RipStop FABRIC

Scritto da Andrea Busnelli

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RipStop, the army fabric 🪖

Army world has always played an important role in the research and evolution of fabrics, many structure, finishing or processes are born from the tactical needs to solve practical problems.

One of the most famous fabrics structure from army is the RipStop, a fabric that was invented and produced by the American company Dupont at the beginning of the World War II for the US Army.

US Army - World War II

The first army parachutes was made with a RipStop Silk-Nylon, to have the extreme lightness (silk) and the right resistance (nylon).

At the beginning used for military suits and uniforms, it was early adopted also in different accessories that required a light/strong material, such as sleeping buckets, tents up, parachutes or sails.

The main feature of this fabric is the grid structure, a net weave of nylon threads on a fabric base (technical or cotton), this particular combination allows a light fabric to have high resistance.

Thanks to the nylon grid, any cuts or tears will remain localized, a very useful function for example in sails or parachutes where a tears could compromise the right use.

during the years this weaving technique has been further developed and deepened, working with more or less dense wefts, increasingly lighter fabrics or different bases (wool, cotton, silk, etc.) also a fake RipStop that emulate the typical grid effect without all the specificities techniques.

Stone Island Watro RipStop JKT

Dupont original RipStop, still produced today by Dupont renamed Nomex® Essential Ripstop 600:

Suppliers 🏭

We have selected some supplier for RipStop army fabric:

Andrea Busnelli

Alumnus of Politecnico di Milano, Andrea

has developed graphics and creative ideas

for international companies such as Napapijri, The North Face, Duvetica (JP), Porche Desing And many other brands on Sportswear and Menswear Design. He is a professor of

Graphic Design for Fashion courses at IED Milan.

As a Graphic Desiger for fashion is connected With the most important Design studio in Milan and Europe. His studies are focused on Graphic Research Applied on fashion products trough materials and different Technologies.

https://www.andreabusnelli.com
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