The eco guide to radical materials
by Lucy Siegle from Environment | The Guardian on (#352T3)
Cotton has a disastrous foorprint, leather is destroying the Amazon, polyester threatens the ozone layer. Luckily there are some new fabrics on the way
The current exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art asks: "Is Fashion Modern?" Looking at the industry's main materials you would have to answer "no". The global wardrobe of cotton and polyester (invented around 80 years ago) spells ecological disaster.
How do you take the cow (with its thunderous footprint) out of a pair of leather shoes?
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