Three creora trends for 2012
21/07/2010
The first trend is called Perfection. Here second skin fabrics embrace the body, perfect in constructions with high performance through the power of creora spandex yarns. The mood of this direction incorporates matte and clean finishes with gloss to project a futuristic look. Featherweight fabrics get lighter and more compact in their knit construction, up to 50 gauge knit, without losing the performance that creora offers.
Clean-cut technology, bonded seams, ultra flat selvedge fabrics and laser cutting offer a clean and precise flawless finish. Look to ultra smooth surfaces from gloss finishes to paper touch stretch and support with a diaphanous finish. The mood is ‘pure perfection’ in appearance but also in fit.
Creora eco H-550 adds stretch and sustainability for clean-cut edges, while creora black adds depth to dark colours and reduced grin through. MIPAN fine dull, bright and sparkling lustres for matte and papery to lucid and glossy looks in lightweight sheer knits. New MIPAN micro fine and silky polyester for ethereal second skin vapoury fabrics.
The second theme is Retro Fit. Modern fabrics packed with power embrace the female form as a desire for the glamour of the 1950s continues for shapewear and lingerie. The retro influenced fabrics have the look with enhanced softness combined with control from the inclusion of elastane fibres. Black dominates with intense matt, satin and high gloss fabrics enhanced with creora black. Also important is the fresh aspect of pure white and cosmetic tones in sparkling forms highlighting a synthetic content that is set to shine. The core of this inspiration stretches the scale from the darker side of 1950s burlesque to the moody aspects of the era’s film noir for dark and seductive elements. The frisson of this era also encourages a brighter aspect, with sharp sherbet tones injecting a softer feminine delivery in glossy and sugary aspects. The appeal of this direction is that it looks synthetic, shiny and new, real glamour with a retro twist as softness and stretch to embrace the body.
Lastly, Nurture will also be an intimate apparel trends for 2012. With ecological aspects impacting consumers’ daily lives, Nurture is a core inspiration for intimate apparel, Hyosung says. Less energy-intensive fabrics will lead to a greener future and this is where creora eco H-550 completes the story in blends with natural fibres and also the new generation of sustainable fibres. As regular cotton is improved in keeping with a greener image while organic cotton offers a premium option, the king of natural fibres features in featherweight circular knits.
Other fibres include seaweed, wood, Lyocell, soya and bamboo viscose. But it is recycled synthetics that hold this direction, offering the benefits of microfibre performance. Both natural and synthetic yarns are offered in very fine counts enabling a soft direction for seamless and circular knits, so these fabrics can embrace the body. With nature the core of this direction, it doesn’t just influence the fibre content but also transpires through to the fabric appearance. From raw and dry hand feels to nature’s glossy aspects, contrasting finishes feature.
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