Clothing technology

Clothing technology describes advances in production methods, material developments, and the incorporation of smart technologies into <a href="/facts/Textile/PJrVeM5S">textiles</a> and clothes. The clothing industry has expanded  throughout time, reflecting advances not just in apparel manufacturing and distribution, but also in textile functionality and environmental effect. The <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_clothing_and_textiles_technology/gKtPf6A8">timeline of clothing and textiles technology</a> includes major changes in the manufacture and distribution of <a href="/facts/Clothing/5J5RhkYY">clothing</a>.
From <a href="/facts/Clothing_in_the_ancient_world/9uyFke9g">clothing in the ancient world</a> into modernity, the use of technology has dramatically influenced clothing and <a href="/facts/Fashion/WbR38tGI">fashion</a> in the <a href="/facts/Modern_history/uB3yXt4H">modern</a> age. <a href="/facts/Industrialization/h3QXzS6C">Industrialization</a> brought changes in the manufacture of goods. In many nations, homemade goods <a href="/facts/Craft/eoP1sKrY">crafted</a> by hand have largely been replaced by <a href="/facts/Factory/GPIW0snN">factory</a> produced goods on <a href="/facts/Assembly_line/uENUURd9">assembly lines</a> purchased in a <a href="/facts/Consumer_culture/p6C3gSNc">consumer culture</a>. Innovations include man-made materials such as <a href="/facts/Polyester/Ivp9CHpl">polyester</a>, <a href="/facts/Nylon/hBvG9bCw">nylon</a>, and <a href="/facts/Gramophone_record/ccuFV9Af">vinyl</a> as well as features like <a href="/facts/Zipper/VsTewMof">zippers</a> and <a href="/facts/Velcro/WGbzgeEE">velcro</a>. The advent of advanced electronics has resulted in <a href="/facts/Wearable_technology/HBSY4P0x">wearable technology</a> being developed and popularized since the 1980s. 
<a href="/facts/Design/kR4GNeja">Design</a> is an important part of the industry beyond utilitarian concerns and the <a href="/facts/Fashion/WbR38tGI">fashion</a> and <a href="/facts/Glamour_(presentation)/S1n4NcNl">glamour</a> industries have developed in relation to clothing <a href="/facts/Marketing/LttVQ66t">marketing</a> and <a href="/facts/Retail/unzV9sPF">retail</a>. <a href="/facts/Environmentalism/hhFsXTLE">Environmental</a> and <a href="/facts/Human_rights/WMW5XCdM">human rights</a> issues have also become considerations for clothing and spurred the promotion and use of some <a href="/facts/Natural_material/3Uk8YxFm">natural materials</a> such as <a href="/facts/Bamboo_textiles/xHRsGNxA">bamboo</a> that are considered <a href="/facts/Environmentally_friendly/cc9zhfHV">environmentally friendly</a>.

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Clothing technology