Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. Algae bioplastic fronds are sewn onto a biodegradable base layer made of plant fibres. This makes the dress free of crude-oil derivatives such as synthetic fibres, dyes and plastic sequins, which have recently come under fire for the pollution they cause. The dress is the result of a collaboration between Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy "Sustainability in fashion is not just about organic, natural or recycled textiles," McCurdy told Dezeen. ...
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