Posts Tagged Clothing
Fabric scenting technology takes a leap
Portuguese scientists have found a way to improve fragrance-containing microcapsule technology for use in fabrics. Microcapsules are used in scenting not just fabrics, but ink for scratch-and-sniff applications and other printed fragrance implementations. Researchers have been seeking ways to extend the fragrance-giving life of the microcapsules for use in fabric, which generally undergoes plenty of torture by things like washing machines, electric dryers, or drycleaning processes.
In this Portuguese study, the scientists found that using polyurethane-urea as the encapsulating compound prolonged fragrance production and durability. The study involved infusing a wool-polyester blend fabric with capsules of limonene (the scent of lemon). The fabric was then subjected to a series of dry cleaning cycles and other tortures.
The fabric lost 24% of its limonene after one round of dry cleaning, 57% after three dry cleaning cycles, and 95% after five dry cleaning cycles. It also lost up to 60% of the scent after being run through an abrasion machine.
Links:
- Fibre2Fashion
- Science Daily
- “Microencapsulation of Limonene for Textile Application,” from Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, July 2, 2008
image courtesty Fibre2Fashion
Add comment July 12, 2008
Feeling low? Try on a bacon-scented tuxedo!
To go with those pork-scented postage stamps, we now have bacon-scented clothing. A tuxedo, to be exact. It’s from those funny folks over at Archie McPhee, who finally came up with something worthy of mention in New York magazine. Sadly, it’s actually an April Fools’ hoax.
Links: NewYork Mag, Archie McPhee
Add comment June 19, 2008
Good news for stinky feet
Got stinky feet? Now you can mask that lovely aroma with a better one. Check out Summer Soles Fragrant Footings scented insoles. They’re using some kind of encapsulation technology, calling it “step-to-release.” Available with essential oils of lemon, jasmine and mint.
Available from summersoles.com
Add comment March 23, 2008
Reebok makes Kool-Aid scented shoes
Mmm, what foot fetishist wouldn’t want a pair of sneakers that smelled like grape Kool-Aid? Soon you’ll be able to have your very own. The scent is delivered via scented sock liners in grape, cherry and strawberry flavors. There will be a matching clothing line, too. All available on February 1 at retailers everywhere. More in the Cleveland Leader
Add comment January 30, 2008
Fusing fashion and olfaction with "Smart Fabric"
Feeling uninspired by stories about scent marketing and scented products? Get inspired by “Scentsory Design.” Imagine a dress that’s like a second skin, containing sensors that keep track of what’s happening in your body. Now, imagine that this dress also contains micro tubing and a fragrance pump, delivering scent to targeted areas of the body. Researcher Jenny Tillotson is imagining dresses like this, made of this kind of “smart fabric.” From her web site: “Scentsory Design chooses scent as a tool to improve mental and physical wellbeing, enabling the wearer to act on visual cues or detect scent signals, allowing immediate information. Scentsory Design creates Emotional Fashion: responsive clothes that offer social and therapeutic value in a desirable fashion context.”
See Fashion Trendsetter for more information and a fascinating video, as well as Jenny Tillotson’s web site, Smart Second Skin.
Add comment January 25, 2008
Shoes that smell like bubblegum
If you’re in the market for shoes that smell like bubblegum, Brazilian company Melissa is making your dreams come true. Melissa’s shoes are made from recycled plastic, so they’re green and ultra lightweight. Read about them at Hippy Shopper, buy them online at Clementine.
Add comment January 14, 2008
Italian textile maker adds scent to repertoire
Italian textile maker Tessitura Tainia is planning a line of shirts that smell like strawberry, mint, orange, lemon, and coffee. According to the company, the smells will be incorporated into the fibers, and the effect will last for more than 10 washes. The shirts will debut early next year at textile shows in Milan and Paris. Tessitura Tainia has been weaving fabric since 1933. Read more at Canada.com
Add comment November 15, 2007
