5 BOTTLES
1 MISSION
A minimum of 5 plastic bottles used in each garment.
Our essential sustainability standard,
for planetary health.
REPURPOSED BOTTLES AND TEXTILES
ARE THE CORE OF OUR MOST PREMIUM
PERFORMANCE FABRICS
BOTTLE TO FABRIC PROCESS
STEP 01
PLASTICS TO PARTICLES
Post-consumer plastic bottles are
reduced to chips for rendering.
STEP 02
PARTICLES TO FIBERS
PCP chips are heat-melted and
extruded into polyester fiber.
STEP 03
FIBERS TO YARN
Rendered polyester fibers are integrated
with traditional fibers creating an apparel yarn.
STEP 04
YARN TO PERFORMANCE
The integrated yarn is woven into a fabric with our
specific performance specifications.
OUR FABRICS
THE MAIN FABRIC IS
A MICRO-SANDED BLEND OF 73%
RECYCLED POLYESTER MADE FROM
PLASTIC BOTTLES.
RECYCLED MATERIALS PER GARMENT
WOVEN FABRIC
RECYCLED
RIB KNIT CUFF
RECYCLED
ZIPPER TAPE
RECYCLED
DRAWCORDS
RECYCLED
INTERLOCK KNIT FABRIC
RECYCLED
BUNGEE CORDS
RECYCLED
2 SUSTAINABLY ENGINEERED
PERFORMANCE FABRICS
METHOD: REPURPOSED PLASTICS
COMFORT & WEARABILITY
ANTI-MICROBIAL SILVADUR™ ANTI-ODOR FINISH
ANTI-WRINKLE — WASH & WEAR
4-WAY STRETCH
MOISTURE WICKING
COLOR LOCKED / FADE RESISTANT
73% RECYCLED POLY / 21% RAYON / 6% SPANDEX
177GSM
METHOD: POST-CONSUMER FABRICS
MOVEMENT & PERFORMANCE
4-WAY STRETCH
MOISTURE WICKING
COLOR LOCKED / FADE RESISTANT
78% RECYCLED MICRO POLY / 22% SPANDEX
240GSM
OUR FACTORIES
In addition to using recycled materials in our
products and packaging, Hypothesis partners
with factories that strive to operate sustainably.
FACTORY SUSTAINABILITY PER UNIT
PREMIUM PERFORMANCE
MEETS SUSTAINABILITY
Functional fashion with no-compromise sustainability. Our first two integrated fabrics push what’s possible in the medical uniform space, uniting societal responsibility, modern aesthetics and dynamic movement.
HEAD OF DESIGN DAVID HAWKER
“SUSTAINABILITY ISN’T A TREND. IT’S A MANDATE, IT’S A BUSINESS MODEL, IT’S DESIGN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.”
Our mission to use apparel design to advance human health as a profession is a comprehensive and integrated vision. We evaluate all the factors in which our contributions to the profession affect the environment, society and culture of the people we serve. Our goal is a more healthy, beautiful, functional and enduring world for all humankind.
ALWAYS FORWARD™
