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prAna Reaches Major Sustainability Goal with its Spring/Summer 2022 Collection
Carlsbad, CA – October 4, 2021 – prAna, creator of Clothing for Positive Change and a leader in sustainable, outdoor fashion, announced today that every style in the Spring/Summer 2022 collection has at least one preferred attribute. In establishing this goal, prAna identified 13 preferred attributes selected based on best available technology in social or environmental criteria. These preferred attributes include bluesign® fabric or product, Fair Trade CertifiedTM or Factory, recycled or organic content, Responsible Down (RDS) or Wool (RWS) Standard, EcoBlack PrimaLoft, Hemp, TENCELTM Lyocell or Modal, and PFASs-Free DWR.
“Taking both people and planet into consideration, we have been working tirelessly to create products that meet our preferred attributes,” said Rachel K. Lincoln, prAna’s director of sustainability and social responsibility. “This achievement creates a new baseline for our products and supports our aspirational sustainability goals in both preferred fibers and Fair Trade.”
This accomplishment represents a major milestone for prAna. Sustainability has been a core value of the brand since it was founded in 1992. Since then, prAna has set goals around its methods and materials that respect the planet and its people as part of its commitment to make Clothing for Positive Change. Significant sustainability benchmarks to date include:
2004: prAna introduced its first styles with organic cotton and hemp
2005: prAna first used recycled polyester
2011: prAna brought the first-ever Fair Trade CertifiedTM piece of clothing to market
2012: prAna certified the first Fair Trade apparel factory and became a bluesign® systems partner
2015: prAna removed all generic rayon and viscose fibers from its apparel
2016: prAna converted all down used to Responsible Down Standard (RDS)
2018: prAna converted all cotton used to 100-percent organic cotton and used recycled nylon for the first time
2021: prAna reaches 100-percent plastic-free packaging goal
2022: prAna reaches sustainability goal with every style in the Spring/Summer 2022 collection possessing at least one preferred attribute
Spring/Summer 2022 Collection Highlights
ReZion
prAna’s best-selling original Stretch Zion styles are now constructed with recycled nylon ReZion for Spring/Summer 2022. It took three years to develop ReZion, an advanced fabric that is both sustainable and capable of standing up to durability, UPF, water-repellency and drying needs. From there, ReZion was wear tested by customers to ensure that ReZion is not only lab-tested but also adventurer-approved. ReZion is available in 15 bottom silhouettes for men and for women, featuring bluesign® fabric, PFC-free DWR, and UPF 50+ sun protection rating. MSRP $69 -$95.
Swimwear
The Spring/Summer 2022 women’s swimwear collection features a new, sustainable, jersey fabrication that is softer and more forgiving in fit while remaining true to prAna’s commitment to stay-put design. The collection features a range of silhouettes from on-trend cheeky bottoms to the brand’s first-ever long sleeved one piece with the strikingly color blocked McKayla One Piece (MSRP $115). The entire sustainable swimwear collection in a Fair Trade CertifiedTM Factory, UPF 50+ rated, stay-put, and is chlorine and saltwater resistant.
Outerwear
prAna expands its outerwear portfolio to cover all-seasons with its 100-percent sustainable Spring/Summer 2022 collection. The men’s Transit Range Windbreaker (MSRP $99) and Jacket (MSRP $119) and women’s Whistler Anorak (MSRP $99) and Jacket (MSRP $119) feature a 100-percent recycled nylon bluesign® product with PFC-free DWR; designed to pack into its own pocket. The men’s Friction Rain Jacket (MSRP $149) and Parka (MSRP $179) and women’s Othello Falls Jacket (MSRP $149) and Anorak (MSRP $169) feature a 100-percent recycled polyester with PFC-free DWR and 10k/10k lamination.
Active
The brand’s activewear collection for Spring/Summer 2022 includes Sopra, a new seamless, organic cotton/ recycled nylon blend capsule collection (MSRP $59, $69), an expanded bluesign®, Fair Trade CertifiedTM Factory Becksa collection with a new bike short (MSRP $59) and refreshed top design as well as the return of the prAna yoga mat that has been updated to meet the brand’s sustainability goals. The new Verde Yoga Mat (MSRP $99, $119) features a blend of FSC and recycled rubber with an organic cotton scrim which helps to keep the mat from stretching overtime.
The prAna Spring/Summer 2022 collection is currently available to wholesale retailers through regional sales representatives. For more information regarding sales contact prAna’s North American Sales Director, Christian Castellani ccastellani@prana.com.
About prAna
Clothing for Positive Change
We inspire you to chase adventure, thrive, and stay active in your unique way. We strive to responsibly outfit those adventures with respect for the planet and its people. We commit to education and exploration in the name of progress so we can all create Clothing for Positive Change. Whether you’re commuting to work or wandering the globe, rest assured we’ve been there and used those moments to design better.
