Italian manufacturer Carvico has recently launched its innovative performance swim fabric, Vita. The new material is an evolution of Carvico’s bestselling material Malaga, and is made of 22 per cent Xtra Life Lycra, Invista’s premium swimwear fiber, and 78 per cent recycled polyamide.
Comparative tests were carried out both in laboratories -- for testing the fabric’s resistance to sun creams and oils -- and outside laboratories - in real-life usage, simulating 8.800 hours of swimming in the pool. Two groups of young swimmers wore swimsuits: one wore swimsuits created from Vita fabric, made using Xtra Life Lycra fiber, and a second group wore identical swimsuits made with a similar fabric containing chlorine-resistant yarn from the competitor.
The results showed the superiority of Vita’s resistance to degradation from creams and oils, an excellent shape retention and fit, four times higher compression capacity, a double resistance to fiber breakage in comparison to the competitor’s fabric with other chlorine-resistant elastane. Moreover, Vita fabric is characterized by 20 per cent thinner material thickness and smoother and softer hand characteristics. Carvico is a manufacturer of stretch warp knit fabrics used for swimwear, sportswear, underwear and outerwear garments.
