Technology Meets Fashion: Exploring Wearables, Fashion Tech and Haute Tech Couture
This dissertation aims to explore and understand the role of technology throughout the process of design and fabrication in the haute tech couture domain and uncover broader implications for the design of wearables.
Abstract
The introduction of technology into the worlds of fashion and haute couture, has made it possible for fashion designers and technologists to create and experiment with garments and wearables in a variety of novel and expressive forms. Several of these haute couture garments infused with technology are shown on international runways and can ultimately influence the design of consumer fashion and wearable products. Within this context, I describe my dissertation which aims to explore and understand the role of technology throughout the process of design and fabrication in the haute tech couture domain and uncover broader implications for the design of wearables.