Fashion

A team of volcanologists at the University of Missouri turned fashion models recently as they showed off prototype lava suits that are designed as comfortable, hard-wearing field outfits for scientists bound for the slopes of Vesuvius and the like.

Organic cotton, hemp, bamboo and even recycled plastics are being transformed into clothing for eco-aware fashionistas. Australia's Nanollose is going an even greener route with a system that makes use of biomass waste from the coconut industry to create a plant-free fiber.​

In a scene only dreamt of by most people, the employees of an upscale Toronto tailor, lined up and waited their turn to stab their boss with a hunting knife. Michael Nguyen emerged from the experience unscathed, thanks to a remarkable bulletproof business suit that has just been made public.

OATS Shoes is launching a line of fully compostable sneakers.

Students at Sheffield Hallam University have combined fashion design with engineering to create a dissolvable wedding dress that can be converted into five different fashion pieces before being dissolved in water leaving no environmental footprint