Talk about eco-fashion: in the center of Sheffield in northern England, a “
field of jeans,” which boasts denim jeans showcasing nanotechnology, cleans the air by eliminating air pollutants from industry and traffic.
A local university devised the fabric, and according to
Martin Wainwright of The Guardian, the show is one attempt by the
United Kingdom’s textile industry that it still has some life in it.
Thirty pairs of these jeans are hoisted on bamboo poles and are on display at Sheffield’s Peace Gardens.
Other UK universities are developing fabric that have smart technologies like electricity generation from micro-sized solar technology or through basic movement.
We do not know if this technology can scale; but we do know the displays look very cool.
Pictures of the jeans are from Helen Storey, a professor at the London College of Fashion; photo of the Peace Gardens is from Wiki Commons.
close up of the "Field of Jeans"
Sheffield's Peace Gardens, with no jeans
