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Nature 451, 631 (7 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/451631b; Published online 6 February 2008

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Fashion: Fleeting fabrics

Joanne Baker

ARTS REVIEWED: Wonderland

Imagine if last season's dress or suit vanished of its own accord after some expiration date. In a comment on our disposable culture, Valentino-trained fashion designer Helen Storey is using know-how from materials science to make a show of frocks that dissolve slowly in water.