Opening a new category in the world of down and synthetic puff jackets, we have developed a collection of lightweight and stretch downproof fabrics, available in either woven or knit. The stretch woven downproof qualities do note require any lamination and the lightest versions start at around 50 g/m2. The high-gauge stretch downproof knits are laminated to a high premeable membrane, the lightest references weigh around 90 g/m2. Both group were developed in response to growing demand for slimmer fitting styles in down and puff jackets.
To add to our fashion appeal, we propose the downproof stretch fabrics in a wide array of surface effects and textures thanks to new yarn developments and blends. Key special effects include subtle mélange looks obtained via dual bath dyeing or "thick & thing" texturized yarns. Trendy aspects, prints and novel hand feels, including the fashion-forward paper touch, are also available.