24 February 2022, Mumbai:
Sneakers made from banana or pineapple leaves, dresses from nettles or fish scales - the search for sustainable materials has taken the fashion industry to some wild places.
Experts warn these new textiles are not a quick fix for fashion's enormous problems with over-consumption and waste, but may be a necessary step in developing cleaner technologies.
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"You could possibly eat the final product," said Hannes Schoenegger, co-founder of Bananatex, which uses leaves from banana trees in the Philippines to make bags, T-shirts and a line of shoes for H&M that sold out within two hours.
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*Figures mentioned in the above article have been sourced from ET article.
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