Fashioned from Nature at V&A Explores Fashion and Environment

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London presents "Fashioned from Nature," an exhibition examining the relationship between fashion and the environment. It runs until January 27, 2019. The show features Emma Watson's Met Gala 2016 dress made by Calvin Klein from recycled plastic bottles, and a clutch bag made from pineapple fiber. Historical pieces include an 1860 muslin dress decorated with iridescent beetle casings. Contemporary sustainable designs include Salvatore Ferragamo garments using Orange Fiber, an Italian company producing textiles from citrus byproducts, and an H&M Conscious dress made from beach plastic. The exhibition also includes protest-related items, such as a dress worn by Vivienne Westwood during a climate change protest, along with posters, slogan garments, and artworks referencing movements that highlighted fashion's harmful impacts.