Stone Island Melted the Fanciest Nylon In Japan
Stone Island has a new invention. The relentlessly innovative Italian brand created a corrosion-dying nylon through a chemical process that strips color away to achieve a unique pigmentation through forced decomposition. And it found the perfect opportunity to test its new creation in Japan’s finest nylon bags.
Two weeks after launching its first corrosion-dyed nylon clothing, Stone Island collaborated with Japanese luggage label PORTER to create beautifully corrosion-dyed bags with a jacket to match.
PORTER’s signature industrial-grade bags, made from its sturdy bonded nylon material, were individually hand-sprayed with Stone Island’s color-corroding potion to develop a distinct patina.
This is innovative stuff. Corrosion-dyeing is typically reserved for natural fabrics hardy enough to withstand the process, but Stone Island’s fabric wizards have developed a technique that doesn’t damage finer nylon yarns.
The final looks speak for themselves.
The satin nylon fabric appears almost iridescent, a medley of fluid green and black shapes splashed across teal blue bags. It’s a neat effect, though perhaps best demonstrated on the corresponding collaborative parka jackets and cargo pants that release alongside the bags as part of the full collection on November 13 — their bigger surface area allows for more variations in color.
For Stone Island, this kind of techy eccentricity is second nature, the high-end sportswear label’s inventions include the first-ever thermosensitive jacket that changes color according to temperature. But for PORTER, the 90-year-old cult bagmaker’s offerings typically stick to neutral tonal shades like its signature military green, a reference to the MA-1 bomber jackets that inspired their make.
And, like a well-loved bomber jacket, Stone Island’s Porter bags look much better worn down.
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