A comfortable pair of sneakers, a tote bag roomy enough for a laptop and a waterproof jacket that tackles the rain are just a few key wardrobe essentials. Lucky for us, Everlane has mastered the ...

New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae. The garment is made from a bioplastic material McCurdy developed that consists entirely of ...

Okewa, a clothing company from Wellington in New Zealand, has taken to Kickstarter to fund its latest project: rain jackets made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. Started by duo Nevada and Nick, the ...

In July 1956, the largest “plastic raincoat” in the world was used to line a hole in a pond in Blacksburg, Virginia. The pond was owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, Virginia Tech today) and ...