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[Video Feature] Plastic-Based Fabrics Give These Former Project Runway Designers Colorful Options
This poly-chiffon gown from Plastics Make it PossibleSM design contest winner WesFeld (Project Runway) is in an eye-popping iridescent hue that we can’t wait to se [...]
Read MoreGuest Post: Daniel Feld & Wesley Nault of WesFeld
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Hi, We’re Daniel Feld and Wesley Nault, also known as WesFeld, the design team that won the Plastics Make It PossibleSM designer competition. The response we’ve been getting over the first few weeks, since winning, has been so wonderful! We are so excited to be part of this and begin our journey to New York [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt New Garde
Up-and-Coming Designer Duo “Sews Up” Ccompetition Celebrating The Innovative Use of Plastics in Fashion
Submitted on Jan 12, 2010
ARLINGTON, VA (January 12, 2010) – Plastics and plastic-based materials continue to rule the runways as the hottest trend in fashion with top designers featuring sky-high Lucite® shoes, lots of sequins and plastic minis in their latest collections. Plastics Make it PossibleSM, an initiative sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chem [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • Press Room
Meet the Plastics Make it Possible Design Competition Winner: WesFeld
Submitted on Jan 7, 2010
After sifting through 161 entries, 322 looks, and more than 5,000 online comments, we’re proud to announce that the design team of Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (together known to the fashion world as WesFeld) are the 2009 Plastics Make it PossibleSM Design Competition winners! The contest, launched by the American Chemistry Council and Gen [...]
Category: Events • Fashion & Design • GenArt New Garde
Designer Makes Plastic Romantic
Submitted on Dec 17, 2009
A recent entry into the GenArt Plastics Make it Possible design contest shows the softer side of plastics.
Category: Fashion & Design
This America Recycles Day, Take Another Look at Recycled Plastics!
Submitted on Nov 30, 2009
Have you ever wondered what happens to the plastic bottles you throw in the recycling bin or the plastic bags and wraps you bring back to the grocery store? Though recycled plastics might be out-of-mind once the raw material leaves your hand, they are far from out-of-sight. Chances are, these valuable materials have already made [...]
Category: America Recycles Day • Eco Solutions
[Video Feature] Plastics Make it Possible and Gen Art Kick Off LA Rock Fashion Week With a Design Contest
Submitted on Nov 5, 2009
Kaley Cuoco kicks off Fresh Faces in Fashion at LA Fashion week with a nationwide design contest, where the winner will receive ten thousand dollars and be featured at Ny Fashion Week!
Category: Events • Fashion & Design • GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion
[Video Feature] Missed Gen Art’s “Fresh Faces in Fashion” with Kaley Cuoco of the Big Bang Theory and Plastics Make it Possible?
Submitted on Nov 5, 2009
Watch Kaley Cuoco from the Big Bang Theory talk about the many ways plastics make fashion possible while she chats with Ashlan Gorse of E! News, surveys the models backstage and walks the red carpet. Kaley Cuoco from Plastics Make it Possible on Vimeo. What contest is she talking about? Click here to find out more about [...]
Category: Events • Fashion & Design • GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion
[Video Feature] Time Lapse of Michael Dee Creating Plastic Art
Submitted on Nov 5, 2009
Watch Michael work on a new piece onsite at Genart’s “Fresh Faces in Fashion” at LA Rock Fashion Week. Plastics Make it Possible was there and caught it all on film. The sculpture took a few hours to create from start to finish, so we’ve added it here for you to see in time lapse! [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion
Today’s Water Bottle, Tomorrow’s Little Black Dress
Submitted on Nov 5, 2009
From t-shirts to couture, plastics and recycled plastics are inspiring new and stylish looks. Did you know that today’s plastic water bottle can become tomorrow’s little black dress? Follow the link below to see tips that will help you recycle more of the plastics you use. Recycling Fashion Tip Sheet
Category: Eco Solutions • Fashion & Design
[Video Feature] Plastics Make it Possible: See You at New York Fashion Week — DEADLINE EXTENDED
Submitted on Nov 2, 2009
What a great night at LA Fashion Week, where Plastics Make it Possible sponsored the Fresh Faces in Fashion show, featuring up and coming designers. Thanks for everyone who attended and covered the event, that kicked off a nationwide design competition!
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion
