http://rrriot-girl.blogspot.com/2010/01/art-of-artificial-intelligence.html

   

As I mentioned before, my project, KinetiCouture, is for a class for my final BA degree, called Design Futures. This blog showcases my research development, something like a "public sketchbook". 

Kinetic Couture is a concept I created as a hypothesis, that electronic garments can highlight the interactive nature of the clothing and capture the imagination on the future meaning and purpose of clothing. 

My basic inspiration came when i learned about the Scorpions by XS Labs in Montreal. I found Di Mainstone's interview, artist and inventor who works with interactive clothing, very positive to my case.

"This said, interactive fashion is certainly getting increased industry profile - established investigative fashion designer Hussein Chalayan has tickled the imagination of the fashion world over the past seasons with his electronic couture experiments, whilst newcomer Angel Chang is designing technology driven fashion as the basis of her range. With this gradual and inevitable evolution, both the fashion industry and the consumer need to be allowed to fully absorb the meaning and possibilities of electronic and interactive fashion. Collections will not only have to be exhibited with fresh vision, to highlight the interactive nature of the clothing, but also be manufactured in an entirely modern way. Because of potential production issues it may be a year ors two before we see intricate electronic fashion in outlets such as UrbanOutfitters and Topshop, however I feel certain that the consumer is ready to accept new modes of fashion interactivity, with or without electronics."  click to read the interview