From the Sector

Zur Mode- und Textilfachmesse Première Vision (4.-6.7. in Paris) stellt Cotonea erstmals vier neue Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe vor. Charakteristisch für die Gewebe Pima Popeline und Pima Feinkörper sowie die beiden Pima Interlock Gestricke (190 g/m² und 250 g/m²) sind seidig-feine und extra lange Fasern mit einer außergewöhnlichen Weichheit bei gleichzeitig hoher Festigkeit und Glanz.

Die Cotonea Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe sind dabei nicht nur atmungsaktiv, weich und formstabil, sondern dank des biologischen Anbaus besonders haut- bzw. allergikerfreundlich.

Herkunft und Anbau
Die Pima-Baumwolle mit ihren Extralangstapelfasern ist ursprünglich in Peru beheimatet; heute wird sie vor allem in den USA und auch in Israel und Peru angebaut. Sie gehört zu den seltensten Baumwollsorten. Von den jährlich weltweit produzierten 25 Millionen Tonnen Baumwolle hatte Langstapel- und Extralangstapel-Baumwolle in den letzten zehn Jahren mit zwischen 300.000 und 500.000 Tonnen lediglich einen Anteil von ein bis zwei Prozent an der weltweiten Baumwollproduktion. Mit nur wenigen tausend Tonnen pro Jahr ist biologisch erzeugte Pima-Baumwolle noch deutlich seltener und eine echte Rarität.

Die Pflanze selbst gedeiht besonders in heißen, wüstenähnlichen Regionen mit mindestens 14 Stunden Sonnenschein. Gerade für den ökologischen Anbau ist sie prädestiniert, da sie genügsam mit Wasser umgeht, d. h. ihr reicht eine tief im Boden verlegte Tröpfchen-bewässerung aus. Positiver Nebeneffekt dieser Technik: Es können nur wenige Konkurrenzpflanzen wachsen (die im konventionellen Anbau üblicherweise mit Herbiziden beseitigt werden).

Bio-Pima-Baumwolle für Cotonea
In den USA, dem heute wichtigsten Anbauland für Pima-Baumwolle, gibt es nur rund 80 Bio-Baumwoll-Farmer. Davon ist wiederum nur eine gute Handvoll in der Lage Bio-Pima-Baumwolle anzubauen. Bereits seit 1997 arbeitet Cotonea mit Ramón „Dosi“ Álvarez aus New Mexico, einem Pionier des Bio-Baumwollanbaus in den USA, zusammen. Seit 2016 baut Dosi Álvarez Bio-Pima-Baumwolle für Cotonea an, für die Cotonea mittlerweile auch weitere Anbaupartner hat. Wie bei allen Vertragspartnern sind Cotonea auch bei dieser Zusammenarbeit wertschätzende und faire Geschäftspraktiken wichtig. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel, dass die Landwirte die Anbaufläche vertraglich festlegen können. Cotonea nimmt dann die Baumwolle ab, die auf dieser Fläche gewachsen ist. Das gibt ihnen Planungsmöglichkeit und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit. Für Cotonea wiederum bedeutet dies verlässliche Lieferanten auch für die exklusive Pima-Baumwolle.

Artisan craft, experience and high eco-technological specialization: the great tradition of fabrics for shirts which styles the future.

Search for quality, the ability to interpret elegance and a product inspired by tradition, though always trendy: these are the distinctive traits which define the vocation of Canclini 1925, a point of reference worldwide for shirt fabric manufacturing. This expertise is implemented through dynamic creativity and 100% Made in Italy artisan  craft. These are the foundations which make the history and capability of Canclini 1925 unique, as standard bearer for everlasting style.

All this results from an authentic family tradition which, for three generations, has been the driving force of the company, shaping each collection. This passion is at the service of tireless search in terms of style and technology which underlies the whole Canclini 1925 innovative approach. The goal is to offer, through its fabrics, an inimitable experience, “creating wellbeing” and emotion through touch alone, respecting the environment and humans.

Founded in 1925, Canclini has always been a company able to combine extraordinary creativity and product care, established as a silk factory in the Como region. This tradition was renewed in the 1960s with the shift to the cotton sector, aiming more and more at customer service, developing a partnership and trust relation. Working with Canclini 1925 means reaching into the tradition of a family which has always been passionate about its work, dynamic, creative and focused on continuous innovation.

These are distinctive and qualifying elements in the Canclini 1925 approach. An approach which, in line with the research and development pathway on which the company has always invested substantial resources, also involves considerable attention the topic of environmental and social accountability. This commitment is confirmed by numerous and prestigious certifications in the company portfolio, starting from the careful selection of raw materials to its social commitment. More specifically, Canclini 1925 has been awarded the GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), SUPIMA COTTON (the Pima “Gossypium Barbadense” cotton, classified as Extra-long Staple) certifications, following the Standard 100 by OECO-TEX®, BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) and GRS (Global Recycle Standard). A comprehensive range of tools which, combined with its in-house know-how and expertise capital, enhances the portfolio of Canclini 1925 branded innovations.

This accountability approach also encompasses the social area with the association “Un sorriso in più” (“One extra smile”). Founded and managed by the company, it is a non-profit organisation engaged in projects which include assistance in nursing homes to elderly persons without family ties, as well as in the support to children living difficult and disadvantaged family situations, focusing its activity on “human life quality”. The uniqueness generated by this meeting between tradition and innovation is the driving force behind corporate research, as well as the truly distinctive reason for its style and technology development. The high-performance looms and technologies used make the company strong and flexible enough for contemporary market requirements. The trademark passion of the Canclini family completes the picture within which the company operates, true to an approach which is at the same time artisan and high-tech, a point of reference in Italy and worldwide.

Thanks to its substantial manufacturing capacity, Canclini today is present on all of the most influential shirt markets worldwide, and – with its new Blue 1925 line - also in the denim world. In this way the company has succeeded in positioning itself among major players in textile manufacturing, authentically Italian because of its farsighted  business vision, care for details and production flexibility. It is the approach which – over the years - has allowed the group to take over important enterprises in the sector, for example Hausmann-Moos and Profilo Tessile, Maglificio Mida and Grandi & Rubinelli.
According to Simone Canclini, CEO of Canclini 1925: “What characterises the Canclini 1925 spirit is first and foremost genuine passion driven by our inspiring principles: quality, style and service. These elements have allowed us to become and remain a point of reference worldwide, to rediscover the everyday – basic and exciting – emotion of choosing a special shirt”.

At the Munich Fabric Start in Munich, TINTEX proudly announced its complete switch from the use of conventional cotton and the concomitant launch of a new fabric range that is the highest expression of the new generation of cotton: Naturally Advanced Cotton by TINTEX.

This new range is able to offer an advanced smart choice of 4 different premium and responsible advanced cotton solutions such as BCI Cotton, ECOTEC® by Marchi & Fildi, GOTS certified organic cotton and Supima. These new fabrics maintain and upgrade the transparent, hi-tech and sustainable organics that are at the heart of the TINTEX DNA. They represent better, smarter ecomaterials with new levels of performance and hi-tech smarts, thanks to a first class expertise in specialist dyeing and finishing techniques, coatings and applications that use the latest research, equipment and processes to deliver it. 

This new launch is confirming once more the commitment of TINTEX to its ‘Naturally Advanced’ position meaning “advancing beautiful, organic and natural materials to the next level combined with unique, hybrid ‘nature-tech’ smarts, with added value and creativity, thanks to dedicated investments that serve and secure our customer’s demands both now and in the seasons to come” says CEO Mario Jorge Silva.

The “Naturally Advanced Cotton” on Collection by TINTEX:

BCI cotton: The Better Cotton Initiative has specific aims:

• Reduce the environmental impact of cotton production
• Improve livelihoods and economic development in cotton producing areas
• Improve commitment to and flow of Better Cotton throughout supply chain.

ECOTEC® by Marchi & Fildi: a range of full-colour yarns, a smarter cotton made from pre-consumer clippings that save up to 77,9% water during manufacture. This season TINTEX is also introducing a new, finer ECOTEC® yarn called Phoenix, also GRS certified, being made from 50% ECOTEC® cotton and 50% recycled polyester. Here wellbeing credentials are guaranteed with Tessile e Salute* certification. 

GOTS Organic Cotton: The Global Organic Textile Standard GOTS is the most important standard for sustainable production of garments and natural fiber textile products from organic farming such as organic cotton or organic wool. GOTS criteria measures environmental, technical quality, toxicity and social impacts. GOTS is backed by independent certification for the entire supply chain.

Supima Cotton: Luxury, quality and craftsmanship are the benchmarks of American-grown, extra-long staple cotton. TINTEX offers 100% Supima precious fabrics and blends with tencel.

These special 4 cotton actors are made even more “advanced” by unique smart finishing as Plummy and Naturally Clean, for clean surfaces, bright colours, outstanding touch always with a very careful eye at the responsible values.  

• This Spring Summer Season 2018 Graciela Huam's second knit collection takes us to the Gray Beach…

Northern Europe is known for its short summer, the cool wind during the morning and evening and its unpredictable climate. Those countries are not warm even during the summer season.

Therefore, many people often travel to the south: Spain, Italy, Portugal or Asia longing for sun, sand and sea. And there is Lima, a coastal city with a good climate and a characteristic grey sky throughout the year, where the sun is hidden among the dense clouds, but despite this detail, its strong presence is still felt. If we move to Lima, we lie on the sand and cast our gaze to the sky as it teleports us to the cold northern European sky with the difference that our presence is on that warm gray beach.

Graciela Huam takes its heritage and inspiration from The Netherlands and Peru, those are the countries that influence and guide her work. The designer combines the vibrant Peruvian culture with the Dutch avant-garde design and her favorite colours are powered by the landscapes of both.

The products are designed in the Netherlands and created in the Andes of Peru, using only the most exclusive Peruvian materials such as the luxurious Alpaca and the famous Pima Cotton. All garments are made by passionate and skilled Peruvian craftspeople. This results in beautiful and high quality garments and a contemporary, prêt-à-porter style, creating versatile collections of knitwear.

Graciela Huam follows the principles of responsible and sustainable production, using traditional methods in order to achieve quality that is superior to industrially made products.

The brand is committed to partnering with local entrepreneur artisans and is working in association with a group certified with the principles of fair trade. Knitwear will always be a good investment and just like a work of art can create a truly iconic end result.

The choice of fabrics and production of Graciela Huam's knitted garments combined with this unique technique will reveal to you the high dedication and passion the designer feels for her work.