FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – TUESDAY

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BURLINGTON WINS PERFORMANCE FABRIC CONTRACT FOR ARMY UNIFORMS – FashionMag
“Burlington Industries LLC announced Thursday that is has been awarded a $8.4 million contract to supply micro denier polyester fabrics to the US Army for use in physical training shorts. The fabrics will be produced in Burlington’s facilities in Cordova and Burlington, North Carolina.”

THE WEEKND UNVEILS NEW 2015 WINTER MERCHANDISE COLLECTION – Hypebeast
“Although  it was only last month that The Weeknd’s collaborative WANGXO collection with Alexander Wang dropped, the Canadian singer-songwriter is already back with a brand new range of official merchandise apparel. Similar to its predecessors, the collection of streetwear mainstays are once again rendered in a monochromatic palette. However, this time around, the pieces are treated with a unique mineral wash process that yields a distinct coloration.”

WHAT ONLINE RETAILERS WILL DO TO GET YOU TO CLICK ‘BUY’ – The Wall Street Journal
“Sharon Sprague felt as if she were being followed by a rain jacket.  The Boston mother of two young boys recently lingered on L.L. Bean’s website and left without buying anything.  In the days afterward, wherever she went online she couldn’t escape ads for rain jackets, both the one from L.L. Bean and others she had looked at on other websites.”

WINONA RYDER TAPPED AS FACE OF MARC JACOBS SPRING BEAUTY COLLECTION – FashionMag
“Jacobs released an early look of the actress for his 2016 spring line on Instagram Monday, who sports cat eyes courtesy of winged eyeliner, strong brows, nude lips and a string of pearls.”

PUSHA T SHOWS OFF NEW ADIDAS COLLAB AHEAD OF BLACK FRIDAY DROP – Footwear News
“Pusha T is making his presence known in the fourth quarter, not only dropping his next album, Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, on Dec. 18, but also promoting the release of his latest collaboration with Adidas Originals, the King Push EQT Running Guidance ’93. The rap star-turned-sneaker-designer’s latest black monochromatic shoe makes street life palatable for the masses, featuring details throughout the silhouette that serve as a nod to his hustling past.”