TRENDS

Today we are covering FDC’s FW 27/28 All-Round Recovery second theme – Luminous Ease – Versatile intimate wear with a luxurious sheen.

Luminous Ease

The trend of luxurious sheen products that can be used not only for intimate wear, but also as lifestyle wear is catching consumer attention. This season, intimate wear crafted to deliver both elegance and comfort that features luminous sheen that adds a subtle, refined touch to the surface is trending. The fabric’s silky surface evokes a sense of luxury, while the soft hand-feel ensures exceptional comfort against the skin. Lightweight single jersey and interlock fabrics are designed to enhance both aesthetic appeal and everyday wearability – a perfect choice for those who seek stylish intimate wear.

Our recommended yarns, fabrics and applications for Luminous Ease include:

Key Yarns

• CREORA® Rexy2 Nylon: a nylon that offers a luxurious gloss and soft texture, mimicking the sheen of rayon and silk.
• CREORA® EasyFlex Spandex/Elastane: a soft stretch spandex that provides a luxuriously feel on the body. It stretches more smoothly than conventional spandex and shows excellent recovery allowing you to move more comfortably and freely in everyday items such as hosiery, socks, underwear, leggings, and active wear. It maintains a long-lasting comfortable fit and allows for size inclusivity where one size can fit various body types.
• CREORA® Color+ Spandex/Elastane: a special acid/reactive dyeable spandex/elastane, which has excellent elasticity with the added benefit of providing long-lasting richer colors in nylon and natural fiber blends. It reduces grin-through on textile products and makes fabric colors deeper and more vivid.
• CREORA® Fresh Spandex/Elastane: a deodorizing functional spandex that neutralizes the source of perspiration & foot odor. It’s deodorizing performance is built into the yarn, so it will never washout. 
• regen™ BIO Spandex/Elastane: spandex partly made with renewable resources.
• regen™ Spandex: 100% recycled, RCS-certified spandex made from the reclaimed waste from our manufacturing process.

Suggested Fabrics

The fabrics in this theme have a subtle sheen and silky appearance, and even add comfortable stretch, adding a luxurious and comfortable feel to underwear and sleepwear products. The key fabric in this theme is single jersey fabric made with a functional nylon called CREORA® Rexy2, which gives a subtle sheen due to its special cross-section.

Luxurious shiny single jersey & interlock// Single jersey fabric with subtle surface and soft touch

Suggested Applications

Loungewear set-ups// Inner cami tops// Bodysuits

Please feel free to contact us for more information on our textile trends, performance yarns, and fabric suggestions. We will move on to FDC’s FW 26/27 All-Round Recovery theme three, Effortless Comfort, on Thursday.