Not for wearing
Plastic is for records
While plastic serves its purpose in vinyl records or skateboard wheels, it has no place in our collections. This choice came naturally, fully aligned with our vision of clothing and our respect for the environment.
Plastic surrounds us
Full plastic jacket
Synthetic fibers represent 71% of all fibers used in the textile industry. In outdoor clothing, this figure climbs to nearly 100%. Polyester, polyamide, acrylic, nylon, elastane. Technical sounding names for materials that all share the same origin: plastic.
Polyester alone accounts for over 80% of synthetic fibers. It is made from PET granules derived from petroleum, melted and extruded into filaments. So called recycled polyester follows the same principle, using granules from other plastic products. In reality, this solution often amounts to greenwashing rather than genuine environmental progress.
All these processes rely on a single raw material: petroleum. Producing one ton of polyester requires around 1.5 tons of oil, with the remainder released as toxic waste and emissions. The main global suppliers, including Reliance Industries in India and Hengli Group in China, source primarily from Saudi, American shale, and Russian oil. A reality far removed from the refined image the industry continues to project.
A MASSIVE IMPACT
Not just a drop
The life cycle of synthetic clothing reveals a continuous chain of environmental damage.
Before even being worn, around 40% of garments are destroyed, either incinerated or sent directly to landfills.
With every wash, synthetic garments release microfibers. Around 500,000 tons enter the oceans each year, the equivalent of every person on Earth throwing one plastic bag into the sea every month.
At the end of their life, 73% of synthetic garments are incinerated or landfilled. Their traces are now visible everywhere: in soils as plastiglomerates, a new sedimentary layer identified in 2012, and in the oceans as the so called seventh continent of plastic, now covering more than one third of Europe’s surface.
This pollution deeply disrupts marine ecosystems. Microplastics interfere with phytoplankton, undermining its essential role in carbon sequestration and directly accelerating climate change.
A major health concern
Plastic pollution affects human health far more deeply than commonly assumed. Every day, our bodies are exposed through three main pathways.
- Food. Chemicals migrate from plastic packaging into what we eat. Microplastics also travel through the marine food chain. Fish ingest them, and they end up on our plates.
- Breathing. Microplastic particles are now as ubiquitous as dust. Indoor air, particularly in environments filled with synthetic carpets and textiles, can contain significant concentrations.
- Skin contact. We spend on average 16 hours a day wearing synthetic clothing in direct contact with our skin, allowing continuous exposure to plastic particles and their associated chemicals.
In October 2024, an American study revealed the presence of plastic in the human brain, representing around 0.5% of its composition, challenging long held assumptions about the blood brain barrier. This finding is not isolated. Plastic particles have been detected in the lungs, where they cause inflammation, in the colon, where they disrupt the microbiome, in reproductive organs, where they may affect fertility, and even in the placenta, with potential consequences for fetal development.
Plastic is particularly dangerous because it acts as a vector for other toxic substances. Like a Trojan horse, plastic particles transport endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, and heavy metals into the body, enabling them to reach sensitive organs.
More concerning still, so called biodegradable plastics may pose an even greater risk. As they degrade, they generate nanoparticles small enough to cross biological barriers, triggering inflammatory responses that can be more severe than those caused by conventional plastics.
Naturally better
Think different
Unlike synthetic fibers, which persist for decades in water and soil, natural fibers follow nature’s own cycle. Cotton and wool break down organically and fully biodegrade, without infiltrating ecosystems.
Our choice to work exclusively with natural fibers is self evident. We design garments that respect both the environment and your well being, staying true to a vision of refined and responsible clothing. By selecting the world’s finest natural materials, from exceptionally soft merino wool to the most precious long staple cotton, we create pieces meant to endure beyond seasons and trends.
For us, the future of luxury lies in this balance: exceptional craftsmanship, aligned with environmental integrity.