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Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato has created a haute couture collection for Paris Fashion Week in collaboration with synthetic spider-silk specialist Spiber.

The garments were created by harnessing a variety of Brewed Protein materials and blended textiles.

Brewed Protein is a new protein material developed by Spiber, created through a fermentation process, and which is not reliant on petroleum or animals.

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Outdoor gear retailer North Face in Japan to sell a $1,000, special edition "Moon Parka," a gold-colored jacket made out of synthetic spider silk, based on the design of its existing Antarctica parka, a super-strong material developed by Spiber Inc.

Spiber President Kazuhide Sekiyama, who invented the company's technology to make artificial spider silk, said that the world's first commercial piece of clothing made from the bio-fiber protein material is just the beginning.