• German fashion designer makes clothes from milk
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[url]http://www.wtkr.com/lifestyle/sns-rt-us-germany-fashion-milktre7953mg-20111006,0,2018895.story[/url] [quote]BERLIN (Reuters) - A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can find in her fridge -- milk. Anke Domaske, 28, has developed a fabric called QMilch made from high concentrations of the milk protein casein -- the first man-made fiber produced entirely without chemicals. "It feels like silk and it doesn't smell -- you can wash it just like anything else," Domaske told Reuters. Made from all natural materials, the QMilch fabric is ecological but also has many health benefits, said Domaske, who also said the amino acids in the protein are antibacterial, anti-aging and can help regulate both blood circulation and body temperature. Domaske's fashion label Mademoiselle Chi Chi -- a favorite among the likes of Mischa Barton and Ashlee Simpson -- has now started weaving the milk fiber into its collection. Currently the MCC clothes -- which feature flowing wrap dresses with edgy cuts and bright patterns -- are made from a combination of various fibers, including QMilch. But Domaske plans to design a collection made entirely from the milk fiber. Milk fabric has been around since the 1930s but was always produced in unecological ways that used a lot of chemicals. Unlike earlier prototypes, QMilch is made almost entirely from casein. "We have developed an all-natural fiber consisting of a very high concentration of casein, with a few other natural ingredients -- and in only two years," the former microbiology student Domaske said. The casein is extracted from dried milk powder and then heated up in a type of meat-mincing machine with other natural ingredients. The fiber comes out in strands and is then spun into yarn on a spinning machine. Domaske said it would take about 6 liters of milk to produce an entire dress, which costs about 150 euros($199) to 200 euros. Luckily, for that kind of money, the clothes don't come with an expiry date -- during the heating process, the molecules bind in such a way that the protein won't decompose. Due to its anti-bacterial qualities, the milk fiber can also be used in medicine and makeup. Even some auto companies have looked into using the fiber for car upholstery. ($1 = 0.753 Euros)[/quote]
Hey, when I make clothes out of something nobody else ever used, it means I am original, no matter how pointless and shitty idea it is! Wait it's actually something rather processed. Ok, that's not the case. I meant, meat clothes and such.
This makes about as much sense as a sweater made of tears.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;32681459]Hey, when I make clothes out of something nobody else ever used, it means I am original, no matter how pointless and shitty idea it is![/QUOTE] Read more than the title: [quote]Due to its anti-bacterial qualities, the milk fiber can also be used in medicine and makeup. Even some auto companies have looked into using the fiber for car upholstery.[/quote] [quote]Anke Domaske, 28, has developed a fabric called QMilch made from high concentrations of the milk protein casein -- the first man-made fiber produced entirely without chemicals.[/quote] [quote]Made from all natural materials, the QMilch fabric is ecological but also has many health benefits, said Domaske, who also said the amino acids in the protein are antibacterial, anti-aging and can help regulate both blood circulation and body temperature.[/quote] Dunno, sounds quite useful to me.
mirklich gut!
[QUOTE=Shibbey;32681507]Read more than the title: Dunno, sounds quite useful to me.[/QUOTE] Yeah I did and it does. I expected it to be another lady gaga-like bullshit.
That is AWESOME!
[QUOTE=Mikesword221;32681483]This makes about as much sense as a sweater made of tears.[/QUOTE] Please tell me that was intentional [img]http://data.whicdn.com/images/1593614/tumblr_kx3ddtBiNr1qb0nrro1_500_thumb.jpg?1267401124[/img]
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;32681765]Yeah I did and it does. I expected it to be another lady gaga-like bullshit.[/QUOTE] Oh, you edited your post. I see, sorry!
[QUOTE=Mikesword221;32681483]This makes about as much sense as a sweater made of tears.[/QUOTE] If you re-arrange the letters in sweater, you get "we tears"! It's a political message to make a sweater out of tears!
I like milk. A lot. Can we eat cereal with her clothes?
This is pretty cool. I try not to consume milk for ethical and health reasons, but there's no denying that this is quite innovative.
At the speed with which the fashion industry moves, it probably won't be long before this idea goes stale. I'm sorry, was that pun too cheesy? :( Alright I'll stop milking it.
[quote]the molecules bind in such a way that the protein won't decompose.[/quote] it doesn't even rot! [quote][B]the amino acids in the protein are antibacterial, anti-aging and can help regulate both blood circulation and body temperature.[/B][/quote] Okay this line just drove into the stupid pool. Anti-aging? If the amino acids were sufficiently absorbed into the skin, there wouldn't be much of the clothes left after a little while. Otherwise, it would have virtually no effect. Regulate body temperature and increase circulated (due to heat)? You mean like, [B]clothes?!?![/B] Alternately they may be suggesting that you eat the milk fabric. Which I'd say is equally stupid. [editline]9th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Dr Magnusson;32685498]At the speed with which the fashion industry moves, it probably won't be long before this idea goes stale. I'm sorry, was that pun too cheesy? :( Alright I'll stop milking it.[/QUOTE] Milk puns are whey too easy, casein point.
I want to see how this looks. [editline]8th October 2011[/editline] and how much one costs.
[QUOTE=Contag;32685566]Milk puns are whey too easy, casein point.[/QUOTE] I'm not very good at this whole-milk pun business, I just don't understand the formula. I'd continue if I curds, but ayran out of puns :(
GIVE THEM A TASTE OF GERMAN ENGINEERING
[QUOTE=Scar;32688216]GIVE THEM A TASTE OF GERMAN ENGINEERING[/QUOTE] Milch Pistole-40
This could open up a whole load of possibilities, I bet she won't be semi-skint any time soon.
At least you know when it goes out of style, you'll be able to smell it!
I love that name, QMilch Pronounced as CooMilch Sounds like KuhMilch Means CowMilk in german
There's a joke involving girls at a wet t-shirt contest wearing t-shirts made of milk in this somewhere.
[video=youtube;G9Vri98Cyg8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Vri98Cyg8[/video]
[QUOTE=Sivics;32703302][video=youtube;G9Vri98Cyg8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Vri98Cyg8[/video][/QUOTE] That is one smart, ambitious and talented woman.
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