Bionic Yarn, sustainable fabric makers who have pioneered the creation of a yarn made from plastic bottles rescued from shorelines, are capturing the eyes of the fashion mainstream and getting the fashion crowd to take note of the environment in their fashion choices.

On 20 April, the first ever evening gown made from the Bionic Yarn thread will hit the high street as part of H&M’s Conscious Exclusive Collection. The blush pink evening gown, designed by H&M’s in-house design team, features a flowing train and ruffles.

Bionic Yarn may have hit the headlines in the mainstream fashion world for its collaboration with high street brand, H&M, but the pioneering sustainable fabric makers have been around for almost a decade injecting its environmentally and fashion forward approach into the manufacturing of all kinds of goods.

Rocking threads with a conscience nowadays stretches far beyond natural fibers. Sustainable fashion, for one, is…