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Invista: Cordurafabric

Tough World?For 45 years, Cordurafabric has been recognized as a fabric of

choice when durability counts. Initially used in luggage and military gear, the Cordurabrand portfolio has expanded to

include fabrics for end-uses such as footwear, outdoor, ready-to-wear, and workwear products.

Over the Cordurabrand’s forty-five year heritage, the research and de-velopment of fabrics originally de-signed for military/ tactical applica-tions has helped to revolutionise the strength, comfort and durability of materials also used in the brand’s denim, outdoor and workwear fab-ric offerings.

One such example is CorduraNyco fabric, a 50/50 intimate blend of In-vista T420 high-tenacity nylon 6,6 (polyamide) with cotton, that pro-

vides the comfort of cotton with built-in durability and abrasion re-sistance. This fabric technology was originally developed for lighter weight tactical uniforms to help sol-diers combat high humidity as well as abrasive desert conditions and enhance overall garment perfor-mance and longevity in these tough environments.

Today, this same fabric technology has been introduced to the work-wear market where clothing has to be able to stand up to the demands of the work environment, but also be comfortable to wear in a range of

working conditions. Using comfort-able CorduraNyco fabric with its ex-ceptional abrasion resistance – min-imum 3 times that of polyester/cot-ton workwear fabrics (*) helps pro-vide garments with greater wear life potential, which is a primary benefit for the workwear buyer tasked with sourcing clothing that is both stylish, comfortable and dura-ble.

The original introduction of 50/50 T420 nylon 6,6/cotton blend woven Cordura Nyco fabrics for workwear has been followed by an expanded range that now also includes dura-ble lightweight 25/75 Invista T420 nylon 6,6/cotton blends in a variety of fabric weights from 215 gsm to 380 gsm.

With the growth in today’s versatile yet performance driven lifestyles, these comfortably durableT420 ny-lon 6,6 based Cordurafabrics now have strong interest in the arena of outdoor and ready-to-wear too.

CorduraDenim fabric has also been developed from the Nyco fabric technology originally used in mili-tary applications. First launched at Denim by Premiere Vision in Paris in May 2010, CorduraDenim fabric of-fers the authentic look, comfort and feel of traditional 100% cotton den-im with built-in long lasting durabil-ity. It too is also based on an inti-mate blend of Invista’s high tenacity nylon 6.6 fibre and cotton and offers over 4x improved abrasion resis-tance versus comparable weight 100% cotton denim.

Cordurafabric originally designed for military/tactical applications, has revolutio-nised the strength, comfort and durability of materials. [Slogan Cordura]

Key benefits of CorduraDenim fabric· Enhanced abrasion resis-

tance – 4 times that of a comparable weight traditio-nal 100 percent cotton de-nim fabric**

· The authentic look and feel of traditional 100 percent cotton denim with exceptio-nal durability

· The heritage of the Cordura-brand which has proven per-formance in many of the world’s toughest environ-ments

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Since its initial introduction the CorduraDenim fabric range has ex-panded with the incorporation of added stretch, moisture manage-ment, and even para-aramid fibers. The stretch fabrics in this collection particularly help to maximise the freedom of movement of durable denim. Adding this functionality in-to CorduraDenim fabrics, has helped to raise the bar for these durability focused denims to even greater heights of comfort and perfor-mance, thus making them even

more well-rounded for a variety of performance driven activities such as skateboarding, hiking, climbing, cycling and even motorcycling.

Technology crossovers such as Cor-duraNyco and CorduraDenim fabric developments between the military/tactical, workwear, and outdoor clothing sectors have existed for some time and are sure to continue. Where future innovations will take fabrics remains to be seen, but un-doubtedly different sectors will con-tinue to share and leverage research and development to provide increas-ingly better solutions for comfort-able, durable performance clothing that will meet wearer demands. And for the Cordurabrand team, the mis-

sion is simple: “As Long As The World Is Full of Durable People, We’ll Keep Making

Durable Fabrics”. [www.cordura.com]

(*) Test Method: Martindale Abrasion EN ISO 12947-2 Standard Woollen Abrasion with 12KPa weight

Gear up with CordurafabricCordurafabric is a range of qualified fabrics from Invista, one of the world’s largest inte-grated producers of fibres and polymers. Cordurafabrics offer optimal strength-to-weight ra-tios, excellent resistance to ab-rasions, tears and scuffs and are designed for long-lasting performance when durability counts.. From the classic air-jet textured nylon fabrics to today’s ultra-lightweight nylon and high tenacity polyester fa-brics, Invista provides a broad range of best-in-class qualified Cordurafabrics to choose from.

Martindale Abrasion CorduraDenim

CorduraNyco provides nevertheless the com-fort of cotton!