Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya, President: Hanshichi Toyoshima), which promotes proposals for comfortable lifestyles, has been developing a project brand "FOOD TEXTILE (Food Textile)" that reuses unused ingredients as dyes for more than 130 years since its founding in Meiji 27 (1894). In collaboration with Angle, which makes underwear that combines high-quality natural materials and high functionality, the first product of underwear that is friendly to the skin and the environment will be released at the online store and POP UP event from Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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https://angle-fujibo.net/blogs/topics/250227
"FOOD TEXTILE" is a sustainable project brand consisting of three companies: TOYOSHIMA, a food-related company that provides raw materials for colors, and a collaborative company that develops products from its fabrics. We purchase unused or out-of-spec ingredients, cut vegetable scraps, and coffee refreshers from food-related companies and farms, extract the ingredients contained in the ingredients, and use them as dyes to dye fabrics and threads to create new items.
For 130 years, Angle has been making underwear that is particular about the choice of materials, threads, and fabrics. This time, based on the idea that "it is the clothing that touches the skin the most, so we want to achieve the best comfort that is gentle on the skin and the environment," the company will release a product in collaboration with FOOD TEXTILE as an initiative that will lead to the creation of a sustainable society.
The first lineup includes four items that are active from early spring to summer: a tank top, eight-minute sleeves, turtleneck, and leggings. The colors are available in two colors: ivory extracted from substandard plum fruits that cannot be sold due to scratches and deformations in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture, and yellow-green, which reuses irregular particles and those left in sieves that are produced when tencha* from Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, is processed into matcha.
* Made by growing tea leaves out of the sun, steaming and drying, and removing excess
In the future, "FOOD TEXTILE" will continue to collaborate with you to fashionably color the living scenes of clothing, food, and housing.
■ Product Details
The following four items will be released in the first phase (lineup will be added sequentially)
Product Name: Food Textile Tank Top
Color: Plum (Ivory) / Matcha (Yellow Green)
Size: M~LL
Material: 100% cotton
Price: ¥5,280 (tax included)
Product name: Food textile 8-minute sleeve
Color: Plum (Ivory) / Matcha (Yellow Green)
Size: M~LL
Material: 100% cotton
Price: ¥5,940 (tax included)
Product Name: Food Textile Turtleneck
Color: Plum (Ivory) / Matcha (Yellow Green)
Size: M~LL
Material: 100% cotton
Price: ¥6,380 (tax included)
Product Name: Food Textile Leggings
Color: Plum (Ivory) / Matcha (Yellow Green)
Size: M~LL
Material: 100% cotton
Price: ¥5,940 (tax included)
■POP UP Event Information
From March 8 (Sat) ~ March 19 (Wed), 2025, we will hold a POP UP event "130 Years of History, Angle's Meriyasu Exhibition" at Daikanyama Tsutaya Bookstore.
Venue: Daikanyama Tsutaya Bookstore
〒150-0033 16-15 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Period: Saturday, March 8, 2025 ~ Wednesday, March 19, 2025
■ About Angle
Founded in Meiji 27 (1894).
We have consistently carried out everything from the manufacture of fabrics such as yarn making and knitting to the sale of innerwear. "Angle's underwear", which has a history of being presented to Emperor Showa, has expanded its sales mainly at department stores.
It has preserved its old-fashioned design and exquisite texture that you can't let go of once you wear it, and it has become a beloved presence for generations.
Innerwear made of a one-of-a-kind fabric that is 100% natural and boasts high functionality is still manufactured in Japan.
No matter how the times change, we will continue to pursue this goal set by our founder and deliver "the best comfort as usual" to our customers.
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