How do you make lower-impact jeans? The answer starts with choosing the right fiber foundations, including stretch materials. Conventional spandex is made from fossil fuel-based inputs, a finite ...

SPANDEX – which is an anagram of Expands – seems very particular to the 1980s, but there is probably more of it around today ...

up until the invention of Lycra, or spandex. 1978's "Superman" showcased what would become one of the most popular superhero outfits, designed by Oscar-winning costume designer Yvonne Blake.