| Summary: | This program consists of 7 segments each looking at how new fashion items are being created from waste products and other ideas designed to help the environment. Eco-fashion: An exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery in London points the way to more environmentally friendly fashion. There's hemp in preference to cotton, a modern alternative to PVC and jeans made from organic cotton. Cool Asia: Top Japanese government ministers and ambassadors walked down the catwalk of a trendy downtown Tokyo shopping mall sporting the country's latest trend: Cool Biz fashion. Its a bid to reduce CO2 emissions by dressing casual and minimizing the use of air-conditioning in offices and public places. Corn Socks: U.S. firms are hoping to reap profits from fashion and environment-conscious Japanese with the launch of Biodegradable garments made from corn. Recycling in the Philippines: This segment looks at a local community creating various fashion items by recycling the plastic laminated packaging called "doy packs." They produce about 20 thousand piecesEco Design: This segment looks Cyclus Eco-Design, which sells fashion items made from recycled garbage. The designers create and make items such as handbags, shoes, clothing and accessories from discarded materials. Shopping Bag Bra: International lingerie maker Triumph unveiled its answer to tackling global warming: an eco-friendly bra. The bra is made of recycled polyester and can be transformed into a shopping bag. Recycled Designer Shop: In a quiet street in England, is Fabrications - the ultimate in green chic. Every item within the store has been made from items destined for the dump or a land fill site. It was set up out of the need for cheap material to work with.
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