Pitti Filati, bio, recycled, no cruelty is a boom in sustainability - Lifestyle

The world of knitwear speaks the language of nature, declining respect for the environment and its resources in ever new and advanced forms. At Pitti Filati 86, where 136 companies are on display with the preview of knitting yarns for spring / summer 2021, the passion for eco-sustainable fashion is at the center of the scene. By now the concept is expressed in the round, not only with the products but also with the organization of work and with the processes.
New families of post-consumer recycled fiber yarns are born, in multiple structures and finesse, and new eco-friendly viscous. They improve the performance of organic and certified ecological yarns. The precious cashmere is presented in a 'recycled' version, while linen becomes 'bio' and silk is 'no cruelty'. Cotton is also organic: Monticolor today launches FeelFine, its first organic cotton yarn. The tinctures are also natural, made from minerals and plants. In short, the whole chain is evolving to reduce the environmental impact and give new life to waste: the return to home made, to km 0, to manual skills is increasingly present. The discussion also continues with embroidery and customization, which thus become creative experiments to recover ancient manual skills and give new life to knitwear. The colors also refer to the world of nature, with various shades: from greens to grays, to beige, hazelnut, cocoa, then aqua blue, navy blue, red, china blue, deep gray, fuchsia, apple green, coral and orange.
Absolutely trendy is yellow: lemon, cedar, straw. While among the effects triumph microbouclé, sponges and chenilles, cords and tapes, which create moving and fascinating surfaces. Space also for multicolor prints and decorations, and for special effects, such as sporty and elegant stonewash linen, shiny viscose and illuminated by lurex. For the evening, rain of sequins and metal structures arrive.