The conservative, play-it-safe, understated sensibility of the high fashion world was thrown for a loop last week with Paris’s Ethical Fashion Show, which boasted couture made from pineapple leaves, fish scales, bamboo and sweet potato paste. Also on hand were more traditional garments of cotton and silk, all sewed in fair trade factories.

Les Racines du Ciel also makes silk scarves dyed with a Japanese fruit called kakishibu, giving them colors ranging from pink to brown, Goyette said… “Maybe I am too idealistic, but I want to change the world,” she added, “to make it a better place, environmentally speaking.”

All would have progressed according to plan if not for the frail, desperately famished runway models, who became overcome by the aroma of their clothing and voraciously devoured it during a runway feeding frenzy.

Potatoes, pineapples to dress environmentally-minded fashionistas (Yahoo News)

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