This wasn't an idle boast. One of the pain points that has thwarted textile-to-textile recycling at scale is the ...

To become a Vogue Business Member and receive the Sustainability Edit newsletter, click here. A new plant-based version of nylon could offer a commercial alternative to one of the fashion industry’s ...

Lululemon, credited with giving the fashion world ‘athleisure’, has always prided itself on the quality of its products, particularly its leggings, which inspired women to wear them outside of the gym ...

In the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels, Genomatica announced the first commercial production of bio-based nylon. Companies that seize the economic and environmental advantages of ...

The first pair of experimental nylon stockings made by Union Hosiery Company for Du Pont in 1937 resides in the Smithsonian collections. NMAH Major technological innovations such as gunpowder, GPS and ...

Nylon, the world's first entirely synthetic polymer fiber, was introduced by the DuPont company in 1938. Known for its strength, durability, and flexibility, the company originally marketed nylon ...

In early 1940, TIME reported that something strange was going on in Wilmington, Del.: every Wednesday, women would wait for the stores that sold lingerie to open and then rush in, ready to offer proof ...