Theageolddilemmaaboutwhatbridesshoulddowiththeirweddingdressoncetheirhoneymoonisoverappearstohavebeensolvedbyscientists.
Britishresearchershavedevelopedanenvironmentallyfriendlygarmentthatcansimplybedissolvedinwaterafterbeingworn.
FashionandengineeringstudentsatSheffieldHallamUniversitydevelopedtheweddingdress,whichcanbetrans-formedintofivenewfashionpieces.
Thedresshaspolyvinylalcohol,abiodegradablesubstancethatisusedinlaundrybagsandwashingdetergents,knittedintothefabric.Thisenablesittobedissolvedintowaterwithoutharmingtheenvironment.
Theircreationistobefeaturedinaforthcomingexhibition,titled,asustain-ablemarriage,whichwillbeshownattheuniversityrecently.
Butthepayoffforthebridewearingthisdresswouldbethattheywouldneedtowearanumbrellatotheirnuptialsifrainwaslikelytospoiltheirbigday.Thedesignmightnotbetoeveryone’sfancyeither.
“Thestudentswantedtochallengethenotionthataweddingdressshouldonlybeusedonceandaimedtoexploremodernsociety’sattitudestowardsthrow-awayfashion,”saidJaneBlohm,afashionlecturer.
“Theprojectisaunionbetweenartandtechnologywhichexploresthepossibilitiesofusingalternativematerialsforourclothing.”
“Theweddinggownisper-hapsoneofthemostsymbolicgar-mentsinawoman’swardrobeandrepresentsthechallengesof‘throw-awayfashion’.
”Sheadded:“Inordertore-ducefashion’simpactontheenvironment,thefashionindustrymustbegintochallengeconventionalattitudesandprac-tices.”
Asurveyin2008foundtheaver-agecostofaweddingwasnowmorethan&20,000,comparedwith&14,643fiveyearsago.Theaveragepriceofaweddingdressalonewas&997.
新娘度完蜜月后该如何处置婚纱,这个难题由来已久。现在看来科学家们已经找到了解决办法。
英国研究人员研制出了一种穿过后可在水中溶解的环保型婚纱。
这款婚纱由谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学时装和工程系学生研制,可演绎成5种新的时尚款式。
这种婚纱的材料中含有一种常在洗衣袋和洗洁精中使用的生物可降解物质——聚乙烯醇,该物质可让婚纱在水中溶解而且对环境无害。
这款婚纱最近将在谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学举办的“可持续婚姻”展会上展出。
不过穿这款婚纱的新娘在出席婚礼时必须备一把伞,因为如果碰上下雨淋湿了衣服,可能就会坏了她们的好日子。看来这款婚纱的设计并非十全十美。
时装讲师简窑布洛赫姆说院“学生们想向婚纱只穿一次的观念发起挑战,旨在探讨现代社会对一次性时尚的态度。”
“这款发明是艺术和科技的结合,探索了使用替代材料制作服装的可能性。”
“婚纱可能是女人衣柜中最具象征意义的一件衣服,代表了‘一次性时尚’的挑战。”
她说院“为减少时尚对环境的影响,时装业必须开始向传统的观念和做法发起挑战。”
2008年开展的一项调查显示,当年英国一场婚礼的平均花费超过两万英镑,5年前这一数字仅为14643英镑。而单单一件婚纱的平均价格就高达