MARCO BONZANNI

OWNER, INDIGO DISTRICT FOR KURABO

If we talk about fabric performance, I would say the dual fix (T400) for stretch fabrics was the innovation that made it possible for designers to change fits to all denim garment styles for men and women. In fact, this revolutionary development has definitively spun off the ratio change between rigid vs. stretch, where stretch garments now account for more than 80% of jeans produced globally. At that time, Kurabo was one of the first mills to develop this special yarn technology (called S CUBE). Other important and revolutionary developments are now linked to sustainability and all its conjugations. Kurabo was visionary, having in place an upcycle recycling system since 1990, which, in 2018, implemented our Looplus program. With Looplus yarn, we mix 70% virgin cotton with 30% recarded cotton, which comes from postcutting and postconsumer fabrics. The idea is to commute all our yarn in the next five years.