{"id":69266,"date":"2016-01-24T01:29:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T06:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=69266"},"modified":"2016-01-24T01:29:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T06:29:47","slug":"designer-makes-gowns-out-of-car-interior-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/01\/24\/designer-makes-gowns-out-of-car-interior-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer makes gowns out of car interior material"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ferndale-based designer Janna Coumoundouros (Photo from Coumoundouros’ Facebook account<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DETROIT \u2013 One auto supplier is taking the term \u201cready to wear\u201d to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

Inteva Products LLC commissioned a fashion designer to produce four gowns using the same thermoplastic material the maker of engineered components and systems places in the instrument panel surface of a host of General Motors Co. vehicles.<\/p>\n

The results were on display during a recent pop-up fashion show at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.<\/p>\n

Four models outfitted with formal dresses made from Inteva\u2019s Inteather material strutted up and down a carpeted area, passing by dumbfounded auto show attendees as well as the GMC Yukon and Sierra, both of which feature instrument panel exteriors made of Inteather, a thermoplastic olefin material.<\/p>\n

Inteather has the appearance of traditional leather, but Inteva says it weighs less, lasts longer, and is recyclable.<\/p>\n

Inteva’s Ken Gassman, who leads the team responsible for the commercial use of Inteather, was on hand to see the models in action. He says the designer, Ferndale-based Janna Coumoundouros, did a \u201cphenomenal job\u201d creating the gowns.<\/p>\n

Coumoundouros says people are taken aback by the texture of the dresses, because \u201cit looks like hard leather, but when they touch it, it\u2019s really soft.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though it\u2019s automotive material, they\u2019re very elegant,\u201d she said. \u201cThey have a really classic, beautiful look to them, too, so people are very, very surprised when they find out what the material is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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