Earthrise: Sustainable Fashion Design by Iris van Herpen

Fashion designer Iris van Herpen created this impressive collection of eye-catching gowns that are made entirely from plastic waste.

“We only have 10 years to make big changes before we will begin facing terrible consequences on the planet. This is a very short time to reverse the whole system of mass production in fashion.”

“Van Herpen points out that people have caused so much harm to the planet that this delicate ecosystem is now out of balance. And indeed, if we don’t act soon, many aspects of our planet may be on the verge of collapse, from polluted oceans to fire-prone land.

Van Herpen chooses to tell this part of the story through the materials she uses. Each of the gowns is entirely made of plastic waste fished out of the ocean.”

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