As #ClimateWeek comes to a close here in NYC we thought we’d throw it back to the recent @loewe Mens SS23 show which featured living coats, pants and sneakers all cultivated by Spanish designer Paula Ulargui Escalona. ⁠ ⁠ As fashion continues to grapple with its environmental footprint, it’s pushed to move beyond greenwashing and back up sustainability claims with verified data. Perhaps there’s also merit in encouraging fashion to find ways to reconnect with nature, to move away from exploitation and inspire regenerative thinking. ⁠ ⁠ Something Escalona is a supporter of; ⁠ “What I’ve been trying to do is use fashion as a means to reconnect with nature in a way that helps us understand it, care for it, and respect it.” @ulargui_escalona ⁠ ⁠ The collection also makes us ponder on a ‘living’ fashion future where our bodies, our materials and our environment thrive synergistically within healthy living systems. ⁠ ⁠ ...⁣ ⁠ #Biofab #LOEWE⁣ ⁠ ...⁣ ⁠ ⁠ #DesignMeetsBiology #biofabricate #design #biotech #biomaterials #biodesign #materialrevolution #designscience #materialinnovation #newmaterial #circulareconomy #materialinnovators #SS23 #livingfashion #ClimateWeekNYC #PaulaUlarguiEscalona ⁠ #plants #futurefashion