Triarchy Denim has aimed to reduce unnecessary waste in denim
production since it rebranded with a sustainable focus in 2017. The
brand is getting another step closer to its objectives with its
upcoming Fall 2020 collection, which will see one of the industry’s
first lines of bio-stretch denim.
Traditionally, stretch denim consists of a polyester or plastic
element to achieve the elasticity consumers want in their jeans. Many
brands have found that creating denim with recycled plastic works to
create sustainably produced denim, however Triarchy’s bio-stretch
denim achieves a new goal.
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“Either way [stretch denim with polyester] is contributing to micro
plastics coming out of the clothing during wash,” explained Triarchy
co-founder Adam Taubenfligel to FashionUnited. “Additionally, the end
of life becomes a problem if the stretch percentage is higher than 2
percent, because then you can’t separate the fibers to reuse the
cotton and poly separately.”
Taubenfligel explained that bio-stretch can replace polyester in
denim altogether, which can in turn lead to a future with less
plastics going to waste and landfill. Alternatively, Triarchy’s
bio-stretch is derived from natural rubber, making it completely
biodegradable. “Where a pair of poly infused jeans would take 20-200
years to break down in landfill, bio stretch denim would biodegrade in
your compost in less than a year,” Taubenfligel said.
Triarchy’s new bio-stretch denim gives comfort without
environmental cost
As brands and consumers become increasingly aware of the
environmental impacts, new solutions are created to allow
manufacturers to create new denim, without hurting the planet. Most of
these solutions have centered around the water and energy usage in
dyeing denim or the practices of growing cotton that will ultimately
make the fibers.
Triarchy’s bio-stretch stands out as it solves a previously
unaddressed issue in denim production.
“Consumers are looking for great fit and comfort,” said
Taubenfligel. “Rigid denim, or non-stretch denim, is classic and
timeless, where stretch denim has always been the best way to have
your cake and eat it too — because you get the look of denim, with
the comfort of sweatpants. Now we can have our cake, eat it too, and
watch it biodegrade when we’re done with it.”
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