarns. [16] Used apparel will be collected and recycled into new textile materials through chemical treatment or bioprocessing. The technology will be opened for application ...
The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]