Radici & Ritex to present eco-lingerie at Interfilière

In Paris, at the summer Interfilière (7/8/9 July), the world’s leading fabric trade fair for intimatewear, beachwear and loungewear, RadiciGroup and Ritex SpA are launching a product that is both high-quality and eco-friendly: a lace fabric from Ritex SpA – an Italian company and European leader in lingerie embroidery – manufactured using CornLeaf, a yarn made by RadiciGroup from Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer, a 100% natural material made from renewable vegetable resources.

The new lace fabric manufactured with CornLeaf is an example of how RadiciGroup and Ritex SpA, with the collaboration of yarn twister Alcafil Srl, translate their commitment into concrete action on the front of sustainable innovation. The new product will allow the two Italian partners to meet the growing market demand for low environmental impact fabrics that do not compromise on high performance. 

CornLeaf yarn properties … CornLeaf is a bacteriostatic solution-dyed yarn made of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer, a 100% natural material made from renewable vegetable resources. Because of its properties and the production process used, CornLeaf fully meets eco-sustainability standards, such as lower CO2 emissions and reduced water and energy consumption.

Solution dyeing during the spinning stage means that the CornLeaf production process requires less water and energy compared to traditional dyeing and finishing. The yarn is available in a wide range of lightfast, wash-resistant colours. Antimicrobial functionality is achieved through the use of HEIQ materials, by incorporating a special silver micro-compound into the fibre.

Furthermore, its effectiveness has been certified according to ISO 20743:2007 standards. The compound will not interfere with the compostability of the yarn. In brief CornLeaf combines the advantages of natural fibres with those of synthetics: light weight, tenacity, comfort, UV resistance and safety.

Fabric properties … Thanks to the use of CornLeaf yarn, the Ritex fabric ensures the highest degree of sustainability together with excellent performance: light weight, softness, durability, excellent colourfastness and a bacteriostatic effect. Since the yarn is derived from a natural raw material, the fabric is anallergic and safe to the skin.

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St. Charles County says no to Lingerie Football League

The Lingerie Football League won’t be playing games at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

A news release on the league’s website in May stated the league would play two games at the county-owned arena in 2013. County officials decided otherwise.

A three-member committee, appointed by County Executive Steve Ehlmann to review requests for events at the arena, had discussions with LFL officials and ruled the league would not be in violation of a county policy prohibiting events that advocate violence, suicide, sexual depravity, illegal behavior or violence or degradation of certain groups. Nevertheless, the league could not come up with terms acceptable to Ehlmann.

“We owe it to the taxpayers to look at every event, and that’s what we did with this,” Ehlmann stated in a June 22 news release. “We did our due diligence and talked with the ownership. In the end, we just felt it wasn’t a good fit and didn’t make sense from a business or public relations standpoint.”

Ehlmann said his administration is committed to bringing family entertainment to the Family Arena, but the name of the building doesn’t mean every act booked is suitable for families.

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