Hyosung will be presenting the new FishTale collaboration with Hung Yen alongside its other sustainable textile solutions at Interfiliere Paris this coming weekend.: introducing new ocean protection swimwear innovation and texile offerings to meet intimate apparel trends.
A FishTale Story –A swimwear innovation developed to protect our oceans
Hung Yen Knitting & Dyeing and Hyosung have joined together in an exclusive partnership to deliver a successful sustainable textile innovation – N850 FishTale – a swimwear fabric made from an 80/20 blend of Hyosung regen® ocean 100% post-consumer nylon made from discarded fishing nets, and RCS-certified 100% recycled creora® regen elastane.
FishTale fabric contributes to cleaning our oceans by collecting discarded fishing nets and turning them into regen® ocean recycled nylon. According to an independent 3rd party Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the manufacture of regen ocean reduces CO2 emissions by 73%, fossil resource use by 75.7%, and water consumption by 98.6% as compared to conventional nylon. Hyosung’s creora® regen elastane is the first 100% recycled elastane made reclaimed waste saving valuable non-renewable resources being extracted from the earth.
“Hung Yen K&D, pioneers in sustainable fabrics, has been giving life to high-quality, recycled fabrics for swimwear applications – which represent 95% of our core business – since 2017,” said Claudia Anselmi, Hung Yen General Director. “At Interfilière, we along with our strategic long-term partner, Hyosung, are proud to launch N850 FishTale as another steppingstone on our path of durable, sustainable raw materials.”
“As a complete sustainable textile solution provider committed to helping our partners across the entire value chain solve complex material matters, we are delighted to partner with our friends at Hung Yen K&D in bringing this this latest innovation to life,” said Simon Whitmarsh-Knight, Global Marketing Director – Textiles.
The company noted that intimate brands are leading the way in diversity and inclusivity by offering undergarments that are gender fluid, offer a broad range of skin tones and sizes, and embrace body positivity.
Women also want their undergarments to have a touch of femininity and glamour. With the return of socializing and dressing up, lingerie is becoming a bit fancier again with paired-back simplicity, see-through and sheer mesh fabrics, and lace.
To meet these trends, Hyosung will present the following fibre innovations at the show.
- creora® bio-based elastane: USDA and SGS-certified elastane made with 30% renewable resource
- creora® EasyFlex elastane: soft stretch elastane. This soft stretch lends to more flexible fit and simplified sizing.
- creora® color+ elastane: acid/reactive dyeable elastane for deeper all over colour without grin-through.
- regen askin, regen aqua-x: multi-function, 100% recycled polyester and nylon yarns delivering cooling rapid absorption and quick-drying benefits.
Hyosung will also introduce a broad assortment of fabrics and concept garments developed by its Fashion Design Centre to help product developers and designers conceive garments made with its innovative yarns.
