Jeff Bezos's wife Lauren Sánchez could not afford a prom dress growing up. Now she and the Amazon founder are donating $34 million to fashion
- Lauren Sánchez and Jeff BezosGrowing up, Lauren Sánchez could not afford to buy a prom dress from a department store, so she hand-stitched her own red gown.
- Today, as vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, she and her husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, are donating $34 million to help reshape the future of clothing.
- The multimillion-dollar investment aims to speed up the development of sustainable textiles by funding research into biodegradable fibres, plastic-free synthetic silk, and fabrics grown from bacteria fed with agricultural waste.
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- Lauren Sánchez and Jeff BezosGrowing up, Lauren Sánchez could not afford to buy a prom dress from a department store, so she hand-stitched her own red gown.
- Today, as vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, she and her husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, are donating $34 million to help reshape the future of clothing.
- The multimillion-dollar investment aims to speed up the development of sustainable textiles by funding research into biodegradable fibres, plastic-free synthetic silk, and fabrics grown from bacteria fed with agricultural waste.
Sources: Times of India