One potential fabric of the future that may surprise you?
I wanted to use this specific wool, because [it] looks like human hair.
A knitted dress made from Human Material Loops fibre, made from human hair.
Courtesy of Javiera Decap / Harry Ma
Printed felt dresses and hairy skirts, which youd never be able to tell contained human hair.
Its actually quite funny, because the human hair is more treated than the wool Ive been using.
I always had a really strong fascination with human hair, the founder says.
A knitted dress made from Human Material Loop’s fibre, made from human hair.
So I was like, how can we inject new value into this material?
Human Loop Materials fibre, made of human hair, after its been dyed.
If we scale up, its going to be such a game changer.
Human Loop Material’s fibre, made of human hair, after it’s been dyed.
From cradle to gate, we basically have no impact.
Indeed, Decap became concerned with the dark side of the human hair trade, during their research.
The hair trade, even though its legal, is entirely unregulated, the designer notes.
If one major barrier can be overcome, that is.
