Qiana
Qiana is a silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 at the DuPont Experimental Station by Stanley Brooke Speck. The fiber was named Qiana when introduced by DuPont in 1968.[1] Initially intended for high-end fashions, it became a popular material in the 1970s for faux-silk men's shirts, displaying bold patterns. The shirts were generally cut tight and included wide collars to fit over the collars of the double-knit suit coats which were worn popularly to discos.
Qiana is described in U.S. patent 3249591 as a polyamide fabric having improved resilience and silk-like hand, combined with superior wash-wear performance. The polymer is prepared from the diamine bis(para-aminocyclohexyl)methane and dodecanedioic acid.
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- An example of a Qiana disco shirt
- U.S. Patent 3249591 filed June 1, 1962, issued May 3, 1966
- Trademark 72298898 filed May 23, 1968, issued November 19, 1968
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