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Use of tech in fashion is, at present, limited predominantly to gadgets and accessories that monitor what the body is doing and allow the user to react. A more interesting application, however, is to make the textile itself dynamic and responsive to the user's needs.
NEFFA explored what possibilities technology offers for making textile organic and alive. The result is Dynamic Skin.
NEFFA feels that textile should respond to the user instead of the other way around. Innovation should create textiles that are much more alive, to reaffirm our connection with them. This can be achieved with textiles that respond to the wearer's needs, for example actively providing protection or care without any conscious thought on the wearer's part.
[...] Like the human skin, Dynamic Skin consists of layers. Energy is used based on the wearer's heart rate and circulation. A monitor translates the wearer's heart rate into a LED pattern that reflects the rate at which blood is flowing through the wearer's body.
Heating threads in the textile cause the clothes to change colour, giving visual expression to the blood circulation. While creating awareness of our bodies' internal heating function, they also provide actual warmth. The colour pallet is inspired by the human body: different skin tones combine beautifully with the blue of veins and the red of blood.
How long before "dead" clothes (AKA non-technology infused) are a thing of the past?
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Tuesday December 06 2016, @07:59PM
The summary dares to ask how long until normal clothes go away.
But this? This isn't an improvement. The ideas raised as hypotheticals are improvements, but glowing to show bloodflow is a non-useful gimmicky useless application and it's the only one they can actually demonstrate, and the input is coming from a fitbit-like monitor that is a hassle to use and wear.
You know what will replace practical clothing that is reasonably priced, modestly nice looking, reasonably durable, easy to clean, and choosable based on weather?
Technology that modestly improves on one of those without completely sacrificing all the test.
Something that is cheaper and isn't a piece of crap that falls apart? Congrats, you win.
Something that uses technology to look really fashionable and nice and doesn't cost thousands? Yep, you did it.
Something that lasts forever, and doesn't look like a trenchcoat? I'll buy it
Something that is partially self-cleaning and I can wear some place besides Northern Alaska? Done deal.
Something that can adapt to the weather around you? Fuck it, I'll give up every other item on the list, but don't promise that and deliver "Glows".
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Tuesday December 06 2016, @09:14PM
And even then, you'll still have a market for "vintage" clothing. (Or, as I call it, posh second hand clothing.)
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday December 06 2016, @09:18PM
You really don't want that Glow [youtube.com]?
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.