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The Tech of Fashion: 10 Ways Technology Drives Tomorrow’s Fashion

Like any other art, the long-term trends in fashion are often driven by advancements in technology.  New materials merge with the old and new needs drive innovation while fashion slowly evolves.  Which of today’s trends are driving the wearables of tomorrow?   Join us as we explore the high tech fashion of the future– from energy to protection to information directly within the clothing we wear.


Protection in Fashion: Armor and Information

When we enter dangerous endeavors, from biking through the city to fighting fires, the clothes we wear can help keep us safe.  Take the airbag for cyclists, for example, as created by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin.  This neck-worn system pops open with a fully-inflated airbag ready to absorb the shocks of impact.  When not expanded, the system provides for greater visibility (and avoids the stigma of those less-than-stylish bicycle helmets).  To protect us against a greater extreme, designers Ashwin Rajan and Kevin Cannon developed what they call the Frontline Gloves, a system of networked gloves that allow firefighters to communicate with simple hand gestures.  Use a specific hand signal to let your comrades know to evacuate, to recover a discovered victim or that everything is A-ok.


Environmentally Responsive Fashion

 The environment around us is changing, and our fashion can respond to that in artful or informative ways.  Take for example the climate dress by Diffus, a system that monitors nearby air pollution levels and provides feedback in the form of LED light.  When the air is heavily polluted, the lights within this dress pulsate quickly to alert the wearer and those nearby.  A similar system by designers Nien Lam and Susan Ngo also monitors the air quality, yet doing so with a simple color change in the lungs on the front of the shirt.  Last, the work of Stijn Ossevoort is less functional but it remains beautiful– a dress that lights up as gusts of wind pass by.


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