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Pharrell Williams Is Making Boots From Plastic Bottles for Timberland

By , the Cut’s financial-advice columnist.  In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.

Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D. front man and co-owner of Bionic Yarn, a company that makes fabrics out of renewable materials, has partnered with Timberland to make 90 different styles of boots out of a combination of 50 percent organic cotton and 38 percent recycled plastic bottles. The line hits stores in January. [Refinery29]

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Pharrell Williams Is Making Boots From Plastic Bottles for Timberland