️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Erin Smith, a former artist in residence at Microsoft Research who lives in New York City, used a $40 bag of agricultural waste from Ecovative Design to grow mycelium, a mass of fibers from microscopic mushrooms, to create the 'fabric' for her dress, with the intention of wearing her unique, yet cardboard-like design to her nuptials in Vermont last August. Erin Smith, a former artist in residence at Microsoft Research who lives in New York City, used a $40 bag of agricultural waste from Ecovative Design to grow mycelium, a mass of fibers from microscopic mushrooms, to create the 'fabric' for her dress, with the intention of wearing her unique, yet cardboard-like design to her nuptials in Vermont last August. Erin Smith, a former artist in residence at Microsoft Research who lives in New York City, used a $40 bag of agricultural waste from Ecovative Design to grow mycelium, a mass of fibers from microscopic mushrooms, to create the 'fabric' for her dress, with the intention of wearing her unique, yet cardboard-like design to her I like the [idea] that maybe you change into something else for dancing, and you could literally tear the dress apart and put it in your garden, and it would literally keep growing with you,<unk>she told the Huffington Post.<unk>I like the [idea] that maybe you change into something else for dancing, and you could literally tear the dress apart and put it in your garden, and it would literally keep growing with you.<unk> It's alive! It's alive! Erin Smith, from New York City, grew this cardboard-like bridal dress out of tree mulch and fungus.<unk> Erin Smith, from New York City, grew this cardboard-like bridal dress out of tree mulch and fungus.<unk> Erin Smith, from New York City, grew this cardboard-like bridal dress out of tree mulch and fungus. ️ Environmentally friendly: The artist can be seen giving a presentation about the dress she had grown.<unk>️ Environmentally friendly: The artist can be seen giving a presentation about the dress she had grown.<unk>️ There's something kind of lovely about that.'<unk> She added: 'There's something kind of lovely about that.' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Erin said that her mom 'rolled her eyes' when she found out that her daughter was planning to wear a homegrown dress to say 'I do', but she wasn't particularly surprised. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Erin insisted that she is still interested in the concept of growing wedding dresses and noted that she would like to one day create a thinner and more malleable mycelium for making clothing, including bridal gowns. Innovative: Erin used a $40 bag of agricultural waste to grow mycelium, a mass of fibers from microscopic mushrooms, to create the 'fabric' for her dress. Erin used a $40 bag of agricultural waste to grow mycelium, a mass of fibers from microscopic mushrooms, to create the 'fabric' for her dress. <unk> <unk> <unk> Erin said she liked the idea that a...
Erin Smith used a $40 bag of agricultural waste to create sheets of 'fabric', which she wrapped around a dress form as they continued to grow.<unk> Erin Smith used a $40 bag of agricultural waste to create sheets of 'fabric', which she wrapped around a dress form as they continued to grow. She said the ability to grow clothing has 'great positive potential'<unk> She said the ability to grow clothing has 'great positive potential'<unk>