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Made from the silk of a million spiders. In these days of fast and disposable fashion, the idea of taking eight years to manufacture two unwearable garments seems outlandish. Yet a textile designer and entrepreneur have woven two extraordinary pieces of clothing from Madagascan spider silk.

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Posted on January 26, 2012 via The Economist with 493 notes

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  the thought of wearing this gives me the willies.
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  … Umm… I don’t know what to think about this!
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