Lyocell

Lyocell in our collection can mostly be seen as the lyocell jersey in our tees, tanks, long sleeves, and underwear. We also often introduce lyocell in fabric blends, for some of the lightness and silkiness of lyocell in fiber compositions, like our shirting and sweats. Our lyocell jersey comes both with and without elastane, depending on the use and offering the possibility of more form-fitting styles. Most of our underwear comes in this fabric, including the Soft, Triangle and Mississippi bras and our Bell pants. The fabric is feather light and airy.

We have also chosen to use lyocell because of the low-emission process used to make the fabric. Wood pulp is dissolved in a non-toxic solvent from which small filaments are extracted and wound into yarn. The factories we're working with recycle around 99% of the solvent for use in future processing. Production plant emissions are significantly lower than many other human-made fiber operations. The closed-loop process used to manufacture lyocell fiber does not require bleach, which is commonly used in the production of other fabrics. The lyocell fiber spinning process is a green technology that eliminates toxic chemical use and reactions and substantially reduces air and water emissions. The wood pulp is harvested from tree farms that are FSC certified, sustainably managed, and traceable. The tree farms have been established on land unsuitable for food crops or grazing. Lyocell is made of eucalyptus or bamboo trees that don’t require irrigation or pesticides and grow fast.

Lyocell fabrics require some care, and because of this, we recommend hand washing at a low temperature. If you machine wash, always put your garment in a washing bag to prevent damage and use a delicate cycle. At higher temperatures, the jersey fabric can get pilling.