When the weather and the rise in temperatures come, the clothes are shortened but that does not prevent the perspiration from staining blouses and shirts. More breathable and cheaper than linen, this unknown fabric promises to be your best ally this summer.
When summer comes, dressing is paradoxically more complicated. If you can dress lighter, put on less layers of clothing than usual; You still have to look for clothes that allow the skin to breathe and prevent sweating. In our seasonal dressing room, there are pieces that we refrain from carrying because of their alleged non -breathability. Among them, the blouses and the shirts arrive first.
The key to get around it? Take an interest in quality fabrics. Those made from natural fibers have the best breathability: they absorb moisture and circulate it, do not retain bad odors and evacuate perspiration with unequaled efficiency. Among them, we find cotton and linen, but also another little -known material, which comes from afar and begins to go on the French market. This perfect natural material for summer days is none other than nettle fabric, also known as “ramie” (for China’s nettle).
@zenno.nature lortie, you can eat it, but you can also wear it. Did you know that Lortie was an estimated fiber plant, and that today her Asian cousin is used to make fabrics? I find it really a shame that we have lost this tradition, so here is my attempt to make us go to the action again. #chemise #elegance #ecology Chill Vibes – Febri Handika
Ramy comes from a know-how practiced for 5000 years in Asia. Textile specialists praise merits and consider it more effective than others: “Nettle has very great hydrophility. There are small alveoli in the fiber that allow the fabric to breathe. You have a feeling, a bit like linen but even better, well-being and comfort in these clothes.” Comfort confirmed by Internet users who have tested and approved it: “It’s pure happiness this material (…) Never again I wear synthetic” (@kimj1401 on Tiktok). There are rammy clothes especially at Muji.
Comfortable for the one who wears it, but also for the planet: according to Pierre Schmitt, president of Velcorex,, “Nettle is number 1 in respect of the environment: 0 water, 0 pesticides and 0 fertilizers”. Indeed, it consumes much less water or not at all compared to its alternative to cotton. “For cotton jeans, it takes between 5,000 and 10,000 liters.”
Its appearance is as delicate and refined as silk; A significant asset for parts that require elegance such as the shirt: “The reflection, the touch … The nettle ribbon, one has the impression that it is a silk ribbon.”* Finally, on the price side, the ramie is less expensive than linen: count 12.70 per meter of ramie beige against 19 euros for ecru linen.
