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It is sometimes said that beautiful
women can look good dressed in any old rubbish.
Well
now they can test that theory. Designers from Debenhams have come up
with a £55 trouser suit that is made entirely from recycled plastic
bottles.
The bottles, which would otherwise
have been
destined for landfill sites, are cleaned and have their labels removed
before being ground down into chips which are melted at a plant in
Taiwan.
The mixture is then refined and woven
into a soft but hard-wearing type of polyester.
Around 50 are used in each suit.
A
spokesman for Debenhams claims that the single-button jacket and the
bootcut trousers will tempt the ' fashion conscious' shopper and 'would
not look out of place in the boardroom'.
With its polyester feel the suit, made
in Vietnam, may not be luxurious enough for everyone.
But its green credentials - and the
credit-crunch price of £35 for the jacket and £20 for the trousers -
will attract some.
Elena
Antoniou, a spokesman for the store, said: 'We are proud of our
creation as it's right on trend in terms of fashion, and kind to the
environment, without costing the earth.
'If it proves popular amongst our
customers then there's no reason why we couldn't extend it to menswear,
so watch this space.'
It took 12 months to create the suit.
The
special process to make the material involves melting down the unwanted
bottles, refining the mixture and weaving it into a soft, but
hard-wearing type of polyester.
The suit is available in sizes 10-22
and can be purchased in Debenhams stores countrywide or from website
www.debenhams.com.
By Beth Hale |
