The Designer Making Exquisite Clothes From Brillo Pads and Plastic Fruit

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The Designer Making Exquisite Clothes From Brillo Pads and Plastic Fruit

On the Verge showcases emerging talent from the worlds of fashion, food, music, art and design. The British designer Harry Pontefract’s clothing often starts with a very specific obsession. Last year, for example, his fixation with vintage faux fruit led him on a six-month search for plastic grapes, which he incorporated into his latest collection in the form of a sleeveless dress hand-embroidered with cascading bunches of them in shades of blac…