Plastic-free vegan leather shoe grown and dyed by bacteria in 14 days

In the future, alternative shapes, patterns, textiles and colors could be created In just fourteen days, an artificial leather shoe was grown from bacteria in a laboratory and programmed to paint itself black. The plastic-free vegan creation was grown from genetically engineered microbes by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL). It is the first time … Read more

So long Barbiecore, hello practical

If you think Pantone’s Fashion Color Trend Report for the next installment of New York Fashion Week is purely trend-driven, think again. Diversity, Barbiecore, the pandemic shutdown, intergalactic imagery, and our deeper connection to nature all played a role. In breaking down the top 10 color palette and the five Core Classics, Leatrice Eiseman, executive … Read more