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New Styles: Outerwear
7. ComfortWash Garment Dyed Hoodie Fleece
Midweight fleece focuses on softness, color and printability  Made of
7.2-ounce, 80% American-grown, ring-spun cotton/20% polyester
 Proprietary dye process helps eliminate messy side effects of printing
traditional pigment-dyed garments, so embellishers get a more consistent
canvas - with no dye migration and better shoot-out performance,
according to the company
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8. Holloway Polyester Pullover
Style 222553  Made of lightweight-knit, 94% polyester/6% spandex
 Tonal heather brushed  Waffle-textured back offers controlled warmth
and wicking  Quarter-zip pullover style with reflective metallic accent and
zipper, and open bottom
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9. Gildan Heavy Blend Vintage Full-Zip Hooded Sweat Shirts
Classic hoodies made of 50/50 cotton/polyester blend  Ladies' sizes LSL2XL offer a feminine, contoured fit  Adult sizes S-3XL are available in eight
vintage colors
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10. Hanes nano Fleece Pullover Hood
Style N270  Made of 7.2 -ounce, 80% ring-spun cotton/20% polyester
 The 100% cotton face provides an easy, consistent surface for screen and
direct-to-garment printing, according to the company  Available in vintage
and saturated colors
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11. Port Authority Ladies Collective Outer Shell Jacket
Style L900 from SanMar  Features a 100% polyester, breathable, waterproof shell with durable water-repellent (DWR) finish  Weatherproof outer
layer into which other Collective styles can be zipped and secured by snap
attachments
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12. Fruit of the Loom's SUPERCOTTON Full-Zip Hoodies
Style 82230R  Made of a 12-ounce, 70/30 blend that minimizes shrinkage
 Durable enough for any decorating process, according to the company
 Comes in four colors choices in sizes up to 3XL
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The Future of Outerwear
Although outerwear finally has found the middle ground between
fashion and function, high-tech elements are beginning to dominate.
"Wearable tech in jackets is not only on the horizon, it's already
here," Edwards says. "Tommy Hilfiger designed jackets that had
solar-powered panels so you could recharge your phone. Levi's worked
with Google on a trucker jacket that incorporates conductive yarn
into the left cuff, so it acts like a screen. And, of course, high visibilty
that uses fiber-optic lighting is being worked on by numerous brands."
A new wave of wearable technology continues to steer the outerwear
category toward the future, and HanesBrands' Davis says the apparel
industry can benefit without negatively impacting the environment.
"Across Alternative Apparel, Hanes and Champion, we are constantly looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint," he says. "For
our new ComfortWash garment-dyed apparel, the cotton used to
create our jersey and fleece fabrics has been sourced from American
farms. By developing apparel that performs inherently, we'll reduce
the overall impact. Our EcoSmart products, for example, keep more
than 70 million plastic bottles from landfills each year." 

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Materials make the functional
difference in lightweight
jackets, such as the wind-proof
and water-resistant shell and
micro-fleece body lining
found in style J1480 from
Tri-Mountain.

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