Artist and activist Marina DeBris makes high-fashion creations designed to shock and disgust. A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of disposable straws, with plastic ...

Inside bioreactors in its new lab in London, the startup Modern Synthesis uses sugar from plant waste along with microbes to grow “microbial textiles,” which could eventually help replace both leather ...

Overhead view of woman laying on pile of fast fashion clothing with skeptical expression. Polyester is everywhere, from that beautiful forest-green waterproof parka to that soft, silky lingerie. Gone ...

Spinnova’s technology for creating fiber from cellulose is a 2019 World Changing Ideas Award Winner. It could stop the bad environmental effects of cotton production. Your future T-shirts might be ...

Sunlight breaks clothes made of synthetic fabrics into tiny plastic fibers that pollute oceans. Color affects how quickly pollution happens.

When people talk about the fabric of life, they most often mean it metaphorically. But many of the most basic materials humans touch and use everyday are made from fabrics. From bed sheets, clothing, ...