Our women designers series is an on-going project to highlight innovative designers across the world that incorporate YKK® products into their unique creations. Meet Angela Degnan, the owner of Zip With Us®, a nonprofit that donates custom ZipShirts™ Drew’s Cruisers™ and other adapted medical garments across the US and beyond…
Our women designers series is an on-going project to highlight innovative designers across the world that incorporate YKK® products into their unique creations. Meet Kenya Freeman the CEO and Senior Lead Designer of Sylvia Mollie Collection– an American lifestyle brand that embodies bold femininity with transitional ready-to-wear pieces. Tell us…
Our women designers series is an on-going project to highlight innovative designers across the world that incorporate YKK® products into their unique creations. Meet Alea Riley Executive Creative Director at ALEIMAN. Tell us your name and background in fashion. Hi! My name is Alea Brummell Riley, and I am Executive…
Allow us to introduce three recently developed and commercialized items aimed at improving the operation and adaptability of YKK® VISLON® zippers. These innovations revolutionize the traditional zipper design, offering enhanced convenience and user experience. Let’s get into some details: The click-TRAK® Zipper The click-TRAK® zipper is a modification of the…
Our AquaGuard® NATULON® water repellent zippers allow you to enhance your garment’s functionality the sustainable way! Here’s how: Sustainable Materials To minimize our ecological footprint, we have transitioned from using virgin polyester tape to a post-consumer recycled polyester. The elimination of oil production and refining in the creation of recycled…
Between 2003 and 2018, the number of times a person would wear the same piece of clothing multiple times has gone down by 36%.1* This is, in part, due to the dramatic increase in the fast fashion industry. Despite its negative environmental impact, many times it ends up being one…
Have you ever looked at shirt or jacket and noticed that the zipper or the buttons are on the opposite side? Perhaps you’ve bought a new shirt or jacket and have been disoriented by the positioning of these fasteners. An estimated 70 to 95 percent of people in the world…
Despite being quite small, fasteners are integral to the performance of wearables. Since fasteners are the most frequently touched component of these types of products, it is crucial that wearables manufacturers do not make mistakes that can diminish performance or worse, render the garment completely unusable. While there are several…
