Edamame Chic
I made a joke earlier this week about going vegan, and the response
back was, “It’ll be over as soon as someone pushes foie gras pate under
you nose.” Today, however, I am wearing a sweater spun from
soy-yarn, and the material facinates me. They apparently make the
fibers from soy dregs leftover from tofu production. As for my
review of the yarn, it’s soft to the touch and non-abrasive against my
skin, but it doesn’t have the woolen look of cashmere (I am neutral on
this last point). So, the remaining test is whether or not this
material piles or falls apart, but it will take repeated wearings to
complete it.
Edit: My enthusiasm for the soy
fabric is waning. It’s too lint-y. There’s a bit of green
lint on my dark coat. Also, the sleeves have a few, large piles,
and it’s only midday.
@nna
January 4, 2005 @ 2:00 pm
ewa! you can’t go vegan!
echan
January 5, 2005 @ 3:11 pm
There was heavy emphasis on the word “joke” in my first sentence. I view die-hard veganism as a cult, and tantamount to cultural imperialism, because food is culture.
@nna
January 15, 2005 @ 11:43 pm
ok. i sit next to a vegan at work and she’s always looking at me weird.