Antiviral Clothes Are The New Black!
Apparel|January 2021
As the pandemic continues to claim its victims around the world, safety has become a priority. This has led anti-bacterial and anti-viral clothing make a strong comeback to wardrobes writes Bindu Gopal Rao
Bindu Gopal Rao
Antiviral Clothes Are The New Black!

Antimicrobial technologies have progressed very rapidly this year. Earlier the coatings were able to eliminate microbes such as viruses and bacteria in hours. Now new coatings are being developed with no cytotoxicity that can be washed over 50 times and still eliminate microbes quickly.

DO THE NEW

During this pandemic, people have started giving more importance to safety. These lifestyle safety gears ensure protection for an individual, as they step out of their house. Kavin Kumar Kandasamy, founder and CEO of MY says, “The new launches from MY include scarves and overalls with anti-viral and anti-microbial properties that can prevent possible viral penetration. In heavily polluted areas and places where risks due to air-borne contaminants are high, MY scarves can help one stay protected from pollutants. MY Overalls are another fashionable garment that prevent viral penetration while traveling in public spaces. Designed as a coverall worn over clothes, this full-body protection cloak keeps one protected for the entire duration of the journey, be it on a plane, a taxi, a metro or any other form of public transport. It can be taken off after reaching one's destination.” All Turms products have antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-germ properties. They have also added anti-viral clothes to their existing products including recent launches such as Turms innerwear, socks and new lines such as the Winter 2020 collection with Warm-in, Turms tricot tees, Turms super-stretch jeans, etc.

GARMENT SHIELDS

This story is from the January 2021 edition of Apparel.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the January 2021 edition of Apparel.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM APPARELView All
All About Dressing As You Want
Apparel

All About Dressing As You Want

A. Das uncovers the current trend which is all about dressing as you want. Easy, over-sized, baggy fits and unstructured cuts are ruling every wardrobe.

time-read
6 mins  |
January 2022
Online Shopping Likely To Reach $1.2 Trillion By 2025
Apparel

Online Shopping Likely To Reach $1.2 Trillion By 2025

Market Watch

time-read
1 min  |
January 2022
Weaving A Sustainable Future
Apparel

Weaving A Sustainable Future

Brinda Gill talks to Ashita Singhal, awardwinning weaver, designer and social entrepreneur, and founder, Paiwand Studio, who is committed to converting textile waste into new, meaningful textiles.

time-read
6 mins  |
January 2022
Summer of 2022
Apparel

Summer of 2022

Heer Kothari walks our eager onlookers through the runways of New York, Milan and Paris, exploring the nuance of summer styling for men in 2022

time-read
4 mins  |
January 2022
Journeying for the Joth
Apparel

Journeying for the Joth

Brinda Gill drafts the interesting journey of Vinay Narkar, a textile designer and revivalist based in Solapur, spared no effort in the pursuit of joth, one of the lost weaves of Maharashtra, and reviving it.

time-read
8 mins  |
January 2022
Go Digital - Get Organised Reshamandi Style!
Apparel

Go Digital - Get Organised Reshamandi Style!

Heer Kothari explores India’s first and largest market-place, digitising the natural textile supply chain. It is a full stack ecosystem in the form of a super app, starting from farm to fashion.

time-read
4 mins  |
January 2022
Erotissch – Stitching differently
Apparel

Erotissch – Stitching differently

Chitra Balasubramaniam explores Erotissch, a brand by women for women, based on the concept of ‘Bed to street wear'.

time-read
3 mins  |
January 2022
Colourful Fable
Apparel

Colourful Fable

A. DAS interviews Karan Torani to find out the inspiration behind the designs of his label Torani and his thoughts on it being widely welcomed and connected well.

time-read
5 mins  |
January 2022
Going #PLUS
Apparel

Going #PLUS

Heer Kothari explores the growth of the Plus Size apparel segment in India.

time-read
4 mins  |
December 2021
Endorsing Desi Oon
Apparel

Endorsing Desi Oon

Brinda Gill discovers India’s indigenous wools, locally called Desi Oon, which hold potential for use in the apparel industry

time-read
8 mins  |
December 2021