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Plastic’s Trendy Moment

mckaym — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:32:01 +0000

Plastics hit the runway at New York Fashion Week

Plastic Waste Transformed into a Life Saving Tool

mckaym — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:22:55 +0000

Plastic bottles and bags can be converted to biodegradable surgical threads using a new process.

Taking in WesFeld’s Collection from Home

mckaym — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:21:44 +0000

Homebound due do the New York blizzard, one bloggers takes in the scene from the live steam in the comfort of their own home.

In Photos: New Garde Fashion Presentation

Dirk Shaw — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:35:28 +0000

Get a behind the scenes look at the New Garde show featuring Molly Sims and Wesfeld, winners of the Plastics Make it Possible^SM design competition.

In this photo from Plastics Make it Possible^SM, Former Project Runway contestants, Wesley Nault, center left, and Daniel Feld, center right, of WesFeld, pose with models wearing their line of plastic- based fashions at the Plastics Make it Possible show in New York, Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010.

Actress and jewelry designer Molly Sims, third from left, joins the winners during the unveiling of the duo’s plastic-based fashions.

Here, Molly Sims poses on the red-carpet at the unveiling of WesFeld’s plastic-based fashions .

[Video Feature] Project Runway’s WesFeld Wins With Four Different Shades of Poly Organza in One Design

mckaym — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0000

It took four different shades of poly organza and hours creating detailed piped paneling to achieve this winning look. In this short video, the Plastics Make it Possible^SM design contest winners talk about their inspiration for this detailed design.

When You’re Designing With Plastic, Any Look is Possible

mckaym — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:07 +0000

Plastics Make it PossibleSM design contest winners Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (Project Runway) are creating a line made entirely of plastic-based materials. Luckily for these two talented designers, plastics form the foundation of many of the most dynamic, functional and fabulous fabrics in use in fashion today. Watch as the WesFeld designers describe the nylon mesh, and poly taffeta they are using in their line.

For WesFeld of Project Runway, Fashion Design Means Undergarments Too

mckaym — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:05 +0000

Beyond the dresses that Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (Project Runway) are creating, the winners of the Plastics Make it Possible^SM design competition are also creating custom garments to be worn underneath. Here, WesFeld shows how they create their own Spanx®-like bustier to make the women who wear their dresses look and feel great.

Plastic-Based Fabrics Give These Former Project Runway Designers Colorful Options

mckaym — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:00:30 +0000

This poly-chiffon gown from Plastics Make it Possible^SM design contest winner WesFeld (Project Runway) is in an eye-popping iridescent hue that we can’t wait to see more of in their upcoming line: set to debut at GenArt’s New Garde show for New York Fashion Week.

WesFeld Dress Designs Get Paneling and Structure from Poly Organza and Plastic Mesh

mckaym — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:26 +0000

WesFeld partners Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (formerly of Project Runway) show us the plastic mesh and poly organza that helps one of their winning designs to maintain a structured silhouette while simultaneously appearing light and airy. Watch the WesFeld designers describe creating haute couture “armor” with plastic-based fabrics in this short clip.

Plastics Make it Possible Design Contest: A Selection of Submmitted Looks

mckaym — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:34:03 +0000

Thanks to all the designers who entered the Plastics Make it Possible^SM Design Competition, and to those of you who submitted the 15,000+ reviews that helped us choose our winner! More than 160 designers from all over the country submitted their creations, which were posted online and open for review from the fashion community and general public. While WesFeld, the Plastics Make it Possible^SM winners work to finish their line, here is a selection of looks from the submitted designs:

The Plastics Make it Possible^SM design competition began on October 29th and the deadline for submissions was Friday, December 11th.