Technological evolution is applied to all kinds of aspects, from the greatest, such as trips into space, to the most routine, such as the garments themselves. In fact, it is curious that one of the fabrics later incorporated into streetwear arose from the needs of spacesuits. And the same has emerged with many other materials that have appeared on the market.

And it is that in diverse professions of risk the fabric that forms the clothes can mark the difference between the life or the death: that they say it if not to the firefighters who put their lives at risk to fulfill their duty. In this sense, in recent years the materials with which firefighters’ suits are made have changed considerably in order to ensure not only the safety of the workers, but also their comfort.

It was in the 60s when DuPont produced an aramid-type material called commercially Nomex that became a key factor in the evolution of protective suits. This material could be incorporated into any garment creating from helmets to a Flame retardant elastic cord. Of course, workers who have to deal directly with fire such as firefighters were one of the first groups to receive these first suits, but many other areas benefited from this material.

From the racing drivers to the soldiers, the suits began to use parts treated with this material such as the flame retardant elastic cord or wearing it completely to the whole suit depending on the type of activity. Sometimes just a few gloves with Nomex could be enough, but in other cases this fiber had to be added to the rest of the garments.

And so it has been that in just over 60 years the industry of safety and protective suits has changed considerably with the aim of offering the best performance in suits. And this is not over because fibers continue to appear that improve an aspect that is always difficult to treat: the relationship between weight and protection.