
Stella McCartney
Vegan fashion that names its ethics — but not its petrochemical cost.
How living things fit together, and what happens when a piece is removed.



Nylon is a family of synthetic thermoplastics characterised by amide linkages, melt-processed into fibres, films and moulded shapes. Wallace Carothers made the first one at DuPont in 1935, and women's stockings made it famous. Pure nylon's weaknesses in clothing led to blends with cotton, polyester and spandex, and pure nylon is now rarely used.

