Aquafil

Prada's latest project is turning plastics and fishing nets collected from the ocean into a series of brand new bags. Called Re-Nylon, the project is part of the fashion industry’s broader effort to invest in sustainable alternatives. For Prada, a brand that owes some portion of its success to its nylon bags, using an eco-friendly form of the material makes perfect sense. The bags in the Re-Nylon line are made from Econyl, a material developed by a textile yarn producer called Aquafil. The company blends waste pulled from the ocean with textile waste, upcycling harmful pollutants into a useful fabric. Aquafil claims that the process it uses to make Econyl means the material can be recycled indefinitely, with no loss of quality.