Conscious Fashion

Fabrics

Picking the right material for leggings is vital to make sure your experience is comfortable and free of any kinds of wardrobe malfunctions. We choose diverse materials to make sure you look and feel great during your exercise routine and everyday use.

We also care about the environment. A lot. We do our best efforts to reduce environmental impact starting from the choice of our raw materials to the mailing package arriving at your home.  

Here you will find information about the materials we use to ethically manufacture your fabulous leggings and why we choose them.

 

Morena Fit - Conscious Fashion

Conscious fashion make us consider things we never think to ask about our clothes... Who made this and where? How were they compensated and how were they treated? What is the environmental impact of my fashion choices?  Am I supporting local creativity and business? Were animals harmed in the making of this?

Morena Fit is a small Australian business, women run and operated. We are ethically sourced in Brazil, from São Paulo city, and sold mainly in New Zealand and Australia. We commit to use the best materials with the minimal impact. No animals harmed, no animal products or children labour involved in the production of our products. Made in an ethical environment by happy and enthusiastic Brazilians, from the highest quality for the strongest women.

"When we buy consciously, we respect the planet and the people and animals involved in the manufacturing process - we act according to our moral and ethical beliefs." - Jullz, Morena Fit founder.

 

What materials are most leggings made of?

Leggings are made for different purposes and use different materials. The most common fabrics include nylon, polyester, Lycra, polyamide (Nylon™), and cotton.

Here at Morena Fit we mainly use polyamide and the very special AMNI SOUL ECO®.

 

AMNI SOUL ECO®

Amni Soul Eco's® secret is its enhanced polyamide 6.6 formula, developed by the research efforts of the Rhodia-Solvay group, which enables garments to quickly decompose when they are discarded and left in landfills.

AMNI SOUL ECO® IS ELIMINATED FROM THE PLANET IN ABOUT 5 YEARS (Polyester takes 500+ years to decompose!)

 

BIODEGRADABILITY

In anaerobic landfills, its unique composition allows bacteria to gain access to and digest the waste materials, thus accelerating the biodegradation process.

Amni Soul Eco® is eliminated from the planet in about 5 years, whilst other fibres take decades to decompose.

Like other biodegradable products, once it is in the landfill, Amni Soul Eco®, breaks down into organic matter (biomass) and biogas; both of these can then be exploited as new environmental resources as well as being used to cogenerate electricity.

QUALITY FIRST
THE BENEFITS OF AMNI SOUL ECO®

Apart from its environmentally-friendly traits, Amni Soul Eco® also caters for market requirements:

  • Softness
  • Comfort
  • No see-through
  • Dyeing quality
  • Breathability
  • Easy care
  • Biodegradability as determined by the standard test method ASTM D5511

Amni Soul Eco® technology is part of a new generation of sustainable yarns manufactured using environmentally-friendly processes.

 

Why do we choose polyamide? 

Polyamide is one of the best material for workout leggings. It is light, soft, cool touch and feels like cotton. It is moisture-, sun-, and abrasion-resistant. This moisture-wicking property makes them a practical choice for leggings you want to wear during intense workouts. 

Texture-wise, polyamide tends to be soft and very flexible. They also boast form-fitting ability, which feels like a second skin.

Despite being stretchable, these fabrics for leggings are extremely durable and last long even through rigorous use. It has an exceptional resistance against UV rays, mildew, moisture retention, wrinkling and abrasion.

 

What is the best material for leggings to not be see-through?

All thick fabrics or performance materials will keep leggings from becoming see-through.

Thicker fabrics are often lined with fleece to avoid transparency. However, thinking only thick ones prevent unwanted skin-show would be wrong too.

Some thin materials for leggings like good quality polyamide also ensure opacity. Our fabrics are designed to resist wear and tear, and they are squat-proof with no signs of see-through, no matter how much you stretch them.

  

Below are some optimal properties that make these fabrics the best material for workout leggings.

  • Four-way stretch, the leggings you wear during a workout should at least expand 65% crosswise and 50% lengthwise.
  • Shape Retention – does not sag when stretched out and recovers shape quickly.
  • Quick Drying – Most materials used for leggings are quick to dry, except cotton, which absorbs moisture. Make sure your pair uses less to no percentage of cotton in its material composition.
  • Breathability – It is a must! Whether you are picking the best leggings for workout, hiking, or any other activity. You do not want to feel like you are wearing a plastic bag.
  • 5-15% Lycra Content – Look for a mix of polyamide and Lycra (Spandex) to ensure sufficient stretchability.

 

Not everyone chooses to use environmentally sustainable products and we're thrilled that we made that decision for a more happy & healthy planet.