What will the techno garb of tomorrow look like? A far-out exhibition exploring the intersection of fashion and technology might just give some hints.
As electronics increasingly become embedded in everyday objects, what kind of clothes will we wear? Will the techno garb of the future expand our awareness of our environment? Sense and communicate our emotions? Change color according to our surroundings? Warn us of impending danger?
For some ideas of what tomorrow's closet might contain, have a look at "TechnoSensual: Where fashion meets technology," an interactive exhibition on display in Vienna, Austria, through September that presents electronic textiles and wearable technologies created by international haute tech couture designers.
Curated by Dutch-based designer Anouk Wipprecht, the show combines fashion and technology with smart clothes equipped with electronic components like sensors, projectors, speakers, and LEDs. Wipprecht created this "Smoked Dress," which generates smoke to ward off enemies. [Read more]
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