This month's Première Vision exhibition proved to be the ideal platform for eco-fashion hub, C.L.A.S.S (Creativity, Lifestyle And Sustainable Synergy), whose presentation included several eco smart innovation stories that were of major interest to buyers from the knitwear sector. Attracting a great deal of attention was the A Stelloni collection by Mapel.

Here, Re.Verso was the identifying trademark of a new, totally traceable, certified and transparent, Italian textile system concerning wool materials. The supply chain is based on wool and cashmere pre consumer clippings, supplied by the best Italian and international brands and producers of the fashion industry. This innovative and exclusive system allows great savings in terms of energy, water consumption, and CO2 emissions, as certified by the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) done by Prima Q.

Five premium textile Italian makers viz Green Line and Nuova Fratelli Boretti for the raw material, A Stelloni Collection By Mapel for fashion textiles, Filpucci for high-end, luxury knitwear yarns and Filatura C4 for contract and woven yarns were involved. Products on the show included Re.Verso Baby Camel, a soft and delicate yarn, with a unique touch that preserves all the natural, luxury proprieties of Baby Camel and reveals the unique and precious nuances tuned with most contemporary, deluxe aspirations that will be added to the Smart DNA of Re.Verso. Brands that have adopted this collection include Eileen Fisher, Stella McCartney, Filippa K and Patagonia, and Front Runners.