Prada has extended its circular fashion system from nylon to the natural world, debuting Re-Cashmere and Re-Wool as the next chapter in a sustainability programme that began with Re-Nylon. The initiative gathers waste directly from Prada Group’s own production, including the knitwear plant in Torgiano, Italy.
The raw material arrives as pre-consumer offcuts, spinning residue, and factory surplus, sorted by colour so it can bypass chemical dyeing before being carded and spun into virgin-grade yarn. Every finished piece carries an NFC tag linked to the Aura Blockchain Consortium, granting a digital certificate of authenticity and end-to-end traceability.
Re-Cashmere is built from 100 percent GRS-certified recycled cashmere and SFA-certified inputs, emerging as refined men’s and women’s sweaters. Re-Wool blends RWS-certified virgin wool with recycled fibres through a wet shredding technique to shape structured trousers, blouson jackets, and dresses.
Re-Cashmere and Re-Wool arrived as part of the FW26 range and are available now through Prada.com and select boutiques. As the Re-Nylon programme proved a durable template, its natural-fibre sequel signals where the house believes the next decade of material innovation lies.
The approach dovetails with a luxury sector increasingly asked to justify its material footprint. By locating the circular story inside its own supply chain, Prada keeps control of provenance at a moment when traceability has become a competitive currency.
The garments are made entirely in Italy across workshops in Tuscany and Umbria, with the explicit design intention of timeless, layerable ready-to-wear rather than seasonal novelty. Because production depends on whatever remnants happen to be available, every piece is inherently limited in quantity.
