Sportswear, for example, has been transformed thanks to the use of ______ materials and scientific desings, greatly improving the performance of athletes. (INNOVATE)

Whereas fashion is frivolous, impulsive and often _______. (PREDICT)

At first glance science and fashion could not be more _____. (SIMILAR)

Fashion houses adopt new materials in order to _______ themselves from their various _______. (DISTINCT/COMPETE)

Scientists are working to develop _________ for these products. (REPLACE)

As cotton is _______ having to compete with other crops for land, and oil-based fabrics become less acceptable. (INCREASE)

But fashion owes more to science than some ______ might like to admit. (ENTHUSE)

Science is generally considered to be a _____ that is slow-paced. (PURSUE)