week 7
10/3/16 - 10/9/16

Suzanne Lee - Grow your own clothes

I have to admit, when I first saw the tittle of the talk, I was hesitant and skeptical. However, after watching it, I definitely have to reconsider. I think it's such an interesting idea and definitely a great starting platform- I would be eager to see how they work out the water resistance issue! There's a few similar ideas that I've recently came across: making leather out of mushrooms and pineapples. I'm excited about this new direction in the textile industry especially in terms of efficiency: I really like that by making clothes this way, you only use exactly what you need and thus, it is a much less wasteful process. 

Nonetheless, despite the fact that  my mind changed after watching this talk, and I am more open to trying this, for now, until there is more of a waterproof version, I will opt out for more cotton clothes in the mean time.