By now, plenty of Chappell Roan fans likely know that when it comes to the singer’s fashion choices, she really tries to push boundaries. While she’s really only been in the spotlight for just a few years, Roan has delivered nothing but killer (and viral) looks, from her VMA’s sheer medieval dress to her 1600s fashion week fit. The “Good Luck, Babe” singer’s unpredictable magic was on display when she donned another particularly sweet garment, which was apparently made using seaweed.
Roan’s eclectic sources of fashion inspiration are par for the course, as she’s shared a lot about how she tries to approach her fits from a fun perspective. That surely includes the seaweed dress she wore. Caroline Zimbalist, the designer behind the “Pink Pony Club” artist’s sustainable 2024 frock, let AP News in on her process. Specifically, Zimbalist shared the common swaps she uses in place of synthetic materials that go into her pieces, which don’t contain any plastics. In her words:
I primarily work with biomaterials, specifically, a bioplastic. It’s almost very misleading because people think I’m reworking used plastics and there’s zero plastic in my work. I’m using agar powder, a seaweed derivative called carrageenan, and then I’m using tapioca starch, vegetable glycerin and water. And as we’re pouring, we’re mixing.
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Chappell Roan’s deserves credit for helping to push this conversation forward with her chic seaweed look. Here’s hoping there’s further progress in his area of fashion — and that Roan continues to dazzle with her outfits as well.