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Fabric news Radici Spandex Awards Radici Spandex announced the five winners of the 2009 “Stretch to the Future” Scholarship Design Competition held with the junior class design students of The Fashion School of Kent State University. Staged at Kent’s Manhattan design studio on April 24th the judging session also feted designers Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai, founders of the popular contemporary womenswear label V ena Cava, as this year’s honoree judges leading a diverse panel of apparel industry experts. The Grand Prize went to Alexandria Kakoules of Canton (OH) for her one-piece swimsuit; activewear award winner Christine Barbas created a three piece design with zipup vest, long sleeve top and leggings; Chelsea Paskyan won the swimwear category with a swim-suit and cover up; Brittney Sampsel took the lingerie honors for a bustier and panty while Jenna Weickert won the eveningwear category with her gown designed in black stretch fabric Darlington. This year’s winners were selected from a field of 30 students, nearly double the previous year’s entrants. The students competed with garments designed in stretch fabrics containing RadiciSpandex RadElast® spandex donated by Brookwood Companies, Darlington Fabrics, Gehring T extiles, McMurray Fabrics, Paul Gottlieb, Sextet Fabrics, Starensier , and Symphony Fabrics. Recticel Launches PU Foam PureFeel® In line with the growing environmental awareness in the apparel market as a whole, in April 2009 Recticel added a soybean oil based PU foam PureFeel® to its Body Foams® product range, offering lingerie manufacturers the choice to source environmentally friendly PureFeel® po lyurethane (PU) foam. As Bert V an Langendonck, Sales and Marketing Manager, explains: “Bio-polyols leave a smaller environmental foot print and substituting traditional petrochemi cal polyol with bio-based polyol will results in 36% less global warming emissions, 61% less non-renewable energy use and 23% less total energy demand. Moreover , for every 1 million pounds of bio-polyol used, approximately 2,200 barrels of crude petroleum is saved for other uses”. “We have done a lot of internal testing and we look forward to further optimizing and enlarging the PureFeel® product range together with our customers”, elaborates Helga Laporte, Product Manager. The new bio-based PureFeel® PU foam fits perfectly with Recticel’s commitment to keep the impact on the environment to a minimum. 176

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of THE BEST OF INTIMA – 07/2009

Contents and Index
Shop Scouting Wolrdwide - BOI's Selection from Asia to Europe
Newer Notables
- Hakuna Matata
- Eres
- Frankie Morello
- Misa
- Shan
- Petit Bateau
- Printemps
- Barbara's New Beginnings
- Arianne
- Romantika
- Passionata
BOI's Survey - What really sells in focus
Expert - Trends to shine through economic gloom (part2)
Retail News - Aimer, Elizabeth Hurley
Photo shoot - Hide and seek
SS 09/10 Lingerie Trends
Talent
- Giadadanielle
- Patrice Catanzaro
Brand New
- Parah, Armani
- Made by Niki
- Panos Emporio, Jog
- Shocking Princess, Edith Desmarais
- la Fée Verte, Porzia T
- Lejaby, Save the Queen
- Andrès Sardà
Photo shoot - Above and beyond
Tête à tête - Stella McCartney
Launching
- Hot Milk, Fruit de la Passion
- Jenna Leigh, Zinke
- Equmen, Between the Sheets
- Cosabella, Maidenform
- Britta Uschkamp, Maison Close
Portrait
- All about Martha Rey
- Graffinis by Paul Cartelli
In Stock - Brands' in stock items ready for order
SS 09/10 Beachwear Trends
Event
- Femmy Gala 2009, Hollywood Glamour
- Va Bien's first 30 years
- Chantelle’s 60th Anniversary, Lingerie Miami
- Hug Awards 2009, Wacoal (Fights for the Cure)
Interview - Ann Deal wins award
Report - Think Green at the Underfashion Club
Business News - Oroblù, Maidenform, Secret Curves, MY Lingerie, Iconix
Undercover
Exhibition update
- Curve
- Mode City
- Mare di Moda
- Calendar
Network Express - Network Dessous' ten wroldwide magazines
Expo - The Lace Experience
Fabric News - Recticel, Radici Spandex, Maglificio Ripa, Lycra
Fabric trends - F/W10 key fabric trends

THE BEST OF INTIMA – 07/2009