26 Sep, 2010 @ 09:00
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Fly-away fashion

By Wendy Williams

THE Spanish have long been known for their creativity, but fashion designer Dr Manel Torres might have taken this just a little too far.

His invention, Fabrican, is exactly what it says on the tin; a fabric in an aerosol can.

Made from cotton fibres, polymers (to bind them together) and solvents to keep it in liquid form, Fabrican adds another dimension to the world of skin-tight clothing.

It is sprayed directly onto your body, and dries as soon as it comes into contact with the skin.

Then the garment can be taken off, washed and re-worn just like a conventional fabric.

Even better, if you fancy a new wardrobe, the whole lot can be dissolved and used again.

In a demonstration, Torres took just 15 minutes to spray a T-shirt onto a male model. A female model was given the same treatment.

Torres has spent the last decade working on the invention in collaboration with the Imperial College, in London.

According to the Spanish designer, the idea was to create perfect fitting clothes instantly and cheaply.

“I really wanted to make a futuristic, seamless, quick and comfortable material” he said.

But best of all, it has emerged that the invention could even have uses in the world of medicine with the advent of spray on bandages.

It could also be useful for the transport and chemical industries, as well as for furniture upholstery.

So whether it’s for a band-aid or a hot date, spray on polymer composites are there for you.

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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