Designer Suzanne Lee “Grows” a Wardrobe From Bacteria
Posted By Diane Pham On July 11, 2010 @ 4:00 pm In Accessories and Fashion,sustainable style sundays | No Comments
Being cutting edge in fashion [4] means creating hot new looks that will get heads to turn. Here is one designer who’s taking this idea to a whole new level by branching out into a frontier you’d never expect to see a fashionista. With a little help of a microbial brew of yeast, bacteria, and several cups of sweetened green tea, U.K. designer Suzanne Lee [5] is creating “fabric” from bacteria! Designed for life by life, this pulsating concoction brings forth fibers that will sprout and propagate, eventually resulting in thin, wet sheets of bacterial cellulose that can be molded into a dress form. What’s left is a canvas that can be bleached or even stained with fruit and vegetable dyes.
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