Feb 27, 2021
Charlotte McCurdy & Phillip Lim “ Algae Sequin Dress”
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins.
Algae bioplastic fronds are sewn onto a biodegradable base layer made of plant fibres. This makes the dress free of crude-oil derivatives such as synthetic fibres, dyes and plastic sequins, which have recently come under fire for the pollution they cause.
The collaboration is part of the One X One project, an incubator organised by the Slow Factory Foundation that pairs high-profile fashion designers with sustainability innovators.