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procon

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3. What impressed me was the inventor's background is aeronautical engineering.

Reply to klook (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:16 AM

Sep 2017

He's still a postgraduate student, but he applied the scientific principles he studied for his aeronautical engineering degree to create a sustainable fabric that is waterproof and holds its unique folds.

Something tells me he's going to have a huge career shift from engineering to textile design and sustainable fashions.

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Student invents clothes that 'grow' as babies do. [View all] procon Sep 2017 OP

Clothes that grow with you - great idea klook Sep 2017 #1

What impressed me was the inventor's background is aeronautical engineering. procon Sep 2017 #3

we would have gone broke w/o thrift shops, but still mopinko Sep 2017 #4

Erm, he could do it for all of us ladies, and find a whole new market. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #2

Nice idea, but customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #5

I thought so too, at first, but then I figured consumer demand would still drive procon Sep 2017 #7

IDK, it's not that hard to find on the secondary market Johonny Sep 2017 #11

Easier solution: Thrift Store. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #6

How does it hold up after multiple washings? n/t Yavin4 Sep 2017 #8

He says the pleats are "baked in" so the clothing is machine washable. procon Sep 2017 #10

"Invents" is the wrong word. surrealAmerican Sep 2017 #9