Designer Linda Loudermilk — a
pioneer in environmental
fashion whose collection is available at a wide range of boutiques — says she uses eco-friendly fabrics exclusively and adds to the list such exotic
sustainable fibers as sea cell (a seaweed - based fiber), soy fiber * (extracted from the residue of soybeans used
in the manufacture of tofu), and sasawashi (a linenlike blend of Japanese paper and kumazasa herb with antibacterial properties that «can heal a cut on your leg» — or so Loudermilk claims).