In an electric show, Iris van Herpen breaks the fabric barrier. She even grew a dress.

A very special look was presented earlier this week by fashion designer Iris van Herpen at the Paris Haute Couture Week. The garment: a ...

At Paris Haute Couture Week, Iris van Herpen pushed fashion’s boundaries once again—this time, quite literally bringing a ...

It’s that symbiotic relationship that is always part of my work, but it’s becoming more and more urgent.” Van Herpen hasn’t staged a show in a year, and she said this “ultimate freedom and luxury” ...

A very special look was presented earlier this week by fashion designer Iris van Herpen at the Paris Haute Couture Week. The garment: a bioluminescent dress, created from 125 million living algae ...

Like humans, pyrocystis lunula need ‘sleep’ and have their own light cycles like our Circadian rhythms. In the wild, they emit light in response to movement and/or when they sense predators.

The bioluminescent dress is composed of a gel material that incorporates millions of single celled bioluminescent algae of the species Pyrocystis lunula, named after their moon-like shape.

Another couture season has come to a close, after Paris once again played host to the most rarefied forms of fashion in existence. High-net-worth clients from around the world mingled with a ...

Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a bioluminescent dress that features 125 million living algae. The garment ...