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Formal Wear

Formal Wear

Crafting sustainable luxury

A well-tailored suit is more than an outfit; it’s an investment—and high-quality wool is the gold standard.

Soft and breathable, wool delivers superior comfort. Its resilience ensures your suit will hold its shape, looking sharp and fresh even after years of wear and washing. As a naturally renewable fiber, wool is also the perfect choice for sustainable formal wear.

But crafting premium formal wear from wool presents unique challenges. Wool fibers must be handled carefully to preserve their quality for high-value uses and to safeguard mill productivity. What’s more, traditional wool dyeing processes involve hazardous chemicals, as well as a lot of water and energy, making sustainability a key concern.

A new era in sustainable wool dyeing

With decades of innovation, Archroma is transforming wool dyeing and finishing to make it more sustainable and cost-effective for mills and brands alike.

Our breakthroughs include gentle dyeing systems and advanced auxiliaries that render chrome dyes obsolete. This is crucial, as chrome dyes—commonly used for black, navy and dark shades—must be fixed with chromium VI, a chemical already restricted in some markets and rejected by most major brands.

Our combination of chrome-free dyes and neutral after-treatments also saves resources, improves yield and reduces wastewater treatment costs—all while delivering the highest technical performance:

Deep and long-lasting dark shades

Luxurious softness without pilling

Water and stain resistance

Durability through washes and dry-cleaning

Lasting odor control

Reliable shrinkage control

Solutions from Fiber to Finish

Drive sustainability and innovation across the textile supply chain

Archroma is the market leader, with the most extensive product portfolio and global reach. We deliver unmatched solutions for every stage of textile production—preparation (spinning, sizing and pretreatment/OBA), dyeing, denim, printing and finishing.