Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Circular design guidelines and the growing demand for technical fabrics have placed a greater emphasis on textiles in recent years ...

Gözde Göncü-Berk, associate professor of design, has been named the inaugural Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Design, Fashion and Textiles and the founding director of the Maria Manetti Shrem ...

Clothing is one of our most basic needs, along with food and shelter — but textiles are also important symbols of identity. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, WTOP is ...

Ready to take the world of fashion by storm? UW’s apparel design minor is for you! This program helps students develop all of the skills necessary for apparel and textile design and development.

For decades the concept of wearable art, where clothing was used as an artistic expressive statement, was often too expensive or completely impractical. Artful garments were reserved for a small ...

Once a driving force behind Japan’s economic growth and a key industry, the textile sector is now referred to as a “declining industry” due to fierce international competition from countries like ...

Many people want to make the switch to clothing made with natural fibers, such as 100% cotton, but experts say there's much ...

What Is the Textile Waste Crisis? The fashion industry’s boom has come at a steep environmental cost. Each year, around 92 million tonnes of textile waste are produced worldwide — much of it ending up ...

UW alumna Lauren Carlson, of Casper, alters a wedding dress. She owns and operates Joyful Juniper Alterations, specializing in alterations of women’s bridal and formal wear. (Caleb Carlson Photo) For ...