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The proper addition to an outfit to offer it that further oomph is tacking on a great deal of sequins and letting it shimmer within the mild. Sadly, what may be a cocktail gown’ greatest pal can also be an enemy of nature.
Stella McCartney and materials innovation firm Radiant Matter want to clear up this downside with their new creation: ‘BioSequins’. The sparkly items have been crafted from plant-based cellulose, making them biodegradable and non-toxic with no metals, minerals, or different artificial matter and dyes.
Picture by way of Stella McCartney
Plastic within the fast-fashion industry has lengthy stood as an issue that’s getting more durable and more durable to rectify. Nevertheless, Oxfam not too long ago printed a examine exhibiting that girls in Britain bought over a festive season over 33 million sequinned outfits. Of that, 1.7 million are tossed into landfills with simply 5 wears.
This exorbitantly excessive quantity contributes to a sobering 35% of microplastics discovered within the oceans.
Picture by way of Stella McCartney
As a method to showcase the brand new materials, the model has turned the BioSequins right into a one-piece nude-colored jumpsuit as seen on mannequin, activist, and pal of the model Cara Delevigne.
McCartney’s resolution will not be but a business one. However it does present that there are actionable steps that the trade can take to dampen using sequins.
[via Hypebae and Fashion Network, images via Stella McCartney]
