Inthe1960's,performancefabricswerestartingtobeusedinproductslikeswimwear.Throughtheendofthecentury,GortexandPolartechfleecebecametheubiquitoustechnicalfabricseveryoneknew.Althoughfoundedin1977,thehistoryofTefronacceleratesintheearly1990s.Asclothingtrendsexpandedtheirfocusoncomfortandfreedomofmovement,newfabrictechnologiesbrokemanyofthehistoricrestrictionsimposedonapparel.