Casual Comfort Of Terry Cloth

The Fashionable Fabric Can Be Found Just About Everywhere

(CBS)  In this week's Hib Report, it's all so very Terry — terry cloth, that is.

The fashionable fabric can be found just about everywhere, as The Early Show's Laurie Hibberd can attest to.

The plush soft fabric most often associated with towels, and perhaps robes, has now emerged as a fabric of choice for many designers. Following the widely popular terry outfits by Juicy Couture, the terry trend is infiltrating products from underwear to furnishings.

Aside from casual comfort, the terry cloth phenomena may be attributable to the continuing demand for athletic-like styles, along with the extended life of the retro '70s looks.

When shopping for terry cloth products, a simple visual and touch test can give clues to the quality of the fabric. According to George Ganiaris, Chairperson from the Textile, Development and Marketing Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, the determining characteristics to terry cloth's quality include its weight, stitch density and pile height. Ganiaris stresses it's often difficult for the average consumer to tell the difference in terry cloth.

Here are some terry cloth products featured on The Early Show:

Fashion

Juicy Couture

Terry Long-Sleeved Zip Hoodie Jacket, $79, with matching Terry Drawstring Pant, $80

Terry Motorcycle Jacket, $95, and Terry Cargo Pant with Tie, $88

Terry Cap-Sleeved Zip Hoodie Jacket, $75, with Terry Drawstring Mini Skirt, $48, or Terry Drawstring Knee Skirt, $62

Terry Short Sleeved Caftan, $93, or Terry Short Sleeved Long Caftan, $124

Terry Tube Dress, $84, Terry Tube Romper, $71, Terry Drawstring Short, $49, or Terry Patch Pocket Short, $49, and Terry Tie Front Halter, $33

Juicy Couture Kids Collection

Terry Zip Hoodie Jacket, $64, or Terry Motorcycle Jacket, $77, with matching Terry Drawstring Pant, $53, also in Terry Drawstring Mini, $44

Terry Short Sleeved Caftan, $75

At select stores nationwide, including Fred Siegel in L.A. and Scoop in NYC, as well as Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's.

Banana Republic

Terry Mini, $34, with matching Terry Zip Jacket, $58
The Terry Mini is only available at the Banana Republic Rockefeller Store in NYC or by calling 1-888-277-8953.

Terry Polo top for Men, $19.99

Target

Mr. Terry (Mini) Skirt, $12.99, with matching hooded Mr. Terry Jacket, $19.99

Mr. Terry (Drawstring) Pants, $17.99

Club Monaco

Terry Jackie dress, $49

Athletic Wear

Nike

Striped Orange Terry Tank, $38

Striped Blue Terry Hooded Zip Jacket, $46

Puma

Micro Terry Zip Hoodie, $52, with matching Micro Terry Short, $26

Lingerie/Underwear

Love Fifi

Stretch Terry Spa Set, $17.99
The set comes with a super soft tube top and matching cotton lined G-string with pastel rainbow striped elastic.

Bikinis

Juicy Couture

Terry Bra Top, $27, and matching Terry Bikini Bottom, $33

So low

Pink Striped String Bikini Top, $32, Bottoms $28

Hats

So low

Striped Reversible Terry Bucket Hat, $44, with matching Terry Booty Boxer Bottoms, $58

Filene's Basement

Terry Cloth Bucket Hat from Scala, $7

Kangol

Terry Baseball Cap, $54
Available by calling 1-800-431-1802

A/X Armani Exchange

Striped Terry Tote Bag, $58

Matching Terry Dress, $78

Girlshop.com

Pink Terry Tote with clear plastic exterior for extra protection, $98

Frette

White Terry Lily Tote Bag with washable plastic inner lining from Frette's Spa Collection, $95

White Terry Robe, $95

Shoes
Frette

White Terry Cloth Lily Flip Flops with sole in silver from Frette's Spa Collection, $185

Jimmy Choo

White Terry Spa Wedge, $280
For store or product information call Jimmy Choo at 1-866-524-6687

Chinese Laundry

"Cool Cat" Terry Mules in beige, red, navy and black, $49.99

Terry-Cloth "Nell" Sneaker Mule, $40
Comes in colors of natural, pale blue, pale green and pink

Mella Fella

Terry Flip Flops for women, $29, and for men, $31

Furnishings

Chambers by William Sonoma

Terry Slipcovered Chair takes a stylish approach to bathroom seating, $495
Call 1-800-334-9790 for a catalog or phone orders.

Pottery Barn

Lewis Storage Cube with Terry Slipcover, $199
The Terry Slipcover has a handy storage space for linens and pajamas.

Ralph Lauren

Terry Pillows from Ralph Lauren's Home Collection, $49


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