Neowin News Feed for: Clothes

Science finally can explain why washing clothes shrinks them and how to unshrink

Sayan Sen — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:16:01 +0000

Scientists have perhaps finally managed to figure out why exactly clothes shrink upon washing them, and what you could try to unshrink. Read more...

Google Shopping AI feature could abolish changing rooms

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:26:02 +0000

Google has launched a new feature called Try On for women in the US looking for clothes from certain brands. They can now try clothes on a range of models who look similar to them. Read more...

Etsy buys Depop clothing app for $1.6 billion

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:26:01 +0000

The e-commerce firm Etsy has announced that it's buying the Depop clothing business. Depop is a peer-to-peer marketplace that specialises in second-hand clothing and is popular with Gen-Z. Read more...

O2 reveals rise of young ‘mobilepreneurs' due to lockdown

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:16:01 +0000

New research from O2 has shown that many young people aged 18 to 24 are becoming 'mobilepreneurs'. It defined these as people who have started using an app to sell items online to make money. Read more...

Amazon launches invitation-only luxury fashion category

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:28:01 +0000

Amazon has launched a luxury goods store for Prime members in the United States. Luxury Stores will only be available to customers who have been invited. Those without an invite can join a waitlist. Read more...

Amazon Prime Wardrobe now lets you try on 15 items of clothing before buying

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:18:02 +0000

Amazon has announced Prime Wardrobe. Customers will be able to order between three and 15 items of clothings, shoes, or accessories, to try before buying. The service will be free for Prime users. Read more...