Oh the Irony! WesFeld’s Ocean Inspired Plastic Gowns at New York Fashion Week

Plastic dresses inspired by the ocean? What will those crazy fashion-designing kids think up next?
Last week was New York Fashion Week in NY City. I know this because I watch Project Runway, the only reality show I can admit to watching without embarrassment because it’s all about talent and creativity. And in fact, last summer, I got to have lunch with Tim Gunn, who is as nice in person as he appears on the show.
So it was with disappointment I learned that a couple of contestants from the show have been co-opted by the plastics industry. (Thanks, Brande, for sending me the link.) Winners of the 2009 Plastics Make It Possible Design Competition sponsored by the American Chemistry Council (the mouthpiece of the plastics industry), designers Daniel Feld and Wesley Nault created a gorgeous collection of looks called WesFeld, inspired by ocean life. The dresses really are breathtakingly beautiful as well as sadly ironic.… Read the rest