Although i can't wait to post exciting future technologies,I thought it would be very interesting to write about inventions that have brought revolution in fashion. So, let's start with the history of spandex.
In 1942, William Hanford and Donald Holmes invented polyurethane.
Polyurethane is the basis of a novel type of elastomeric fibre known generically as spandex. It is a man-made fibre, able to stretch at least 100% and snap back like natural rubber.
Spandex was created in the late 1950s, developed by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. The first commercial production of spandex fibre in the United States began in 1959.
The name "spandex" is an anagram of the word "expands". In many European countries it is referred to as "elastane", and is known in Britain mainly as Lycra.
In the 1970s,it started to make an impact on the fashion scene, as disco fever and interest in fitness made leggings and leotards the look of the moment. Leggings and jeans with lycra are among the defining looks of the decade.
By the mid 1980s, over half of all women’s hosiery and underwear were made with spandex fibres.
Now that you have learnt all you need to know about lycra, let's have some fun. The following video/commercial is a different approach on how lycra can have a great impact in our...personal lives too!
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