UKFT member Soma Sportswear is a new sportswear brand featuring fabrics created from sustainable tree fibres and incorporating high quality silver yarn, which it describes as nature’s anti-odour and anti-bacterial secret weapon.

The brand (@somasportswear) is aiming to build a community that is passionate about both sustainability and health and fitness.

The range for men and women leggings, shorts, tops, hand wraps, masks and sports bras, for mobility, combat, track and cycling.

The brand’s manufacturing is based in London and ensures a safe and ethical working environment for the team.

“We are proud that 100% of our manufacturing is based in the UK,” explains the brand’s founder Chris Kyriacou. “Our knitter makes the fabric here in the UK out of 8% pure silver, 80% modal (beech tree fibre) and 12% Lycra to create a fabric five times softer than cotton with natural anti odour and bacteria properties.

“The fabric is then sent to our factory in London where it is made 100% in London in a safe, ethical working environment. All wastage fabric goes towards are boxing hand wraps and face masks, with any scraps going towards recycled carpet manufacturing completing our zero waste strategy alongside our carbon neutral strategy.

“Our products are then packaged in 100% recycled boxes that are also 100% recyclable. We plant two trees for every product purchased to complete the cycle of where our fabric is taken from.”

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