No , this top is n’t woven from human skin but something potentially even more gross : Bacteria .
Using a bathtub mixture of yeast , bacteria and sweetened immature teatime , couturier Suzanne Lee produces extremely thin sheets of bacterial cellulose . When slopped , they ’re waxy , and can be shaped into article of clothing . The crinkle are but “ sewn ” by squeezing two weather sheet together .
Once dry , you get what ecoutree key as a “ papyrus - like surface”—which does n’t go so comfortable to wear , but hey , sustainability ! Rah rah !
My issue with this bacterial fashion is n’t just its , well , arrant , utter , lack of appealingness . My issue is that , on the designer ’s internet site , the method acting is teased with the idiomatic expression : “ reckon if we could originate clothing … ”
This may come as a surprisal to some , but humanity is actually very , very good at growing vesture . We call it cotton plant . Through slightly less direct methods , we call it woollen and silk . And if we ’re really scrap the barrel , find innocent to sweep up the story after my quarterly haircut . [ Bio - coutureviaecoutreeviainhabitat ]
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