All Product articles – Page 19
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News briefsJack Wolfskin presents Tapeless 2.0 jacket for women
Source: Jack Wolfskin Women’s Tapeless 2.0 jacket FW 23/24 After premiering its new tapeless technology last fall, Jack Wolfskin is launching the Tapeless 2.0 jacket for women this fall/winter season. Its revolutionary seam design with Zero Tape technology saves 17 meters of seam sealing tape, making the ...
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News briefsVasque launches the Re:connect collection
Vasque Footwear, a family-owned outdoor footwear brand from the U.S. founded in 1964, has announced the launch of its new Re:connect collection. The new facet of the brand, which complements its core range of hiking footwear, is based on the belief that you don’t have to travel far to change ...
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News briefsSpanish booking platform expands from snow to sun
Vivra hopes to become for sports classes what Playtomic has become for tennis and padel – the top online bookings platform. Founded in 2022 as a booking site for ski classes, the company has expanded from winter to summer sports and put together a network of 50 partner companies operating ...
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News briefsPeak Performance reimagines a classic using leftover fabrics
Source: Peak Performance Peak Performance has released a new version of its 10-year-old bestselling down jacket, the Helium Utility Down, with an environmentally conscious twist. The limited edition male and female versions are made from leftover fabric from Peak Performance’s fabric stock. Like other versions of the ...
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News briefsNordica presents new ski touring boot collection
Source: Nordica Unlimited LT 115 W DYN After an intensive development phase and one season after the launch of the new Unlimited skis, Nordica presents the complementing Unlimited ski boot collection. Together with backcountry, touring and freeride athletes, three men’s and three women’s models were created with ...
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News briefsLenzing extends Refibra technology to Ecovero
Lenzing Group, the Austrian manufacturer of wood-based specialty fibers, has introduced Lenzing Ecovero™ with Refibra™ technology at this year’s Intertextile Shanghai trade show. Building on the success of Tencel Lyocell fibers with Refibra technology, this will allow Lenzing to increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. Refibra technology involves ...
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News briefsMerrell’s “Scrap” collection gives leftover materials a new life
Merrell has launched Scrap, a limited-edition footwear collection made in part from excess materials from manufacturing. In honor of Zero Waste Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness and support efforts to reduce landfills, the line debuts with three of the brand’s models, Jungle Moc, Moab 3 and Moab Speed. ...
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ArticleReima and Infinited Fiber turn textile waste into high-quality children’s clothing
Uudesti hoodie Reima, the Finnish activewear brand for children, and Infinited Fiber Company, a Finnish technology and fashion company, have teamed up to explore new possibilities for future children’s clothing. As a result of the collaboration, Reima is launching the world’s first children’s hoodie made from innovative ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex unveils new rocker trail running shoe in Chamonix
Adidas Terrex is previewing its new speed-focused trail running shoe with its athletes competing at the UTMB in Chamonix: the Agravic Speed Ultra, featuring a new dynamic rocker. The shoe was developed in collaboration with the fastest trail runners over a two-year period and is designed to give runners ultimate ...
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News briefsAltra unveils new brand campaign at UTMB in Chamonix
Utah-based athletic footwear specialist Altra Running, a brand within the VF Corp. portfolio, has announced its upcoming presence at Ultra-Trail Village in Chamonix from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2023. The company sees the event as an ideal setting to introduce the brand’s new “Stay Out There™” campaign and envision ...
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News briefsBrompton starts partnership with Komoot, Bear Grylls
Source: Brompton Brompton x Bear Grylls Brompton, the UK’s largest bike manufacturer, is partnering with navigation and activity planning app Komoot. This partnership is across Europe and coincides with the previously announced launch of the Brompton x Bear Grylls Collection. The bike, which will be available in ...
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News briefsSalomon launches ultratrail collection with François D’haene
Salomon is launching an Ultra line of ultrarunning shoes, apparel and gear developed in close collaboration with ultrarunner and longtime Salomon athlete François D’haene. The Salomon Ultra line will be available at select retailers and on Salomon.com beginning this month. The products – with more neutral colors and a slightly ...
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News briefsDynafit extends Lifetime Guarantee
Starting Oct. 1, 2023, mountain sports brand Dynafit, part of the Italian Oberalp Group, will offer a repair guarantee of 10 years with its Lifetime Guarantee instead of the previous five. The reason for this is the quality and sustainability promise of the brand, which believes it is important that ...
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News briefsViking Outdoor moves into kids apparel
The Norwegian brand Viking Outdoor Footwear is expanding into a new category. Launching in August, just in time for back-to-kindergarten, Viking Outdoor will release its first range of kids’ apparel A full range of baselayers, midlayers, outerlayers and accessories are in the pipeline. Outerlayers will include playsuits that are built ...
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OpinionProduct design in the outdoor industry – where to start
Charles Ross’ resume of more than 25 years blends work with outdoor brands, teaching roles on fashion and sportswear design courses at various universities, and his own love of all-things performance fabric related. He is therefore the ideal person to answer the question: How can we improve the future of ...
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News briefsBluesign with first-ever footwear brand partner
Producer of high-performance rubber soles Vibram and material verification firm Bluesign have announced Vibram as a Bluesign system partner. The partnership, which began in November 2022, underscores the joint commitment to fostering sustainable practices within the footwear industry, with Compliance Manager of Vibram, Igor Brassini, declaring this, “The first shoe ...
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News briefsSea to Summit partners with Downlite
Australian adventure gear brand Sea to Summit has named Downlite as its premium down supplier for the company’s down sleeping bag line. Sea to Summit is managed and co-owned by outdoor enthusiasts and explorers Roland Tyson and Penny Sanderson. The brand was founded by Tyson in 1991. After Sanderson joined ...
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News briefsPrimaLoft expanding its Active Evolve range
Source: PrimaLoft OMM Core Hoodie with PrimaLoft Active Evolve PrimaLoft is to expand its Active Evolve product range, adding four new Active Evolve styles. Originally launched in 2018, PrimaLoft Active Evolve is a line of insulating fabrics designed to “evolve” performance, design, and sustainability; combining the lightweight ...
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ArticleOutdoor Research enters mountain bike apparel category, sponsors Crankworx Whistler
Outdoor Research (OR), the Seattle-based outdoor apparel manufacturer, is entering the mountain bike category in spring 2024 with its new Freewheel MTB collection, an eight-piece mountain bike range. The collection brings the technical design expertise and material innovation for which OR has been known for more than 40 years to ...
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News briefsSealSkinz launches its first apparel collection
British outdoor brand SealSkinz, known for its socks, hats and gloves, is expanding into a new product category with a debut apparel collection. All of the items in the new Vitae collection, designed for experienced explorers as well as casual outdoor enthusiasts, are made from sustainable yarns like bamboo and ...
