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Tiger Woods’ Sunday attire now an apparel line, Sun Day Red

Los Angeles — Tiger Woods’ Sunday red is no longer just a shirt. It’s a brand. Woods is starting a new year with a new look, announcing Monday evening an extended partnership with TaylorMade Golf to launch a lifestyle brand that will be called Sun Day Red. Tiger Woods speaks at a news conference ahead of the Genesis Open golf tournament, on Feb. 12, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​Los Angeles, sporting the logo of his new Sun Day Red brand. Eric Thayer/AP The changes followed Woods and Nike end a 27-year relationshipwhich dated to when Woods turned…
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Fashion Techworks Revives the Iconic Comic Strip Mac Divot

Christian Chensvold, Associate Editor | Thursday, November 30, 2023 No matter how well you play golf, the learning curve never ends. Sandy Mac Divot certainly knew that, which is how—as the hero of his own comic strip—he was able to deliver entertaining instruction on the game five days a week for 22 years. From the ’50s through the ’70s, the comic ran in the sports pages of 200 newspapers across the country, becoming a veritable mascot of the golfing industry. Now Mac Divot and his stylish entourage are making a comeback thanks to a special caretaker of intellectual property. The…
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Grab Big Discounts With These Pre-Spring Sales

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Patagonia: Up to 50% Off Fleece pullovers; (photos/Patagonia) As of March 27, gear lovers can browse through Patagonia’s online-only sale to find loads of great apparel and gear for half off. That’s mostly for past-season products, including items like fleeces, jackets, snow pants, shorts, and tech tees. With discounts available on products from fall 2023 and earlier, it’s a perfect time to snag quality gear at reduced prices. Case in point: the Men’s Lightweight Synchilla Snap-T Fleece Pullover, now just $69 after a 51%…
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Apparel News: Easton Launches the Jen Schro Athleisure Collection

The Jen Schro All Day All Night softball specific athleisure collection includes tee-shirts, cropped crew shirts, hoodies, leggings and joggers. Looking for that perfect gift this Christmas for your favorite softball player (or coach, family member and fan)? Just in time for the holidays, Easton Diamond Sports, one of the biggest providers in fastpitch softball of equipment innovation and technology, announced earlier this month the launch of a first-of-its-kind softball specific athleisure collection with Fastpitch Brand Ambassador Jen Schroederthe former UCLA catcher from 2004 to 2008 who today is still busy in the sport running Jen Schro Catchingthe Packaged Deal…
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The Other Side of Apparel Sustainability— Ethics in Worker Treatment

Conversations that cover the promotion of sustainability within the apparel industry often focus on solving environmental challenges that stem from pollutive practices and irresponsible materials sourcing. One of the most important sustainable issues, which is often overlooked, is the problem of ensuring ethical treatment of the workers whose labor makes apparel production possible—along the supply chain and in the factories where clothing is produced. Many of these workers are women, some are also children, yet the hardships they face—such as unsafe working conditions, low wages, long hours and insufficient training—are frequently left out of conversations that drive action toward creating…
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Dallas Men’s Show Returns Bigger and Better

Christian Chensvold, Associate Editor | Monday, January 15, 2024 It’s long been said that everything in Texas is big, and that certainly applies to the future Dallas Men’s Show, which is set to be the largest ever. Taking place at the Dallas Market Center Jan. 27–29, the winter edition of this fast-growing menswear show will feature over 750 brands with a record number of new and returning exhibitors, including 50 making their show debut. The show will take place across multiple floors of the World Trade Center, where retailers can expect to visit exhibitors in the temporary section, featuring an…
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Athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices closes stores abruptly to focus on online business

Outdoor Voices, an athletic clothing brand based in Austin, abruptly closed all 16 of its stores this week. The only Dallas store was at NorthPark Center and it was closed Thursday. Stores were located in major US markets including Austin and Houston. Ty Haney, CEO and founder of the brand in 2014, has been away from daily operations since early 2020 when he resigned while keeping a seat on the board. Haney started the brand in New York City and moved its headquarters to Austin in 2017. The New York Times first reported the store closings on Wednesday, quoting employees…
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Celebrating Its 50th Year, Lectra Continues to Build on a Legacy of Digitalization

Christian Chensvold, Associate Editor | Thursday, November 16, 2023 One of Lectra Vice President of Marketing Ketty Pillet’s most recent daunting tasks has been figuring out how to get the company’s 2,500 employees worldwide to celebrate together at the same time. Fifty years is an eternity in fashion, and even more so in technology. Which is why Lectra’s success story is practically a tale of immortality. Once upon a time—in 1973, to be exact—twin brothers Jean and Bernard Etcheparre started Lectra Systems in Bordeaux, France, becoming pioneers in the process. Half a century later, the California Apparel News caught up…