The Biotech Fashion show, held in Toronto, featured haute couture dresses made by using industrial biotechnology to convert corn sugar to biodegradable fabrics. The show provided attendees at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing with an opportunity to see how their work is affecting the world of fashion.

The show featured both ready-to-wear clothing and designer gowns—including some made by well known fashion designers Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Heatherette, and Elisa Jimenez—that were made with Ingeo fabric, which is spun from polylactide (PLA), a compostable biopolymer made from dextrose corn sugar.

The fashion show highlighted the diversity of biobased products made with industrial biotechnology currently available to consumers, including plastics, food ingredients, and fuels.