1.   Fashion companies, observing the success of athletic-wear makers and seeing a new challenge in working with techno fabrics, have come out with activewear lines.

2.   Tuleh is a vehement reaction against techno sport fabrics that look like heat repellent.

3.   Pearl and coral embroidery, ultra-light techno fabrics and a palette ranging from sandy pink and coral to bright turquoise created an exotic fashion postcard.

4.   Another American in Milan, Calvin Klein, continued his minimalist story with sleek suits in techno Japanese fabrics, or crumpled linen.

5.   But the use of techno fabrics including stiff plastic, and even strips of film, catapult the look from passe to far out.

6.   During his Thursday morning show, the architect-turned- designer sculpted his gowns in luxuriously shining techno fabrics studded with large reproductions of precious stones.

7.   For evening, Ford uses techno fabric to create a see-through effect of geometric patterns made up of fabric and flesh, for his cocktail dresses and evening tops.

8.   Running the gamut from hippie to high society, the designers cut a contemporary edge on old styles and produce them in futuristic, techno fabrics.

9.   The hidden luxury came in the zip-out linings in pure sable for the coats and jackets, which themselves were in upscale techno fabrics.

10.   The new suit is fashioned in light and often shimmering techno fabric.