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Eco-Chic to the Rescue!

Sea leather, hemp, and bamboo make up this season's runway couture—but will it really help the planet?

By Josie Glausiusz
Aug 5, 2008 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:46 AM
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Rainer Wolter's award-winning gown features a bustier boned with abandoned -umbrella spines and a skirt adorned with reused brolly flowers. Even the necklace is made of tossed umbrella hardware. | Rainer Wolter

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On September 7 the environmental organization Earth Pledge plans a reprise of its highly acclaimed Future­Fashion, a runway event in which top designers such as Stella McCartney, Calvin Klein, and Donatella Versace experiment with earth-friendly fabrics. “Not only was it exciting to use eco-friendly materials like hemp and cotton for an Atelier evening gown,” says Donatella Versace, whose dress was featured in Future­Fashion earlier this year, “but also, it is about time all of us do whatever we can to go more green.”

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