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Don't bother packing your purse with Vitamin C or nasty nasal sprays this season. Instead, fight the flu with fashion.
Germ-deterring duds are the latest craze - a look that's both posh and practical.
On the high end is Glitterati, a two-garment line that Cornell University senior Olivia Ong premiered on a campus catwalk.
Silver nanoparticles that shut down bacteria and viruses coat the glistening gold dress Ong designed. And the hood, sleeves and pockets of a blue-and-black jacket are treated with palladium, which breaks down dangerous components of air pollution.
Since the nanoparticles also block dirt, you can get away with wearing the clothes many times between washes.
And they look great too, says Allison Berlin, stylist for TLC's "What Not to Wear" and founder of stylemadesimple.net.
"They're sporty and futuristic, which are two big trends that are going on in high fashion this season," Berlin says." So she was certainly thinking about what women would want to wear."
Don't head to your local department store in search of the glittering gear just yet, though. Since it would cost about $10,000 for just a square yard of nano-treated cotton, Ong's designs aren't currently available.
But there are cheaper options out there:
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Germ-Fighting Clothes are Purell for the Fashionista
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By Gina Salamone
New York Daily News, October 28, 2007
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