homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Environment


Subscriber content preview

February 20, 2007

Organic clothing: Even the fashion industry goes green

  • Designers are also experimenting with eco-friendly fabrics made of bamboo, soy, Ingeo (corn) and hempsilk.
    • By KELLI KENNEDY
    Associated Press Writer

    MIAMI — High fashion is going granola. But not the grunge of hippie yoga wear and grainy hemp T-shirts typically associated with organic clothes.

    Think soft soy dresses, cropped organic terry jackets and slim fit organic denim jeans to pair with stilettos, not flip flops.


     
    . . .


    To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



    
    Email or user name:
    Password:
     
    Forgot password? Click here.