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...“You wear them all the time, and they never break,” she says. “I would prefer my kids to wear something that they’re not worried about ruining.”...
...Lululemon’s founder and former chief executive caused an uproar a decade ago when he blamed customer bodies for wear and tear problems with his company’s yoga attire....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 30. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Additional reporting by Rurika Imahashi in Tokyo A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 10 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...But from a commercial perspective, ready-to-wear has long proven to be a trickier proposition for West....
...Asos’s collaboration with modest wear brand Verona proved to be shortlived. Still, niche brands do make waves....
...But things have moved on and now a multi-faceted and social media-fuelled pet apparel market has emerged....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on October 14 2020. ©2020 Nikkei Inc....
...However, the coronavirus shutdown has taken a heavy toll, not least because the rise of working from home has further reduced demand for its business apparel....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on June 28 2020. @2020 Nikkei Inc....
...Like rival Moncler, it has benefited from a global demand for high-end performance-wear and the growth of the Chinese luxury market....
...By product category the company said apparel revenues rose 2 per cent, while footwear and accessories fell 4.5 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively....
...Under Armour is returning to its roots as a sportswear company, breaking from the “athleisure” craze in which people who do no exercise wear workout kit....
...In 1973 it diversified into outdoor wear. “I’d never had another job,” she tells me. “I’d never had an interview....
...In-vest-ment piece American heritage label Woolrich has teamed up with Japanese sports apparel manufacturer Goldwin Inc on a range of outdoor performance wear that combines Woolrich’s aesthetic with state-of-the-art...
...Nike posted better than forecast sales and earnings, as growth in Asia and Latin America continue to offset sluggish demand for its sneakers and athleisure wear in the US....
...buck the malaise that has afflicted the wider apparel retail market....
...It’s a clumpy white normcore running trainer of the kind American dads who wouldn’t know their Balenciaga from their Balmain might wear to the mall, but over the past six months Igarashi reports that it...
...“We’re pivoting . . . from a US mostly apparel-centric to a global apparel footwear accessories portfolio,” said Kevin Plank, chief executive....
...Nike had been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the athleisure trend, which sees people wear workout clothing outside the gym....
...An avid marathon runner, Knox Robinson can wear through a dozen pairs of trainers a year. Yet when it comes to racing, he has one go-to shoe — the Nike Flyknit Racer....
...And 10 per cent more wear athletic apparel while not physically active at least four to five times a week....
...It seems the trend for wearing garish lycra yoga wear to drive your kids to school in a 4×4 persists. And that’s just the Dads....
...It seems the trend for wearing garish lyrca yoga wear to drive your kids to school in a 4×4 persists. And that’s just the Dads....
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