What our underwear is made of.
One fabric runs through the whole collection: an Italian microfibre of 74% polyamide and 26% elastane. We chose it because it can be knitted very thin without turning see-through, and because it holds its shape wash after wash. A bodysuit in size S weighs 55 grams.
What makes it this thin
Microfibre is not a brand name and it is not a finish. It is a size. A fibre counts as micro when it is many times finer than a human hair, and that fineness is the whole trick: you can knit thousands of them into a fabric that stays dense and opaque while weighing almost nothing.
Try the same thinness in cotton or modal and you get something that goes see-through the moment it stretches over a hip. That is why this is the fabric, and not a softer-sounding one.
- GRAMS 55What one bodysuit weighs in size M.
- PA / EA 74% / 26%The elastane stretches, the polyamide brings the shape back.
- CO 100%Cotton in the gusset panel, right where breathability matters most.
Stretch that comes back
The elastane lets the fabric follow you. The polyamide is what brings it back. Pull it in any direction and it returns to its own shape instead of keeping yours.
It is also why there are no elastic bands anywhere in the garment. The fabric does the holding, so nothing has to be tight to stay where it is.
The material card
- Composition74% polyamide, 26% elastane (LYCRA®)
- FabricItalian microfibre, chosen for its weightless, silky-smooth feel
- Weight55 grams for one bodysuit in size S
- TestedMade with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified fabric, tested for harmful substances
- MadeCut and sewn in China from Italian fabric
How to keep it
Wash it by hand in cool water. Heat is what damages the stretch and the silicone bonding, so keep the piece away from the dryer and the iron.
- Hand wash only, in cool water. No machine, not even on a delicate cycle.
- Use a mild detergent. No fabric softener: it coats the fibres and takes the stretch out.
- No bleach and no chlorine-based stain removers.
- Do not tumble dry. Squeeze the water out gently and let it air-dry flat or hanging, out of direct sun.
- Do not iron. Heat and pressure damage the silicone bonding that holds the edges and the bust.
Be careful with
- HeatIrons, tumble dryers, radiators and hot cars. Heat breaks down the elastane and softens the silicone bonding, and neither recovers.
- ChlorinePools and hot tubs attack the stretch fibre. Rinse cold straight away if it happens.
- LotionsSelf-tanner stains, and acne creams with benzoyl peroxide bleach pale spots into fabric. Let both dry fully first.
- Sharp thingsRings, long nails, zips and Velcro are what pull a thread. Roll the piece on rather than tugging it up.
- Washing machinesEven a delicate cycle tumbles and wrings the fabric. Washing by hand takes a minute and is gentler.
FAQ
- Will it show under clothes?
- That is the one job the fabric has. It is knitted dense enough to stay opaque and thin enough to have no edge, and the hems are bonded flat instead of stitched, so there is no seam to print through.
- Does it pill?
- Filament yarns like this one have no loose fibre ends to ball up, and pilling starts with loose ends. Wash it gently, away from zips and Velcro, and it stays smooth.
- It feels tight for the first minutes.
- New microfibre feels firmer than it will in an hour. Your body heat warms the fabric and it settles onto you, so give it ten minutes before you judge the fit. If it still digs in after that, it is the wrong size, not the wrong piece.
- There is a pull in it. Is it ruined?
- Usually not, and do not cut it. Turn the piece inside out and coax the pulled loop back through with something blunt, like a tapestry needle. The yarn is continuous, so as long as it is not cut there is nothing to unravel.
- Is it safe against the skin?
- The fabric is tested against limit values for substances that are harmful to health, and a cotton gusset sits where breathability matters most.