Can a medical garment be also fashionable?

Degree Project

PuraCura: La lana ad uso terapeutico

Anna Armani

Student
Anna Armani
Program
BA Major Design

Can all-natural knitwear be stretchy without other combined materials? Is it necessary to insert synthetic fibers to a garment, making it non-regenerable or biodegradable? Can a medical garment be also fashionable? These were the questions that led to the creation of PuraCura.

PuraCura is a simple – but detailed – tubular, made of pure wool. Due to its unique structure and manufacturing, it has natural elasticity without the addition of other fibers. The product provides two benefits at the same time: in addition to the natural anti-inflammatory properties of wool, there is a cream that enhances the action on pain.

The goal of PuraCura is to find a way to make body wraps while doing other activities at the same time, making it an easier and, above all, a pleasant action. In fact, PuraCura is a product not for hiding – being unsightly – but for use as a clothing accessory.

To use it, it will be enough to apply a layer of cream and then cover it with the wool tubes; you can then quietly perform other chores, go out, sleep, all without the fear of getting things dirty. Thanks to the properties of wool, the area will stay warm without overheating the skin.

PuraCura is composed of 100 percent wool. Once ruined, the product can be regenerated, as it contains no other fibers. If it cannot be regenerated because it is too ruined, it will be possible to compost it, as it is completely biodegradable.

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