The dress was made from waste cocoa bean husks, processed to create an organic biopolymer material. Photo: AFP
Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen made an impression at her label's 15th anniversary show on July 4, by sending a spectacular vegan haute couture dress down the runway.
In collaboration with the Magnum ice cream brand, the fashion designer drew on a technology that she masters to perfection, 3D printing, to craft a dress from leftover cocoa bean husks – a first!
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