Wearable technology finally embraces fashion...

When I arrived in Paris, France earlier this month, I got a billboard for the exhibition titled "Weareable Fashiontech Festival". I turned my eyes and didn't feel very interested; but it always happens. I received a call from EE Times European colleague Anne-Francoise Pele, who was interviewing news about the show; so I immediately turned to study the fashion wear technology after finishing another interview.
In particular, I am not interested in fashion. What I can't attract is the technology that is generally known as "wearable", mainly because most of them are selling dog meat; and as early as 2000, some people proposed wearable technology. The concept, and the combination of technology and fashion, but did not sweep the world.

Thanks to the evolution of sensors and 3D printer technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT) boom and Maker activities that are popular throughout the industry, wearable devices are now available everywhere; they have penetrated into the clothing sector and It doesn't look like the sci-fi parasite that tries to get into the human body. But in most so-called "fashion technology" wearable devices, the still lacking elements are from the perspective of fashion designers.

Technicians may think that LED-emitting T-shirts are "cool", but with the combination of technology, artists or real fashion designers may contemplate new uses of such tech fabrics, and thinking patterns with engineers. completely different.

Anne-Sophie Berard, artistic director of the "wearable fashion technology carnival" mentioned above, told me that the focus of the fashion technology exhibition is not on technology, but on the idea of ​​presenting artists, and with the help of technology, fashion can What sparks the society brings: "Our protagonist is a young artist, not a fashion designer who has become famous."

This fashion technology show, which debuted in Paris last week, can see "Spider Dress" (which you may have seen at CES) that protects the body of women, breathing, living fungus T-shirts, There are clothes that can communicate with each other; indeed, some of them are quite peculiar, but you can see how future fashion will be combined with technology... let's take a look!

From the dress of "goose skin"?


AWE Goosebumps

The dress, designed by Sensoree, named "AWE Goosebumps", incorporates a biosensor that monitors the wearer's mood when they are scared of "goose bumps" It’s glowing... it’s fun, but can you change your name?

Musical kimono


a kimono that will play Japanese style music

The person wearing this kimono can touch the sleeves and let the kimono with a black box send out the "three flavors" of the music - what, you don't know the "three flavors"? Then don't buy it.

Rehabilitation patient exclusive knit coat


Knitted jacket Vigor for physiotherapy

It is called Vigour and is designed for rehabilitation patients who need physical therapy; equipped with sensors to continuously track the wearer's activity and transmit relevant information to the mobile app for therapists and patients, caregivers to monitor at any time .

It can help you feel the attention of others


A shawl with eyes?

The above is a shawl-like garment with a miniature camera in the center that detects other people's gaze and reacts with its 3D printed surface.

Understanding individualism


Unique clothing designed to analyze each person's personality

What kind of clothes a person wears reflects their life experiences; the clothes above use a webcam to analyze the wearer’s facial expressions and what she is typing, and then use computer algorithms to produce fabrics that are said to be personal. design.

Live clothes!


Unique clothing designed to analyze each person's personality

The above set of clothes is known as a "living organism", the creator said that the clothes are made of artificial skin that breathes, and there is also a pulse (injecting air into the blood vessels)...

Music jacket


Music Jacket Showpiece with designer Ylenia Gortana

The music jacket Showpiece has an electronic music interface. Designer Ylenia Gortana said that she was surrounded by music from childhood to age. Her father was a drummer, so she knew that music could be produced anywhere in the body. The jacket is made of multiple layers of conductive fibers and contains sensors; two layers of copper and silver wire, separated by aluminum foil, allowing the sensor to be turned on or off and read from the entire range Signal.

Spider dresses representing personal privacy


Spider dress

This spider dress debuted at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with built-in Intel Edison processor, combining fashion, robotics and wearable technology. The design concept is to express the emotions of the wearer and Protect her (or his) personal space.