Ecoalf Women’s Down Coat

Laterally inserted side sections give this tailored coat its trim silhouette. The sleeves and torso are finished with an elastic edging. The hood is removable, and the zip is covered with a wind-deflecting facing with metal press studs. Ecoalf fills the transversely quilted coat for us with goose down and feathers from certified farms in China; feathers and down are obtained without causing the animals any harm. The padding is light, breathable and has a high level of heat storage capacity. The outer material is recycled polyamide from the Ecoalf Ocean Project.

The Spaniard Javier Goyeneche was appalled by the waste of raw materials in our throw-away society. He had an idea. In 2009 the designer established his own label, Ecoalf, to produce clothing and accessories from recycled materials. Fishing nets, PET bottles and old automobile tyres are transformed into polyamide thread and processed into sturdy fabrics for the Ecoalf ocean project. It took Goyeneche a whole year to find companies that could perform the costly mechanical processes. A small patch on every Ecoalf product informs the wearer about the resource consumtion for its manufacture and documents the ecological balance.

Due to the manufacturing process, once in a while a down can penetrate the tissue.