In a multipronged collaboration, Invista’s Cordura brand will introduce its space-themed X.Venture Collexion in Europe for the first time at the Munich Fabric Start trade show on Tuesday.
Cordura is bringing the collection, designed by Struktur Studio, to the German fair as part of what it’s calling a 50th anniversary road show.
The collection is a cooperative collaboration between Cordura and Artistic Milliners and features Tencel from Lenzing Fibers, and coatings for Swiss manufacturer Schoeller Textil. Cordura is collaborating with industry partners in several offerings this year as part of its expansion in its 50th anniversary plans.
The X.Venture Collexion is an interpretation of how some of the most innovative performance textile technologies can combine with the art of design to impact the future of technical denims. The garment concepts take influence from retro astronaut gear — a nod to the Sixties heritage of Cordura, combined with modern, Space-Age popular culture.
Struktur Studio’s retro-futuristic garments in the X.Venture Collexion highlight the cutting-edge denims created by this collaboration.
“To us, the future of innovation is collaboration — whether that’s with a designer or with our community of textile innovators like Artistic Milliners, Tencel and Schoeller Textil,” said Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director. “Orchestrating these industry powerhouses
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