Fungus on the Runway: The Unlikely Future of Sustainable Fashion Chinese scientists have developed a method to create clothing and textiles from Cordyceps militaris, also known as caterpillar fungus.
This fungus has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries and has now been found to be a key ingredient in sustainable textiles.
The fabric itself is remarkable: it can clean and repair itself, and it's biodegradable – degrading within 41 days.