Session: Pathway to Sustainability
THURSDAY, MARCH 22
9:45 AM – Noon
Moderator: Mary Brannon, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Sustainability: A Long View
Martin J. Bide, University of Rhode Island
No abstract provided.
Bluesign
Karen Kyllo, SGS US Testing Services
No abstract provided.
The Future of Sustainable Laundry Practices
Megan Peterson, Cotton Incorporated
For more than a decade, Cotton Incorporated has conducted consumer research related to sustainability. In 2011, Cotton Incorporated managed the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the cotton industry. Results indicate that the largest environmental footprint comes from consumer use of cotton apparel rather than supply chain processes in fiber production or textile manufacturing. This presentation will address two questions: “How can consumers change their laundry habits to reduce their environmental footprint?” and “What implications could changes have on test methods and standards for laundering?”
Small Business Gone Green—From opening to operating an eco-boutique
Rachel Lessne, Green Envy Eco-Boutique
Rachel Lessne achieved her dream of opening Green Envy Eco-Boutique, an eco-friendly and fair trade shop, one year after graduating from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Textile Merchandising and Design. In this presentation, Rachel will speak about all aspects of opening and operating her business. She will cover everything from keeping business "green" to buying merchandise to advertising tips.
Session: Beyond the Borders
1:45 – 4:00 PM
Moderator: Tom Stutts, Datacolor
Update to Changes in Current International Color Standards
Roland L. Connelly Sr., X-Rite Inc.
This presentation will provide updates on significant changes to many of the basic international color science standards and procedures. These will include standards and procedures of the CIE, ISO, AATCC, and SDC. Many of these reflect improvements in technology, but also changes due to better understanding of how we see and interpret colors. Areas such as visual evaluation standards, lighting, colorimetry, and spectrophotometry, as well as color difference, will be covered.
What’s In an Apparel Label? International Requirements for Correct Labeling
Jennifer Hargrave, Bureau Veritas CPS
There is a growing trend among US retailers and apparel brands to expand their businesses beyond our shores. Many retailers are opening stores in Europe, Australia, and elsewhere and are finding expanded demand for their products globally. Many of these companies are finding it challenging to determine if they can use one fiber and care label to meet the legal labeling requirements for multiple countries. This presentation will provide an overview of the fiber content and care labeling requirements for several countries. Recommendations on how to best label wearing apparel for those countries and how to avoid producing a care label that is longer than the garment will also be discussed.
Textile Industry Working Group for Collaboration and Exploration in Today’s Landscape: Yes It’s Still in Your Own Backyard!
Jack Bare, StarChem
The National Export Initiative: How the US Commercial Service Helps Connect US Firms to Global Markets
George Thomas, US Department of Commerce
No abstract provided.
Session: The Power of Social Media
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Moderator: Kerry King, [TC]2
Social Media: Refocusing Your Marketing Dollars
Mary Brannon, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
No abstract provided.
The Influence of Social Media in Marketing and Customer Relations at Southern Tide
Allen Stephenson, Southern Tide
No abstract provided.
Session: Wear It, See It, Explore It
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Moderator: Heidi Woodacre
PBI Made in the USA—World’s Leading and Only Producer: Properties and Applications of Polybenzimidazole Fiber
Brain P. Shiels, PBI Products
Polybenzimidazole (PBI) fiber is the world’s leading inherently flame-resistant and thermally stable fiber. This presentation will provide an overview of fiber properties, applications, and markets for this high performance fiber.
Prescription Manufacture: Customized Manufacturing of Wearable Technology for the Medical Industry
Genevieve Dion, Drexel University
Smart garments can make an enormous contribution to health care. Designed and fabricated properly, they can increase patient safety and comfort and replace bulky medical instrumentation. Computer aided 3D knitting is a mass customizable form of manufacturing already in use in the garment industry. Form-fitting seamless garments can be constructed with specialized yarns to perform specific functions. Using the Shima Seiki CAD system and knitting machine, knit architecture and its potential for modular and flexible production for a variety of medical applications is being researched. Knitted fabric structures were designed integrating high tech yarns, laying the foundation for prescription manufacturing. This mode of fabrication offers a future of many opportunities for smart garments and holds remarkable potential for innovative customizable designing solutions in medical apparel.
Fashion at the Forefront in Raleigh, NC
Cynthia Istook, North Carolina State University
This presentation will highlight the Raleigh Fashion District, an initiative that has been undertaken by Raleigh’s fashion and apparel community as a means of supporting a growing population of fashion focused designers and businesses in the region. Exchange of fashion relevant information and coordination and support of fashion events is central to the mission of the district. To serve this local community effectively, a survey was conducted. The goal was to gain a better sense of who is part of this community and how the district can support participants from a technology service, business development and marketing standpoint. This presentation will share results from the survey and provide insight into the growth of the fashion industry within Raleigh and surrounding areas.
Session: Wear It, See It, Explore It (cont'd)
2:15 – 3:45 PM
Lighting for Critical Color Viewing and Then Came LEDs
Nick Lena, GTI Graphic Technology Inc.
A number of light sources, standards, practices and accepted viewing environments have evolved over time to provide adequate evaluation of product color and appearance as well as the simulation of retail lighting. LED technology is rapidly being accepted in all typical lighting applications. Drivers for LED lighting include greater energy efficiency, reduced manufacturing costs, longer lamp life, reduced package size, low voltage operation, and improved color. Just like all new lighting technologies, a better understanding of the claims and actual capabilities, advantages, disadvantages and potential pitfalls naturally need to be investigated and understood. This presentation will review current lighting technologies and capabilities of LED lighting and what needs to be known to potentially standardize LED lamp technology.
Improving the Design Process with the Use of Color Accurate Inkjet Prints
Julian Mussi, Spectraflow Inc.
Textile CAD designers struggle to produce inkjet prints that match the accuracy associated with dyed standards or even clamshells. This presentation outlines an innovative approach that produces automated color matches to spectrally defined color standards or inspiration colors. Using an inexpensive spectrometer, this process has been demonstrated to produce color matches of 1.5 ΔE (CMC) or better for 200 seasonal colors in about one hour. This method both speeds up and improves color matching as compared with more traditional visually-based methods. For designers, this means saving many tedious hours color matching each season. For retailers, this could eliminate up to one week from the product development cycle.
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