Spray-on Clothing:Fashion you can spray on hits the catwalk.

Mirror: http://brightcove.newscientist.com/services/player/bcpid96978243001?bctid=610189732001

"High fashion meets high tech with this new spray-on clothing designed by a Spanish fashionisto. The design team also hopes to use the technology for spray-on bandages and hygienic upholstery.

Manel Torres worked with scientists at Imperial College London to invent the silly-string-like spray, announced just in time for Fashion Week.

The sprayable shirt consists of short fibers mixed with polymers, dissolved into a solvent that allows it to be sprayed from an aerosol can or high-pressure gun, according to the Guardian. Torres can use wool, linen or acrylic fibers to change the texture of the fabric, the Guardian reports. The resulting fabric can be removed and washed with the rest of your laundry.

Don't like the color or feel? Simply dissolve it, using the same solvent, and start over..."

From http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-09/sprayable-clothing and http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/19/spray-on-clothing/

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