From 25 to 27 January YKK will be present at Pitti Filati in the exhibition space of Shima Seiki Italia, a leading company in the production and sale of flat-line electronic knitting machines and the Apex design system for their management.

In addition to exhibiting the latest news in terms of knitting machinery, Shima Seiki will also host some innovative clothing items by Vittorio Branchizio within its exhibition space.

“Evolution Knit” this is the name of the new collection created by the designer with the aim of expressing authenticity, luxury and refinement thanks to the raw materials used for his garments: the zips are in fact branded YKK, the noble yarns LORO PIANA, while the technical fibers of the companies MIC CUCIRINI and SINAFILATI.

Furthermore, within the Shima Seiki Italia exhibition space, YKK will present some of its flagship products with a focus on sustainability and knitwear.

In particular, with regard to sustainability, YKK will present the products EXCELLA® NATULON® and EXCELLA® NATULON® with ECONYL® together with the CONCEAL® NATULON® invisible zips.

For the knitwear focus, on the other hand, there will be zips with Knit Tape for knitwear, EXCELLA® with BP Tape and CONCEAL® with BP tape.

In the image, a garment by Vittorio Branchizio enriched by YKK’s “Magnet Closure” Zip.