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Techwear essentials(continuation) Today we continue our acquaintance with techwear. I want to tell you about protecting from water. Water Resistance and Other Enhanced Properties   One of the main pluses that techwear gives is its water repellency. Everyone hates when he falls under the rain. Techwear can solve this problem. A lot of modern clothes and  sneakers are using special material for this. Its GORE-TEX.  In 1969, co-inventors Wilbert L.Gore and Gore's Son Robert W.Gore discovered a method of stretching Teflon into a "thin, porous membrane" that was able to repel liquid water while allowing water vapor to pass through. The material is designed to be a lightweight, waterproof fabric for all-weather use particularly on outerwear. Now GORE-TEX is the standart in water repellency and has the most brand acknowledgment among others similar materials.  ome notable competitors to Gore-Tex include eVent, HyVent (Developed by North Face) and H2...
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Techwear essentials Techwear is gaining popularity fashion direction, which introduces modern manufacturability in clothes. Techwear gives forward-thinking clothes that provide both utility and comfort. But I think that the term techwear can be hard to understand. So I should define the term techwear. Techwear is clothing for everyday life with special fabric, construction and properties that allow for breathability, movement, water-resistance and comfort. World of techwear is so big and I can't unpack it, but I can tell you essentials of this world. Technical Aspects The main advantage of techwear clothing is that it make life easier. You can carry more stuff with yourself, stay dry in downpour, be protect from wind, etc. Below are the head advantages that techwear items provide. We will continue that topic in next post. But now I want to show you person, which is connected to techwear and likes graphics a lot.  Anton K ( @yoshimitzu // @yos...