Smartwool
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Smartwool is an American clothing company. It was founded in 1994 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado by ski instructors Peter and Patty Duke. In 2005 The Timberland Company acquired Smartwool and in 2011 Smartwool became a subsidiary of VF Corporation upon VF Corporation's acquisition of The Timberland Company.[1][2][3][4]
Overview
The company makes eponymous products primarily from merino wool.[5] Merino wool manages moisture, regulates temperature, and resists odors extremely well, making it a popular material for performance apparel. Most wool clothing, including Smartwool's, go through a treatment called Hercosett - a chlorine-based treatment invented in the 1950s by the Wool Board in the UK to make wool more commercial. This process smooths down the edges of each microscopic scale that make up the structure of a fiber. When wet, these scales interlock and stick together, clumping the fibers and then constricting when dried. At the scale of a sock or sweater this causes the entire garment to shrink. The Hercosett changes the engineering specification of the wool fibers thereby meeting the consumer need of fabric that does not shrink.[6] Reviews for Smartwool products are typically found in the context of equipment for hiking and other outdoor activities.[7][8] They offer socks, apparel and other accessories for women, men, and kids.[9]
In 2005, Smartwool implemented the requirement that its New Zealand wool suppliers no longer practice mulesing.[10] In 2010, Smartwool signed a contract to exclusively source its Merino wool from the New Zealand Merino Company.[11] It also has moved to blended yarns.
References
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- ↑ Kelly Bastone, 2005: Going global, Steamboat Springs on the Move: Official Business and Relocation Guide for the Yampa Valley, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2007
- ↑ Paul McHugh, Once mighty wool makes comeback in outdoor gear, San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ↑ SEC Info, Timberland Press Release, November 7, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
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- ↑ Unknown author, Efficient Merino Wool Clothing by SmartWool, Metaefficient, unknown date. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
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- ↑ Dave Hunter, Smartwool Base Layers: Men's Lightweight Crew and Lightweight Bottoms, Rock + Run, October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ↑ Kristin Hostetter, SmartWool Next-to-SkinWear: Smooth-as-Silk Wool Long Johns., Backpacker.com, April, 1999. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
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- ↑ Justin Thomas, Smartwool requires wool suppliers to end "mulesing", treehugger.com, October 8, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
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