In New York, designer Peter Do included clothing made from shrimp and mushroom waste in his Spring Summer 2023 collection’s Fashion Week debut.
The fabric—sourced from TômTex—was utilized in “shiny wide-leg trousers and rounded-neck tank tops, with one look that includes camel hues and the opposite a black end,” based on design publication dezeen.
TômTex’s materials is non-woven, 100% biodegradable, and resembles leather-based in feel and appear. “We have now made vital strides within the final 12 months enhancing the mechanical conduct, aesthetic properties, and salability of the fabric,” TômTex’s founder Uyen Tran, who as soon as labored for Do, tells dezeen. “As an example, by subtly tweaking our materials formulation, now we have been in a position to greater than triple its absolute breaking energy, all with out including any plastics – in truth, nothing derived from a fossil supply by any means: 100 % bio-based. Equally, we’ve modified our course of and components to enhance the hand really feel of the fabric, including softness and silkiness, and might even make suede-like textures.”
TômTex is at the moment working to scale manufacturing at its Brooklyn Navy Yard facility.
