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Duluth Trading x WD-40® Brand Photo Duluth Trading Co.
Duluth Trading x WD-40® Brand
16.10.2026

Duluth Trading launches WD-40 workwear collaboration

Duluth Trading has introduced a limited-edition apparel and gear collaboration with the WD-40 brand.
The partnership brings together a workwear and outdoor-apparel retailer with a well-known industrial maintenance brand.

For the apparel market, the launch is an example of merchandising that draws on a brand’s associations with practical work and repair rather than on conventional fashion licensing. The combination can address both existing workwear customers and consumers attracted by industrial-inspired clothing and accessories. 

Product-level textile composition, performance certifications and sales expectations were not independently established in the material reviewed and should not be assumed.

Duluth Trading has introduced a limited-edition apparel and gear collaboration with the WD-40 brand.
The partnership brings together a workwear and outdoor-apparel retailer with a well-known industrial maintenance brand.

For the apparel market, the launch is an example of merchandising that draws on a brand’s associations with practical work and repair rather than on conventional fashion licensing. The combination can address both existing workwear customers and consumers attracted by industrial-inspired clothing and accessories. 

Product-level textile composition, performance certifications and sales expectations were not independently established in the material reviewed and should not be assumed.

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Duluth Trading WD-40 Workwear licensed apparel outdoor clothing brand collaboration
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Duluth Trading Co.

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16.10.2026

Costikyan revives custom carpet business

Costikyan, a US company established in 1886, has announced the launch of Costikyan Custom Carpet. The move is presented as a return to the company’s roots in fine rugs and carpet products.

Custom floor textiles occupy a distinct position between textile manufacturing, interior design and contract furnishing. Bespoke specifications place particular demands on material selection, colour consistency, surface design and project execution. 

The company’s launch announcement confirms the new business direction, but detailed technical specifications, production capacities and project examples should be obtained directly from Costikyan before claims about performance or scale are published.

Costikyan, a US company established in 1886, has announced the launch of Costikyan Custom Carpet. The move is presented as a return to the company’s roots in fine rugs and carpet products.

Custom floor textiles occupy a distinct position between textile manufacturing, interior design and contract furnishing. Bespoke specifications place particular demands on material selection, colour consistency, surface design and project execution. 

The company’s launch announcement confirms the new business direction, but detailed technical specifications, production capacities and project examples should be obtained directly from Costikyan before claims about performance or scale are published.

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Costikyan custom carpet rugs floor textiles interior design contract interiors
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Costikyan Inc.

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16.10.2026

Bonobos upgrades omnichannel menswear retail

Menswear brand Bonobos has announced a redesigned e-commerce experience powered by Shopify. The launch is positioned as a step toward a more integrated shopping journey across the brand’s digital and physical retail channels.

The change illustrates how apparel companies are revisiting the technology architecture behind customer-facing retail. Product discovery, online purchasing and store interaction increasingly need to operate as connected elements of a single brand experience rather than separate sales channels.

The company’s announcement identifies the platform transition and omnichannel strategy as the central development. Any assessment of commercial success will depend on subsequent evidence such as conversion rates, customer retention, order economics and the integration of inventory and fulfilment. No such outcome should be inferred from the launch announcement alone.

Menswear brand Bonobos has announced a redesigned e-commerce experience powered by Shopify. The launch is positioned as a step toward a more integrated shopping journey across the brand’s digital and physical retail channels.

The change illustrates how apparel companies are revisiting the technology architecture behind customer-facing retail. Product discovery, online purchasing and store interaction increasingly need to operate as connected elements of a single brand experience rather than separate sales channels.

The company’s announcement identifies the platform transition and omnichannel strategy as the central development. Any assessment of commercial success will depend on subsequent evidence such as conversion rates, customer retention, order economics and the integration of inventory and fulfilment. No such outcome should be inferred from the launch announcement alone.

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Bonobos Shopify E-Commerce Omnichannel Menswear Retail Technology
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Bonobos

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15.10.2026

adidas and Arte Antwerp design modular winterwear

adidas and Belgian label Arte Antwerp have completed their FW26 collaboration with a winter outerwear release built around layering and football supporter culture. The collection launches globally on 15 October in stores and online, with apparel priced between US$70 and US$400.

The central garment is a two-in-one puffer jacket with a detachable translucent shell and contrasting insulated inner layer. Both components can be worn together or separately. A second convertible piece reinterprets a long-sleeve football jersey with a removable outer layer, drawing on the South Africa 2002 national-team shirt.

The range also includes winter accessories made from 100% merino wool, among them a beanie, balaclava and scarf referencing Belgian football fanwear. A muted colour palette and adaptable silhouettes aim to connect streetwear styling with cold-weather functionality.

Although the collaboration is primarily a fashion and branding launch, its detachable garment constructions are relevant to designers examining modularity, product versatility and multi-season use. The release does not make a quantified environmental-performance claim for the collection.

adidas and Belgian label Arte Antwerp have completed their FW26 collaboration with a winter outerwear release built around layering and football supporter culture. The collection launches globally on 15 October in stores and online, with apparel priced between US$70 and US$400.

The central garment is a two-in-one puffer jacket with a detachable translucent shell and contrasting insulated inner layer. Both components can be worn together or separately. A second convertible piece reinterprets a long-sleeve football jersey with a removable outer layer, drawing on the South Africa 2002 national-team shirt.

The range also includes winter accessories made from 100% merino wool, among them a beanie, balaclava and scarf referencing Belgian football fanwear. A muted colour palette and adaptable silhouettes aim to connect streetwear styling with cold-weather functionality.

Although the collaboration is primarily a fashion and branding launch, its detachable garment constructions are relevant to designers examining modularity, product versatility and multi-season use. The release does not make a quantified environmental-performance claim for the collection.

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adidas Arte Antwerp outerwear modular garment merino wool layering football culture
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adidas AG / Arte Antwerp

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Under the close watch of a Guinness World Records adjudicator, 10-year-old designer Max Alexander competes during his launch event at Mood Fabrics NYC on September 14, 2026. Photo via Mood Fabrics
Under the close watch of a Guinness World Records adjudicator, 10-year-old designer Max Alexander competes during his launch event at Mood Fabrics NYC on September 14, 2026.
18.09.2026

Mood Fabrics launches 15-piece fabric line with Max Alexander

Mood Fabrics has launched a 15-fabric collection with ten-year-old designer Max Alexander. The Mood × Max Alexander line debuted in New York on 14 September and is being sold online and through Mood's U.S. retail locations.

The company lists BCI cotton, EcoVero viscose, European flax linen and recycled-polyester faux fur among the materials. The range combines prints and textured fashion fabrics with several fibre choices already associated with established sourcing or recycling programmes.

Alexander selected and annotated the fabrics. The collaboration therefore starts at material choice, leaving the collection open to further garment design and making rather than presenting a fixed apparel capsule.

Mood Fabrics has launched a 15-fabric collection with ten-year-old designer Max Alexander. The Mood × Max Alexander line debuted in New York on 14 September and is being sold online and through Mood's U.S. retail locations.

The company lists BCI cotton, EcoVero viscose, European flax linen and recycled-polyester faux fur among the materials. The range combines prints and textured fashion fabrics with several fibre choices already associated with established sourcing or recycling programmes.

Alexander selected and annotated the fabrics. The collaboration therefore starts at material choice, leaving the collection open to further garment design and making rather than presenting a fixed apparel capsule.

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Max Alexander Mood Fabrics fabric collection cotton Ecovero flax recycled fibers polyester New York
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Mood Fabrics

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