HANOVER, Germany — Wear milk? Anke Domaske says why not?
The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-winning new textile made entirely from milk that’s environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies.
Called Qmilch, it drapes and folds like silk but can be washed and dried like cotton.
The biochemist and fashion designer has so far only used the fabric to make dresses for her own MCC fashion line. But next year, Domaske has plans to begin mass producing — and several companies have already expressed interest in using the fabric.
Qmilch, whose name is a combination of “quality” and the German word for milk, won the innovation award of Germany’s Textile Research Association, which recognized it as a new, sustainable fiber that could revolutionize the clothing industry. The Associated Press
