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Bizarre But True: Fashion Designer Finds a Way to 'Grow' Clothing

Bizarre But True: Fashion Designer Finds a Way to 'Grow' Clothing

"I was questioning what science could "fashion" for us in the future."

Fashion designer Suzanne Lee has a radical, new idea for the fashion world. Rather than using traditional materials to create dresses, shirts and the like, she's studying the use of tea, sugar and microbes to very literally grow thread and design clothing.

Sound strange? It is. But, Lee's ideas teamed with biological research may lead to an entirely new and environmentally-friendly way for nations around the world to produce clothing. CNN provides some excellent coverage of Lee's work and you can watch below for a recap of the bizarrely-unique steps she's taking to transform the fashion world:

Also, you can watch her complete TED presentation, where she discusses these ideas in detail:

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Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell is the director of communications and content for PureFlix.com, whose mission is to create God-honoring entertainment that strengthens the faith and values of individuals and families. He's a former senior editor at Faithwire.com and the former faith and culture editor at TheBlaze. He has contributed to FoxNews.com, The Washington Post, Human Events, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, and The Huffington Post, among other outlets. Visit his website (billyhallowell.com) for more of his work.

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