A Detroit designer has been getting down to her automotive roots, and the results are surprisingly creative and elegant. In what started in

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The AP story went global! USA Today, US News & World Report, Yahoo News, ABC News, and news stations, newspapers, and radio stations all over the US. Thank you Mike Householder! The four dresses are all made entirely out of Inteva's Inteather material, what car consoles, panels, and sun roofs are made out of. They are very comfortable and two of the dresses even have pockets. #internationalnews #abcnews #detroit #fashion #cardresses #associatedpress #designermakesgownsfromcar

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — One auto supplier is taking the term "ready to wear" to a whole new level. Inteva Products LLC commissioned a fashion designer to produce four gowns using the same thermoplastic material the maker of engineered components and systems places in the instrument panel surface of a number of General Motors Co. vehicles. The results were on display during a recent pop-up fashion show at the North American International Auto Show