FINANCIAL TIMES - HTSPI INSIDE THE PLANT BASED WARDROBE
Inside the plant-based wardrobe
Innovations in fabric are fuelling a new era of luxury. Can they live up to their promise?
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London-based designer Bav Tailor relishes her opportunity to work as an incubator for new materials. Ten years ago she discovered fish skin “for incredibly soft sandals”, and is now trialling a marble dust cotton mix and an Elephant Ear plant leather. “Big luxury brands come and see my materials and they are intrigued by what I’m doing,” she says. “In fact, one of them is taking up the Elephant Ear.” She fashioned the material, sustainably cultivated from the Amazon forest, into clutch bags and was impressed enough with the results that she has launched a limited-edition range.
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