Iluna Group, leader in the production of smart lace, and Maglificio Ripa, internationally recognised for the production of premium and responsible jersey, both established in common sectors from underwear to beachwear and sportswear formally launched a collaboration during the MarediModa show in Cannes. “We are living in a moment of strong change, from the wave of sustainability that is finally sweeping the fashion world to new market scenarios. And we are convinced that collaboration is the key to face these new challenges. In Maglificio Ripa we saw a complementary and unique partner with whom we can reach partners, customers and suppliers in a more complete way,” comments Furio Annovazzi, CEO of Iluna Group.
“Ours is not a union between companies but a new model of partnership, a sort of strategic symbiosis aimed at developing together new paths that can lead the both of us both to growth. Our collections, presented in the same context, can nurture the creativity of customers at a time when the stylistic contaminations are increasingly pronounced,” adds Luca Bianco, CEO of Maglificio Ripa.
Furthermore, Iluna Group and Maglificio Ripa created a new campaign as well as a trend scenario that allowed both companies to better embrace the evolving market by sharing information, perspectives and ideas.
Iluna’s Summer 2023 journey into the new dimension of responsible quality continues with ad hoc developments in GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified recycled yarns aimed at unprecedented effects in look, performance and feel. In terms of cords and shiny yarns, there has been an expansion of the range of GRS yarns that until now have only been available in opaque. The precious cord yarn has a ROICA™ EF core, GRS certified and developed with 50% pre-consumer recycled content, double covered with a shiny yarn equally recycled. The brilliant and translucent one is used instead to add shiny effects, which were not possible with a GRS yarn until now. From this constant search for innovation towards new materials and new techniques that are increasingly sustainable, the printing processes were born: GRS certified sublimation printing and register printing with Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification. The latter overlaps exactly with the design and colours the details, reaching where dyeing cannot.
Finally, with BIOLINE, Iluna embraces the circular economy and presents proposals that combine AMNI SOUL ECO® polyamide 6.6 yarn, which degrades in about 5 years after disposal, and ROICA™ V550 sustainable stretch yarn which, once disposed of, degrades in a smart way without releasing harmful substances into the environment, according to Hohenstein’s Environmental Compatibility Certification. ROICA™ V550 also carries the Gold Level Material Health Certificate from the Cradle-to-Cradle Product Innovation Institute, which evaluated the yarn’s impact on human and environmental health. Finally, Iluna features an exceptional range of natural colours made from flowers and plants and a colour chart with 16 shades. All dyes are GOTS certified and their colour fastness meets the requirements of OEKO TEX® Standard 100.
For summer 2023 Maglificio Ripa presents the Splash collection, which reworks traditional techniques in contemporary codes, with a push towards innovation and a strong emphasis on sustainability. The search for integral sustainability has pushed Maglificio Ripa to use the most avant-garde sustainable yarns (pre-consumer and post-consumer) in combination, for example with the recycled stretch yarn ROICA EF™ by Asahi Kasei: fabrics made with EVO® by Fulgar, Q-NOVA® by Fulgar, a series of articles in Tencel™ and a selection of proposals with Sensil® Ecocare by Nilit. Since this proposal is having so much success, the company has added a line of biodegradable fabrics made with the Sensil® BioCare fibre, a 6.6 sustainable nylon with unique characteristics able to reduce textile pollution in the oceans and in landfills.
On the style front, the Splash collection for summer 2023 is structured like a compelling story written in four episodes. The first is titled 90’s and takes us to rediscover the enthusiasm and energy of the nineties with its multivitamin exuberance, fluorescent colours, graphic prints, jacquards and patchworks. With HOLIDAY CHECK we rediscover the evocative atmosphere of an Italian vacation through a reassuring and sophisticated proposal of textured fabrics, crochet and jacquard, lace and structures. SPICE, on the other hand, takes us far away, with lands, spices and warm colours are revisited in a modern way. HEROES, finally, is the most avant-garde proposal with hi-tech colours, vinyl aspects, games of lurex, glows, contrasts and illuminated pastels.
