THE MATERIALS OF THE SPRING/SUMMER 2025 COLLECTIONS

The materials of the Spring/Summer 2025 collections on display in the Tendenze e Sostenibilità Area of Milano Unica are consistent with the proposed themes. 

 

Some exhibitors offered an eclectic and original approach, both in terms of the choice of materials and colors.

 

Others favored a more conservative and classical approach, privileging the sustainability features of the materials over creativity.

 

There is a vast array of fibers - from natural to regenerated man-made and synthetic - both for fabrics and accessories, always in line with the proposed color chart. 

 

 

MU+ REGENERATION

 

MU+ KNITWEAR

 

The most commonly used materials are wool, cotton and viscose, in the neutral shades and pink hues of the color chart.

In particular, materials include:

• Ribbed knit 
• Laminated mesh and knit 
• Jacquard jersey with micro geometric patterns
• Zigzag knit
• Wide bouclé knit 
• Solid-color slubby knit
• Mesh knit
• Interlock double face
• Embossed knitted fabrics with micro-check design
• Lightweight knitted fabrics with terry texture
• Jersey with lurex inserts
• Micro-ribbed jacquard jersey 
• Mouliné fleece
• Mélange bouclé and mouliné fabrics with lurex inserts
• Short- and long-haired fur-like fabric
• Cotton leno fabric 
• Embossed suede-like fabric
• Quilted padded fabric with knit design

The accessories include:

• Trimmings in various types of yarns
• Crochet-like ribbons and tubulars 
• Lace-ups and coordinated accessories with man-made decorations in wool 
• Colored wooden buttons
• Zippers with knitted tapes  

 

 

MU+ EMBROIDERY 

 

Materials comprise cotton, flax and organza. The color palette includes white, pink hues and dark denim, with embroidery in various materials in light and neutral shades. 

In particular, materials include:

• All-over embroidery on linen, cotton and organza 
• Broderie anglaise with pierced designs in various sizes
• Embroidery with variations of ribbons and coarse yarns

 

Accessories:

• Cotton macramé profiles
• Vintage-look cotton embroidery
• Macro decoration design with stone and bead applications
• Long feather taping
• Mother-of-pearl buttons with laser-chiseled designs
• Cotton labels with stitching-like embroidery 

 

 

MU+ LINGERIE

 

Materials comprise silk, cotton, flax, and many artificial and synthetic fibers, including viscose and polyester. 

This theme includes all the colors of the color chart, with a focus on light and dark beiges in addition to cream and pink hues, always present in this first concept.

 

In particular, materials include:

• Micro stripes and tone-on-tone check patterns 
• Silk and cotton with short geometric fil coupé
• Tone-on-tone floral patterns (glossy/matte) on silk and cotton
• Super lightweight stretch voile 
• Stretch floral devoré fabric 
• Matte silk-hand satin
• Shiny silk satin 
• Microflower patterned poplin 
• Striped false solids in pure linen or cotton 
• Drill and plain stretch and bi-stretch cloth
• Super shiny silk-like jersey 
• Stretch mesh and lace 
• Tone-on-tone ruffled and patterned jacquard (abstract, tie design and floral) 
• Silk organza and georgette

 

Accessories:

• Organza ribbon voile 
• Transparent zippers and labels 
• Tulle, satin and georgette ruffles
• Buttons and small accessories in various shapes and materials
• Soft ostrich feather profiles

 

MU+ DESIGN

 

MU+ CLASSIC

 

Materials comprise wool, both in outerwear weight and lightweight, cotton and linen in light and superlight weight.

The color chart has been correctly represented, consistently with the proposals.

In particular, materials include:

• Tone-on-tone or solid color floral patterned jacquard with lurex inserts
• Geometric patterned jacquard, also reversible
• Glossy/matte tone-on-tone floral cloquet
• Stretch cool wool 
• Tone-on-tone or contrasting Glen Check cool wool (Glen Check also on linen)
• Regular or irregular pinstriped cool wool 
• Pinstripe on flax gauze
• Multicolor cotton or piece dyed tweed with lurex inserts 
• Tone-on-tone checks on cool wool, cotton, or flax
• Classic checkered pattern on pure cotton or flax 
• Check jerseys with 3D structure
• Bouclé fabric with tartan or tartan-like patterns 
• Check overprinted cotton chambray 
• Super light quilted padding
• Cotton and linen drill, also outerwear weight
• Denim-like drill with geometric fil coupé 
• Piece dyed gabardine, also bi-stretch
• Cotton herringbone denim 
• Pure linen denim 
• Paisley patterned denim 
• Very dark cotton denim
• False solid fabric with 3D-yarn 
• Piece dyed herringbone 
• Two-color wool herringbone
• Large pattern vichy on outerwear weight fabric
• Wool knitting flannel 
• Contrasting micro houndstooth or tone-on-tone macro houndstooth
• Bedford cotton

Accessories:

• Flax and/or cotton ribbons in natural colors
• Leather or reclaimed leather labels and lacing
• Outerwear buttons and small enameled metal studs 
• Zippers with basic sliders and pulls

 

 

MU+ SHIRTS

 

Materials are mostly cotton and linen, but also include light viscose and polyester for linings.

In this category as well, the color chart has been correctly represented, consistently with the proposals.

In particular, materials include:

• Lining in stick-striped seersucker viscose 
• Striped tone-on-tone lining, striped on neutral bases or with lurex inserts
• Seersucker canvas in cotton, macro or micro stick stripes in light blue and white 
• Cotton or flax canvas with pajama stripes
• Multicolor baiadera stripes on canvas, cotton or flax drill 
• Baiadera velvet
• Jersey or pajama light blue and white striped mesh
• Stick-striped poplin 
• Corduroy on denim base
• Stick-striped poplin (repeat)
• Chalk-striped shirting 
• Floral embroidery on stripes 
• Mesh fabric with striped patterns of different sizes
• Jacquard with irregular stripes 
• Macro bi-color stripes, also with streaks 
• 3D stripes
• Mattress stripes on sustained fabric and fluid satin

 

Accessories:

• Grosgrain ribbons with stripes in the various shades of the color chart
• Piping and bias ribbons
• Buttons for shirting and stripes
• Labels and tags in various striped materials
• Zippers with striped tapes

 

 

 

MU+ PRINTS

 

Materials include satins in viscose or silk, cotton and linen canvas and various artificial and synthetic fibers, all regenerated.

The color chart has been correctly interpreted, particularly the blue and neutral shades.

Specifically, materials include:

• Faux animalier prints on viscose or silk satin and cotton or flax canvas
• Inkjet printed canvas with brushstroke effect
• Multicolor watercolor-like brushstrokes on satin
• Irregular spots on waterproof transparencies 
• Cotton coated poplin with irregular macro geometric designs
• Jacquard with patterns of irregular watercolor-like spots 
• Irregular patterned jacquard with geometric overprints
• Irregular spot printed fabric with bright inserts 
• Devoré fabrics with irregular geometric prints
• Creponne with contrasting faux-animalier patterns 
• Creponne with irregular marker-like patterns 
• Irregular watercolor-like stripes on satin 
• Watercolor-like soft-focus floral motifs on satin 
• Macro watercolor-like spots on satin 
• Printed macro tartan/irregular check satin
• Smudged geometric patterns on waterproof canvas
• Watercolor-like embossed prints
• Spot-like floral prints on flax canvas
• Pleated coupled + canvas with brushstroke-like print 
• Overlapping macro and micro geometric prints

 

Accessories:

• Hand-painted patches with multicolor brush strokes
• Spot-sprayed ribbons and buttons 
• Macramé embroidery profiles with mottled color designs
• Labels and tags with different color shading 
• Stained zippers

 

MU+ INTERACTIVE

 

MU+ TECNO

 

The materials comprise synthetic fibers, including nylon, polypropylene and polyester, coated in polyurethane and wool or cotton blended jersey.

The color chart includes different shades of gray instead of silver, and various shades of blue, ranging  from electric blue to duller hues.

 

In particular, materials include:

• Micro-lasered jersey 
• Honeycomb/piquet jersey
• Reflex coated jersey 
• Laminated mesh
• Stretch and bi-stretch mesh
• Laminated padded fabric 
• Padded fabric with geometric quilting 
• Padded fabric with bubble effect quilting 
• Padded nylon 
• Ultra-light nylon
• Voile with a metallic effect 
• Tone-on-tone micro plaid pattern on transparencies and nylon 
• Super glossy lining or with metallic effect
• Matte skin-look coating
• Glossy vinyl-like coating 
• Neoprene and jersey in different weights
• Fabrics coupled with aluminum layers
• Coupled cotton and jersey
• Matte polyurethane
• Laminated cotton twill 
• Stretch cotton or linen drill
• Crepe satin in viscose or viscose blend

Accessories:

• Stretch profile with logos and mesh
• Drawstrings and cords
• Enamel-look coated tapes
• Pleated patent leather profiles
• 3D labels and patches 
• Metal hooks and buckles in various galvanized finishes
• Zippers with visible sliders and pullers 

 

MU+ GLAM

 

Materials comprise natural fibers and scraps of trimmings and cotton, processed cotton denim and many silk blends.

The color chart has been correctly represented, consistently with the proposals.

In particular, materials include:

• Processed, gathered, embroidered or lasered cotton denim 
• Stretch cotton blend jacquard
• Stretch embossed jacquard
• Geometric silk jacquard
• Nylon and viscose jacquard with macro fil coupé designs
• Polyamide jacquard lace with sequins and printed lace 
• Needled drill made from selvedge scraps 
• Stretch and woven tulle with macro fringes 
• Maxi cotton fil coupé 
• Cotton macramé mesh with floral embroidery 
• Stretch mesh and tulle with rhinestones in different colors and sizes 
• Stretch viscose blend embroidery with metallic inserts
• Sequin-printed embroidery (or printed embroidery with sequins?)
• Needlework on pleated polyester 
• Fabrics made with trimmings 
• Smock-stitched gathered fabric made of regenerated fabrics and yarns  
• Sequined cotton blend fabric 
• Devoré and jacquard velvet
• Foil-printed denim 
• Laser-textured metallic fabric

Accessories:

• Mix of materials for patches and applications 
• Lurex fringes and webbing
• Embroidered denim labels, tags and small accessories 
• Accessories made of regenerated materials for labels and buttons 
• Broad array of zippers

 

MU+ SHINY

 

The materials comprise man-made and synthetic fibers, viscose, silk, cotton, and many lurex fabrics. 

The most common colors are metallic hues like gold, silver and copper, and many iridescent dark blues.

In particular, materials include:

• Lurex interlock 
• Embroidery with metallic fibers 
• Viscose creponne with lurex inserts
• Stretch mesh with craquelé copper print and stretch mesh with lurex inserts 
• Mesh and tulle with matte or shiny metallic sequins 
• Allover sequins printed on tulle
• Squared sequins on tulle 
• Coated and metallic jerseys 
• Shaded laminated or wrinkled-effect jersey 
• Ultra-light viscose jersey with lurex yarns
• Viscose and flax canvas coated with metallic look
• Flowing, lightweight viscose canvas
• Canvas with resin coating on the obverse
• Cotton canvas with metallic coating
• Silk jacquard and silk blend with irregular mesh patterns
• Laminated jacquard
• Silk blend jacquard with metallic fibers  
• False plain lurex cotton and viscose
• Cotton blend fabric with sequins or metallic yarns
• Silk cloqué with floral patterns
• Velvet with glitter finish 
• Silk and viscose voile with lurex 
• Metallic-look cotton and viscose macramé 

 

Accessories:

• Gold and silver laminated ribbons
• Fringes in metallic yarns
• Golden lace and trim
• Sequined embroidered appliqués 
• Buttons, brooches and small jewelry 
• Zippers with iridescent coatings

 

 

For additional information:

 

Milano Unica Press Office tel. +39 02 6610 1105

Alessandra Ardenzi mob. +39 335 677 46 20 

Daniela Scardi mob. +39 3661964979

 

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