# Nutrient-Rich Embellishments The Hoyan Ip Bio-Trimmings Turns Food Wastage into Fashion Ornaments By Nikki Taylor | Published 2012-10-03 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoyan-ip-biotrimmings References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/353776/Designer-Turns-Wasted-Food-Into-Clothes-Buttons-Belt-Buckles/) & [hoyanip](http://hoyanip.com/bio-trimmings.html) The Hoyan Ip Bio-Trimmings project takes [unwanted wasted food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snackable-fashion) and turns into fashionable statement pieces. Fashion is ever-changing and always booming, and Hoyan Ip's discarded food embellishments help add to the industry by suggesting an unusual [eco-friendly fabric choice](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/c-collection). The food is dried and cooked until hardened, then blended to create [buttons, sequins, buckles and other ornaments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-hardware) for shirt bottoms and collars. The hard lumpy texture of the food embellishments resembles eccentrically colored dry pasta. Ip wants to re-brand popular clothing industries and encourage them to make ethically sound fashion choices. The overall goal of the Hoyan Ip Bio-Trimmings project is to increase awareness about how much food waste occurs daily as well as to to develop an economically sustainable hardware alternative for the future. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Eco-friendly Fashion:** The trend of using discarded food to create fashionable statement pieces presents an opportunity for eco-friendly fashion brands to tap into a unique fabric choice. - **Ethical Fashion Choices:** Hoyan Ip's project highlights the potential for clothing industries to re-brand and prioritize ethically sound fashion choices by utilizing food waste as design elements. - **Sustainable Hardware Alternatives:** The Hoyan Ip Bio-Trimmings project showcases the potential for developing economically sustainable hardware alternatives by repurposing food waste into buttons, sequins, buckles, and other ornaments for clothing. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** Eco-conscious fashion brands can benefit from incorporating the use of discarded food as embellishments, demonstrating their commitment to sustainability. - **Food Waste Management:** The concept of utilizing food waste as fashion ornaments opens up opportunities for businesses in the food waste management industry to collaborate with fashion brands to repurpose food waste creatively. - **Sustainable Materials Manufacturing:** The production of buttons, sequins, and other clothing embellishments from food waste highlights a potential disruptive innovation opportunity in the sustainable materials manufacturing industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Creative Craft Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fyrn-studio-series.md) - [Waste-Transformed Biomaterials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/by-osmosis.md) - [Retail Overconsumption Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coachtopia-1.md) - [Hair-Reusing Fabric Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dutch-startup.md) - [Bread-Encrusted Gemstone Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rising-collection.md) - [Quirky Eco-Friendly Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/f5-global.md) - [Avant-Garde Biomimicry Fashion Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biomimicry-fashion.md) - [Sustainable Shapewear Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceanhug.md) - [Snackable Fashion Statements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snackable-fashion.md)