Trends of Sustainable and Environmentally-friendly Fabrics

As the concept of sustainability prevails, the environmental awareness of brands and consumers is gradually strengthened. More and more fashion brands are introducing eco-friendly and renewable technology, and consumers are willing to pay for it. Sustainable fabric trends for Spring Summer 2021 will focus more on utilizing waste materials and natural materials. Natural plant materials could be used as alternatives to vegan leather and vegetable dyes to reduce damage to the environment. Used textiles are recycled to reduce the waste of raw materials. It is urgent to solve the problem of global plastic pollution. And the synthetic textile fiber extracted from plastic has become a hot topic. In the trend of environmental protection, people want to pursue the beauty of the original ecology.

With the development of biotechnology, the technology of vegan leather has been continuously improved. The overlooked power of plants will change our life in the future. Vegan leather made from vegetable fibers such as banana fiber and pineapple leaf fiber will replace conventional leather. Nova Kaeru, a Brazilian company, has created a new leather-like material from leaves. Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven makes use of bananas and palm leaves to create textiles. These two kinds of materials are from plants. They are organic and have unique textures.

Plant leather is not only environmentally-friendly, but also natural and plain compared with traditional leather. The smooth surface or textured surface can strengthen the quality sense of the item. It can be widely used in overcoats, dresses and accessories, and it's not restricted to crafts.

It is predicted that the recycling rate of plastic waste will continue to rise, and making it into new and innovative zero-waste composite materials will be a hot trend in 2021. Tableware of Toni Packham is made from trash in the coast. Portable speakers of Gomi are made from what the city commission considers "unrecyclable" plastic. The Finnish cultural institute recently establishes the Zero Waste Bistro in New York, which is a temporary tavern built from recycled food packaging materials. Adidas is always committed to recycling marine plastics for sustainable reuse. In addition, "Ro Plastic award" initiated by rossana orlandi aims to encourage designers to recycle and reuse plastic to reduce environmental pollution.

Plastic reuse technology is widely used in the market and is relatively developed. The sustainable series of Adidas by Stella McCartney and Burberry outerwear are made from marine plastic and ECONYL recyclable nylon. Clothes of Phoebeenglish are also made from marine plastic waste such as fishing nets.

In recent years, brands in worldwide apply the sustainable and renewable textiles more and more widely. Riya Ahluwalia incorporates second-hand and stock clothing into its menswear. A recent collaboration collection between studio Simone Post and adidas uses rubber balls extracted from worn shoes as raw materials. Sneakers of NIKE's Air VaporMax Flyknit 2 Random use a lot of Flyknit lines to avoid waste. The North Face works together with Christopher Raeburn to create a unique series of bags made from abandoned tents.

 

 

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