ISPO Textrends has announced the names of the winners using Invista’s Cordura fabrics. ISPO Textrends is a unique networking platform for sports professionals searching for true innovations and the latest trends. It is the platform for product managers, designers, and media helps discover the latest fabrics for the sports and outdoor branch.
The participants apply with their most innovative products, which are reviewed by an international jury of experts. The best entries are then chosen and benefit from several sales and promotional services.
Invista’s Cordura brand and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products have been collaborating to create next-generation fabrics that bring sustainable solutions to eco-conscious designers who want to live large, live on the edge, and Live Durable.
The series combines high-performance durability and bio-based Susterra propanediol coatings and membranes, inspiring and empowering consumers to embrace a 360-degree durable life while helping to minimise environmental impact. ISPO Textrends award-winning Cordura Naturalle X Susterra from Taiwan’s Everest Textile is a durable shell fabric with next-generation bio-based membrane performance, according to a press release by Invista.
The list of winners includes Cordura Eco fabrics from Tiong Liong, Taiwan, woven from recycled polyester resources, offering enhanced resistance to tears and scuffs for modern carry solutions and classic footwear.
The next winner is Cordura Ultralite from Huamao, China and Chia Her, Taiwan. It is super lightweight and strong. These are tough and tenacious water repellent fabrics designed for stylish packability – outerlayer garments or technical backpacks.
Breathable, durable Cordura AFT knit Denver by Tessitura Mifer, Italy also won the award. It was one of the top ten soft equipment winners using a stylish balance of contrasting coloured yarns to deliver a multi-functional classic for bags, packs, and footwear applications.
Cordura TrueLock fabric from MMI, US, which is engineered with high tenacity nylon 6,6 multi-filament fabric that is solution dyed, offering excellent colour fastness, also won an award.
It comes with long-lasting colour vibrancy, UV-fade, and abrasion resistance. Solution dyeing processes use less water and energy to help leave a lighter footprint on the path to sustainability.
