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Hyosung presents new trends for Spring/Summer 2017

The new activewear trends featuring natural and synthetic yarns with energetic prints and colourways, are designed to provide comfort and natural hand feel.

23rd January 2015

Knitting Industry
 |  Seoul

Sports/​Activewear, Collections, Colours/​Trends

Hyosung, the leading elastane producer and the manufacturer of creora, presents trends for Spring/Summer 2017 season.

Since the establishment of Hyosung’s spandex business in 1992, creora is consistently developing innovative new products with diverse functions to meet the needs of customers.

Hyosung Corporation maintains a global network of more than 73 subsidiaries and international branch offices and operates in seven performance groups: textiles, industrial materials, chemicals, power and industrial systems, construction, trading, and information and communication.

Interaction

The interaction between the body and garments fuels this direction. High compression with creora Power Fit anatomical support features for protection is designed for embracing the body and connecting with the movement.

Interaction. © Hyosung / creora

Perfect surfaces are said to allow for a new direction in optically appealing tone-on-tone prints, while the perfectly geometrical textures correspond with the body in enhancing performance. Black is always core item with creora Black to eliminate grin through, the company reports.

Truth

Instinctively organic in inspiration, natural and synthetic yarns create the desired natural hand feel. This theme features creora eco-soft and/ or recycled synthetics to reduce energy usage.

Truth. © Hyosung / creora

Creora Color+ dyeable spandex is said to offer stretch without grin through in ranges from comfort to core stability to deliver this natural nuance inspiration in brighter colours. Enhanced by functionality, designs deliver a smooth and calm aspect to practising sports like Yoga and Pilates.

Charged

This theme represents an electric approach to activewear, pushing up a notch in colours with creora Color+. There is a new dynamic in play with bright and energetic prints and colourways.

Charged. © Hyosung / creora

Lightweight and designed for perfect fit, with creora, it is an exciting and vibrating direction for garments that cannot be ignored, the company believes.

Phantasm

An illusive aspect to the activewear sector, this trend is focused on the pro and semi pro market. Deceptive in appearance, fabrics are micro fine and featherweight, but with a lot of support and durability from creora Power Fit.

Phantasm. © Hyosung / creora

Luminosity is also featured, affecting the surfaces with moiré finishes and calendared look. Next generation polypropylene fabrics with creora eco-soft are said to offer new blends for this futuristic influence.

www.creora.com

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