Harris tweed
Harris tweed is law written in wool—not heritage, not craft, but statute enforced by weekly mill inspections and iron-on Orb Marks.
Law
Rules with force behind them, and the profession that interprets them.
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Polo Ralph Lauren vs U.S. Polo Association
Ralph Lauren
A protracted trademark dispute between Polo Ralph Lauren and the U.S. Polo Association, beginning in 1984, tested whether a commercial brand could claim exclusive rights to symbols and terms rooted in sport and history.
Haute couture
Haute couture is French industrial policy dressed as glamour.
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Fendi
Fendi is an Italian luxury fashion house, founded in Rome in 1925 as a fur and leather shop.
Nylon
Wallace Carothers · 1935
Nylon is a family of synthetic thermoplastics characterised by amide linkages, melt-processed into fibres, films and moulded shapes. Wallace Carothers made the first one at DuPont in 1935, and women's stockings made it famous. Pure nylon's weaknesses in clothing led to blends with cotton, polyester and spandex, and pure nylon is now rarely used.
Patagonia
Patagonia, Inc. is an American outdoor clothing company founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973 and based in Ventura, California.
Sportswear
Sportswear is a style of dress rooted in athletic clothing, built on relaxed, practical separates, and an American fashion tradition that grew into a global genre.