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"Transport for London has historically adopted a wool moquette fabric," Harriet Wallace-Jones, co-founder of Wallace Sewell - the UK-based design studio that's designed fabrics for TFL - told the BBC.

"Wool is naturally flame retardant, and moquette is a pile fabric which has more durability than a flat woven cloth. The fabric is usually a mix of cut and uncut pile, which also makes it more durable."



There's also the problem that fashions and trends often pass pretty quickly, so if you go for something that looks great at the time, chances are it'll look naff within months.

Thankfully, someone's managed to see the beauty in all of it, having chosen to craft some unique trainers from some upcycled bus seat fabric.

The distinctive shoes were a publicity stunt by First Buses in Ashton, Tameside, as the latest step in the firm's green policy, Manchester Evening News reports.

Aimed as an interesting way of using up old materials no longer needed, the shoes - which were designed by recycling company Above and Beyond - were not only made using fabric from bus seats, but also the rubber from the tyres of disused buses. Definitely a look, eh?