A road cyclist wearing spandex compression garments.

Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity.

It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont's Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia, US.

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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho.

It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the most populous country located entirely south of the equator.

South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with a diversity of unique biomes and plant and animal life.

With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 23rd-most populous nation and covers an area of.

South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively.

The largest city is Johannesburg.

Manually decontaminating cotton before processing at an Indian spinning mill (2010).

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a , or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water.

Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the dispersal of the seeds.

Outerwear is clothing worn outdoors, or clothing designed to be worn outside other garments, as opposed to underwear.

It can be worn for formal or casual occasions, or as warm clothing during winter.

Boxer shorts and boxer briefs.

Panties or knickers.

Undergarments or underwear are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, usually in direct contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer.

They serve to keep outer garments from being soiled or damaged by bodily excretions, to lessen the friction of outerwear against the skin, to shape the body, and to provide concealment or support for parts of it.

In cold weather, long underwear is sometimes worn to provide additional warmth.

Special types of undergarments have religious significance.

Some items of clothing are designed as undergarments, while others, such as T-shirts and certain types of shorts, are appropriate both as undergarments and as outer clothing.

If made of suitable material or textile, some undergarments can serve as nightwear or swimsuits, and some are intended for sexual attraction or visual appeal.