Stone Island has a rich history that’s lasted more than four decades of pushing fabric and colour experimentation to its limits. Material Research goes hand-in-hand with Stone Island just like bread and butter.
Twice a year we’re presented with the boundary-pushing experimentative products of the Stone Island Prototype Research Series as it’s unveiled every year at the annual Milan Design Week.
With the latest edition being the Prototype Research Series 06, Stone Island remixed Kevlar into an eye catching piece of outwear which focuses on strength and durability. This 6th installment can be seen just below.
If you’re not familiar with the Stone Island series (which is now on its 6th iteration), it shows us what the geniuses and mad scientists behind Stone Island’s experimentation team have been doing to help continue building on its legacy.
Usually, a particular fabric or treatment is selected and then pushed to its limits to create an exclusive run of outwear pieces with only around 100 units being made to maintain a sense of exclusivity.
To name a few examples over the years, this has included using a liquid reflective surface on one outdoor piece, copper nanotechnology and more recently for the 6th installment – an outdoor piece that’s embodied the durability and thermal stability of Kevlar.
This 6th installment utilized the high strength, toughness and thermal stability of Kevlar then combining it with printing techniques that disintegrated the cotton yarn – revealing an allover pattern that resembles Kevlar’s core yellow colour.
This resulting product from the 6th installment shows that Stone Island are still elevating as an experimental clothing company and we should be filled with confidence for what the future of Stone Island‘s production capabilities truly holds.
Unfortunately, if you wanted to secure yourself one, all 100 units of Stone Island’s Prototype Research Series 06 jacket with Kevlar has sold out upon release on July 12.
It’s no real surprise that it took no more than a couple days for all 100 pieces to sell out, but in my honest opinion – the best way to fill that void is to shop some Stone Island right here.
For more up to date news plus the best discounts and sales – visit The Hoxton Trend and shop our variety of designer retailers right here.
