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Recycled Wool for Circular Economy

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Recycled wool washed jacket: a trendy item and icon of the circular economy. Wool from pre- and post-consumer waste can be recovered and mechanically re-worked into new yarn. This way, it becomes a secondary raw material for new textile products, reducing the environmental impact of textile production. This process has been widely in use in the Prato area, supporting traditional Italian skills and prolonging the life of this naturally versatile fiber. Recycled wool is often blended to recycled polyester to increase its strength, or partially blended to ‘new’ wool, for the creation of new products. It is an important theme for the whole textile/fashion industry, presented in the Italtex color and fabric trend fashion book Sports and Street Wear Autumn/Winter 2021-22

Black and White - the first mood of Womenswear AW 21-22

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Black and white is the first theme of the new Italtex  womenswear color  and fashion trends for fabrics Fall/Winter 2021-22. The first of 22 moods driven by colour trends, but focusing on fabric inspirations: fibers, yarns, colors, patterns, weaves, finishes for fabrics for apparel. Black & white - the classic unmissable combination – this season in fancy patterns with different looks and surfaces: clean super stretch knit jackets and chintz treatments match plush knits and corroded motifs for jacquard coats. For jackets, clean checks in pure sustainable wool compete with... Italtex Womenswear Color and Fabric trends Autumn/Winter 2021-22.