 | |
| Type | privately-held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Apparel |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Anita Mahaffey |
| Headquarters | San Diego |
Area served | United States |
| Products | wicking sleepwear |
| Website | www.cool-jams.com |
Cool-jams is an American apparel company. It is the largest wicking sleepwear company in the United States
Cool-jams was founded by Anita Mahaffey [1] in 2007 [2] as an online store selling bedding and pajamas. [3] The privately held company both produces and retails its goods. [4] Mahaffey serves as the company’s CEO, [5] [6] and the company was founded in San Diego. [7]
Products are designed to wick heat and moisture away from the body during rest [8] and manage temperature regulation issues. [9] Mahaffey developed the line after her own experiences with menopause. [10] The quick drying, moisture wicking products have also been designed for individuals living in or traveling to hot climates. [11] [12] [13] The company has customers in about 150 countries, and is the largest wicking sleepwear company in the United States. [14] In 2013 Apparel Magazine named its products one of the most innovative of 2013. [15] 20% of the company’s profits are donated to women and children focused charities. [8]
Long underwear, also called long johns or thermal underwear, is a style of two-piece underwear with long legs and long sleeves that is normally worn during cold weather. It is commonly worn by people under their clothes in cold countries.
Nightwear – also called sleepwear, or nightclothes – is clothing designed to be worn while sleeping. The style of nightwear worn may vary with the seasons, with warmer styles being worn in colder conditions and vice versa. Some styles or materials are selected to be visually appealing or erotic in addition to their functional purposes.
PLBY Group, Inc. is an American global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Hefner to oversee the Playboy magazine and related assets. It is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
The Izod Corporation is an American midrange clothing company that produces dressy-casual clothing, sportswear for men, and footwear and accessories. It is a division of Authentic Brands Group. Other Izod classics include the Harrington jacket G-9 model and V-neck and cardigan sweaters. Today, the Izod brand competes most directly with the similarly priced Chaps brand owned by Ralph Lauren Corporation, while competing more indirectly with U.S. Polo Assn.
Lululemon Athletica, styled as lululemon athletica, is a Canadian multinational athletic apparel retailer domiciled in Delaware and headquartered in Vancouver. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and other yoga wear, and has expanded to also sell athletic wear, lifestyle apparel, accessories, and personal care products. The company has 491 stores internationally, and also sells online.
Olefin fiber is a synthetic fiber made from a polyolefin, such as polypropylene or polyethylene. It is used in wallpaper, carpeting, ropes, and vehicle interiors.
Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons. Gym trousers should only be worn for light activity such as weights and not for running or squash
SHEEX, Inc. is a bed linen company based in the United States. The company was founded in 2008 by former athletes and basketball coaches Susan Walvius and Michelle Marciniak. SHEEX linens are notable for being constructed not from cotton or silk but the type of advanced performance fabrics commonly found in modern athletic wear.
Warm Biscuit Bedding Company is a New York City-based retailer of children's bedding, furniture, fabrics, apparel, accessories, toys and gifts.
Massimo Osti (1944–2005) was an Italian garment engineer and fashion designer, most famous as the founder of the apparel brands Stone Island and C.P. Company. Osti's products were a mix of his own innovations and design ideas he got from studying military clothing, work-wear, and sportswear.
Yoga pants are high-denier hosiery reaching from ankle to waist, originally designed for yoga as exercise and first sold in 1998 by Lululemon, a company founded for that purpose. They were initially made of a mix of nylon and Lycra; more specialised fabrics have been introduced to provide moisture-wicking, compression, and odour reduction.
Dani Reiss is a Canadian businessman, best known for his role as president & CEO of Canadian clothing company, Canada Goose Inc.
Mindy Grossman is the CEO of WW International. The Financial Times listed her in the top 50 women in world business in 2010 and 2011, and she has been ranked among Forbes' 100 most powerful women in the world for the years 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014 she was #22 in Fortune's Top People in Business.
Outlast Technologies, commonly referred to as Outlast, develops and sells phase change materials (PCMs) in the United States and internationally. Outlast offers Thermocules, a microencapsulated phase change materials, which are incorporated into fabrics and fibers for absorbing, storing, and releasing excess heat. The company’s products comprise temperature regulating textiles, fabrics, fibers, and knits. Its products are used in outdoor sports, bedding, apparel, and footwear applications, as well as home furnishings, packaging, military, and medical markets. Outlast Technologies was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2005 and became a Certified Space Technology in 2003. The company was formerly known as Gateway Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Outlast Technologies, Inc. in 1997. Outlast Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, US with operations in Heidenheim, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan.
Infant clothing or baby clothing is clothing made for infants. Baby fashion is a social-cultural consumerist practice that encodes in children's fashion the representation of many social features and depicts a system characterized by differences in social class, richness, gender, or ethnicity.
Arvind Limited is a textile manufacturer and the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group. Its headquarters are in Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and it has units at Santej. The company manufactures cotton shirting, denim, knits and bottomweight (khaki) fabrics. It has also recently ventured into technical textiles when it started Advanced Materials Division in 2011. It is India's largest denim manufacturer
BikeBandit is a motorcycle parts superstore retailer founded in 1999 by successful serial entrepreneur Ken Wahlster. Wahlster has gone on to open other companies in the motorcycle industry as well as other markets. The company sells motorcycle parts, apparel, and accessories through an online store.
Mizzen and Main is an American clothing company that specializes in performance menswear. Their products available online and in United States retailers include performance fabric dress shirts, polos, flannels, pullovers, joggers, chinos, jackets, vests, and blazers. Launched in 2012 with headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the firm has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, ESPN and MSNBC.
ThirdLove is an American lingerie company founded by Heidi Zak and her husband David Spector in 2013. The brand is known for marketing body positivity and offering size-inclusive bras and half-cup sizes. The company produces bras in 78 different sizes. ThirdLove is also known for its online FitFinder quiz, which helps users determine their best fit bra and style.
Textile performance, also known as fitness for purpose, is a textile's capacity to withstand various conditions, environments, and hazards, qualifying it for particular uses. The performance of textile products influences their appearance, comfort, durability, and protection. Different textile applications require a different set of performance parameters. As a result, the specifications determine the level of performance of a textile product. Textile testing certifies the product's conformity to buying specification. It describes product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes, where fitness for purpose is the primary criterion. Engineering of high performance fabrics presents a unique set of challenges.