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THE R AIN JACKET FROM THE SEA A mid-length jacket for urban living which is breathable and both water and wind proof. It is made from 100% ECONYL, which is a material made from abandoned fishing nets found in the ocean. Approximately 650 000 tons of fishing nets are dumped in our seas annually, and ever y year the company Econyl picks it up to create the material Tretorn uses to manufacture the Rain Jacket From the Sea-collection. Artikel | article The three jackets will be available in the Tretorn main collection from SS19: Bio Plant Jacket in a unisex model, Sphere Light Weight in a male and a female model, and Rain Jacket from the Sea, also in both a male and a female model THE BIO PLANT JACKET A 100% degradable rain jacket, which is both, wind and waterproof and is created with nature’s own circular ecosystem in mind. The urban and minimalist jacket design also drew inspiration from both militar y and medicinal technolog y leading to the use of a fabric made out of PL A (Poly Lactic Acid). Using cutting edge technolog y, carbon dioxide can be extracted from plants such as corn, sugar cane and/or beets; this can then be used in the manufacture of a plant based polyester yarn. The material is waterproof (10 000 wp/mm) by coating it with a degradable Bio-PU. To make the jacket fully degradable Tretorn worked with the Italian producer Amni Soul Eco Material to create a unique biodegradable zipper made out of Polyamide yarn. THE SPHERE LIGHTWEIGHT JACKET A lightweight, wind and water proof, breathable jacket per fect for spring/summer urban or outdoor usage. This is the first jacket made completely from Tretorn’s self-developed functional material Ocean Shell. The fabric is a three-layer construction made out of rec ycled polyester with a rec ycled membrane made from PET bottles found in the Indian Ocean. The specially woven fabric makes it light, flexible and easy to pack. The outer layer of the jacket is treated with a DWR-impregnation free from fluro carbon, which, in combination with the membrane, makes the jacket completely water proof. MODEBRANCHEN. | ISSUE NO 04 JUL/AUG 2018 | 171