LYCRA® SUPER SUMMER SHEER technology
Create light, transparent summer hosiery that gives legs a better than bare look
Why choose LYCRA® SUPER SUMMER SHEER technology?
The challenge:
During summer, women prefer to wear transparent, ultra-sheer and light stockings that feel barely there. For many years, women have had to sacrifice garment performance and durability to have the overall comfort they desired. This gap between consumer expectations and actual product performance has resulted in many women abandoning tights during hot weather. How do you win back this consumer and attract new ones to the category?
The solution:
We developed LYCRA® SUPER SUMMER SHEER technology to bridge this gap. Now you can create incredibly sheer and durable hosiery that’s transparent and light enough to wear in summer. This platform delivers pantyhose that are so lightweight, transparent and breathable, the wearer feels like they are wearing almost nothing. The sheerness looks like skin tone and covers imperfections to deliver a “better than bare” look, with no sagging, bagging or unpleasant folds. Upgrade to advanced fibers that offer natural skin tones, run-resistance or choose LYCRA® FREEF!T® technology for waistbands offering superior comfort.
Consumer benefits
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Creates incredibly sheer, yet durable pantyhose
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Delivers exceptional comfort for hot weather
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Gives legs a “better than bare” appearance
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Resists sag and bag
Benefits for brands & retailers
- Offer in-demand durability with the addition of run-resistant LYCRA® FUSION™ technology
- Extend the wearing season for hosiery into the summer months to increase sales of stockings and tights
- Promote your use of LYCRA® fiber on packages and leverage its high consumer brand awareness to drive sales
Benefits for mills
- Produce garments on standard knitting machines
- Combine with LYCRA® FUSION™ technology for run-resistant stockings
- Use LYCRA® LIVING LIGHTS technology to achieve natural skin tone looks
- Create a barely felt panty with a comfort waistband by adding LYCRA® FREEF!T® technology
Boost your brand power
Brands: The LYCRA® brand logo is viewed worldwide as a symbol of quality assurance by consumers. Promote your use of LYCRA® fiber in legwear with free logos, pictograms and virtual hang tags that highlight product benefits to drive sales. We make it easy to leverage the LYCRA® brand’s 87% global consumer awareness to trigger the purchase decision in stores and online. No other spandex manufacturer provides this level of branding support to its customers. Be sure to take advantage of this amazing value-added service and complete a Trademark Licensing Agreement today!
Mills: Have your garments tested and certified, which gives your customers the ability to quickly order LYCRA® brand assets to increase sales. Remember, the more garments retailers sell, the more garments you sell.
Licensing
Garment categories
Textile processes
- Hosiery
- Yarn processing
Products listing
| Products | Comfort | Fit retention | Second skin performance | Run resistance | |
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LYCRA® 77FF fiber
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Value:
excellent sustainabilty
Comfort
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Value:
excellent sustainabilty
Fit retention
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Value:
good sustainabilty
Second skin performance
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Value:
excellent sustainabilty
Run resistance
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LYCRA® 16AL fiber
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Value:
excellent sustainabilty
Comfort
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Value:
excellent sustainabilty
Fit retention
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Value:
good sustainabilty
Second skin performance
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Value:
no sustainabilty
Run resistance
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Value:1 Good suitability:
Value:2 Excellent suitability
Eligible consumer brands:
The solution to flawless summer legs
Eighty-five women wear tested a concept garment featuring LYCRA® SUPER SUMMER SHEER technology in the legs, and LYCRA® FREEF!T™ technology in in the panty top:
- 93% felt the panty part was more comfortable than their usual pantyhose
- 79% rated the concept garment as “good to excellent”
- 76% felt it gave their legs a flawless appearance
- 61% would probably/definitely buy
Photo: The model’s right leg has hosiery made with LYCRA® SUPER SUMMER SHEER technology for a “better than bare” appearance. The left leg is bare.
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