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Introducing Pineapple Leather: A Sustainable Fabric That Will Blow Your Mind

12/6/2016

 
vegan leather
Photo sourced from Trusted Clothes
As New Yorkers, style is a non-negotiable, and so we are constantly on the prowl for sustainable fabrics and quality factories we can work with so brands like you can bring great ethical fashion to the marketplace in an accessible and understandable way. So when we stumbled upon the vegan leather option known as pineapple leather, we were pumped and had to spread the word.
Pinetex: Pairs well with an umbrella in your drink… and now the bag on your shoulder
Pineapple leather, or Pinetex, was created by Dr. Carmen Hijosa while conducting research on natural fibers in the Philippines. She discovered an opportunity to utilize the long fibers in pineapple leaves that weren’t being used after harvest, to make a non-woven sustainable fabric that gives vegan leather a good name.
vegan leather - Pineapple leather
Photo sourced from Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
Performance
-Strong
-Versatile
-Breathable
-Soft
-Light
-Flexible
-Easily printed on, stitched, and cut
-Colors: Charcoal (almost black), Natural, Brown, Gold and Silver

Testing
Meets the rigorous ISO textile requirements for
-Seam rupture
-Tear & Tensile Strength
-Light & Color Fastness
-Water Spotting
-Flexing Endurance
-Abrasion Resistance
-Resistant to Ignition by Cigarettes

Ordering
-1.55m wide textile rolls
-The minimum order quantity (MOQ) for your sampling is 5 linear meters and the MOQ thereafter (second order) for production is 15 linear meters. 
-Presently Piñatex is available in one thickness only, which varies between 1.4-2.4 mm.
-Thickness & finishes are still under development
vegan leather - Pineapple leather
Photo sourced from Pinetex
As fashion is the second largest polluting industry on the planet, we are always encouraged to find disruptive companies like Pinetex who are working to utilize our existing resources to benefit us all. Cheers to a greener 2017! Don’t be the last to know, join our email list for the latest & greatest on making your brand an ethical & environmental powerhouse.
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