Italian sportswear brand Paul & Shark has released its limited-edition upcycled line called Re-Sail.
Each item in the collection is an anorak fashioned from recycled sailcloth. Re-Sail was introduced by the Varese-based label at an event held in Milan during menswear fashion week for Fall/Winter 2023-24. Large inner labels on the Re-Sail urban anoraks are decorated with numbers, logos and other elements inspired by sailing. In light of the sporadic and limited supply of discarded sails, each jacket is one-of-its-kind.
Paul & Shark is a certified plastic-free brand as per the Kon Group and Credit Suisse.
The in-house R&D department of Paul & Shark, which developed the first prototype of cotton wool made from the brand’s production offcuts, has developed a new fabric technology that Andrea Dini, the CEO of the company, has highlighted.
“I’m convinced that, within a year, we will be ready to produce the first clothes using this cotton wool, not made of recycled polyester,” said Dini.
“The next directly operated Paul & Shark store will open in London in early September 2023, on Regent Street, while the next franchised store will open in Kuwait City on February 8,” added Dini.
Sales for Paul & Shark increased by 18.5 per cent in fiscal 2022, totaling € 150 million; of this amount, € 10 million came from Italy while the remaining € 140 million came from overseas markets.
