Warm & Washable

At a fashion show in Burlington Mills Corp.'s Manhattan office last week, the textile company showed the public something it has never seen before. Bur-Mill paraded dresses, evening gowns, men's bathing trunks and men's & women's suits of Du Font's new synthetic, Orion (TIME, March 20). The garments were washable, wrinkle-resistant, warm to the touch, and, unlike nylon, were porous.

Burlington, which calls Orion "one of the most significant textile developments in the past ten years," thinks that manufacturers may soon be turning out men's all-year suits which can be washed along with the family laundry (Orion's resistance to sunlight and mildew also makes it suitable for auto tops, awnings and shower curtains). But most U.S. consumers will have to wait for Orion until Du Pont gets into volume production later this year.

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