(From left) Textile scientists Patricia Dolez, Ankita Shroff and Mahsa Kalantari are working with entrepreneur Jess Black to create a durable fire-retardant fabric that can be used in women's workwear. (Photo: Bev Betkowski)
After bulky, ill-fitting coveralls caused her to have some near-misses in her job as a heavy equipment operator, Jess Black decided to take matters into her own hands and create a line of clothing for women working in heavy-duty industries like oil and gas, and construction.
Knowing that active wear is the preferred material worn as base layers on job sites, she set out to create a line that was also safe. While she could handle designing it, she knew that for the garments to be practical, they would also have to be fire-retardant.
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