Livia Firth Wears Recycled Plastic Bottle Dress to 2015 Met Ball

livia firth recycled plastic bottle dress 2015 met ball

Livia Firth, the “Queen of the Green Carpet” wore an Antonio Berardi gown composed of “Newlife” fabric, which is woven from yarns spun from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. According to WWD, the dress is a rerun of an outfit Berardi designed for Firth’s “Green Carpet Challenge” in 2012, albeit with a “Chinese twist” in honor of the Met Ball’s Eastern theme.

“Antonio knew I always loved the gown, so he worked on that and gave it a Chinese twist,” Firth told WWD, adding that the Met Ball has a “special place in my heart, as it is where we truly unlock all the potential and creativity of the Green Carpet Challenge.”

livia firth recycled plastic bottle dress 2015 met ball

livia firth recycled plastic bottle dress 2015 met ball

Firth’s academy-award winning husband, Colin Firth, —no laggard in the ethical-fashion department—repurposed his organic-wool Tom Ford suit from the 2011 Academy Awards, where he won Best Actor for The King’s Speech.

Fast-fashion retailer H&M, which dressed several celebrities at the event, gave a cursory—if uninspired—nod to planet-friendly style, as well. Sarah Jessica Parker’s black-silk dress featured a patchwork panel derived from “sustainable fabric and embellishments,” per the company, “highlighting H&M’s vision of making fashion sustainable and sustainability fashionable.”

livia firth recycled plastic bottle dress 2015 met ball

 

Source: Ecouterre

 

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