The LYCRA Company, a leader in developing innovative solutions for the textile and apparel industries, exhibited at the Kingpins Amsterdam trade show, April 20-21 at SugarCity. After a virtual staging in 2021, the company showcased its latest denim innovations, including LYCRA ADAPTIV fiber and LYCRA DUAL COMFORT technology.
LYCRA ADAPTIV fiber is made from a patent-pending polymer with chemistry that allows it to adjust to a wearer’s functional needs in a hybrid manner. The polymer adapts its compressive holding force to deliver the right fit, shape, and control when the wearer is at rest. However, when the wearer is in motion, the polymer adjusts its elasticity to provide improved comfort and a second-skin effect that allows the garment to stay in place. This means LYCRA ADAPTIV fiber helps jeans adapt to fit more body shapes within a given size.
In February, The LYCRA Company launched LYCRA DUAL COMFORT technology, a sustainable innovation perfect for wovens that combines comfortable stretch and cooling comfort with long-lasting shape retention. This innovation transforms garment categories by providing these functional performance benefits along with a sustainable feature given the use of the new LYCRA T400 A EcoMade fiber. This fiber is made of recycled and renewable content, which helps to reduce the environmental impact compared to virgin fibers.
The company also displayed sustainable innovations, including COOLMAX EcoMade technology, which provides moisture-wicking for cooling, and THERMOLITE EcoMade technology, which delivers lightweight warmth. Both fibers can be made from 100 percent textile waste or 100 percent recycled PET. In addition, The LYCRA Company’s range of stretch fiber technologies was showcased, including LYCRA XTRA LIFE fiber, LYCRA dualFX technology, LYCRA lastingFIT technology, LYCRA Anti-Slip fiber, and LYCRA T400 fiber.
The LYCRA Company also has collaborated with the House of Denim Foundation and Jean School in Amsterdam on an additional Kingpins exhibit entitled, “Stretch Yourself: Denim of the Future, Designed by Gen Z,” which celebrates new student-designed jean silhouettes for Gen Z consumers.
The collection features jeans with LYCRA dualFX, LYCRA FREEF!T and LYCRA T400 EcoMade fiber brand technologies created by some of the world’s top denim mills: Advance, Bossa, Calik, DNM, Naveena, Orta, and Soorty.
For information, visit www.thelycracompany.com.
