Gizmodo: dress

The More Pollution In The Air, The More This Dress Glows

Kat Hannaford — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:40:00 EST

Being one of only two laydees on Gizmodo, I feel justified in saying this dress is hot. Though not as hot as we'll be if global warming gets its way, unless more people pay attention to eco-friendly inventions like this.

Dozens of LEDs sprinkled across this dress concept light up, and actually blink faster when the microprocessor and carbon dioxide detection unit (hidden in the dress bustle, I presume) recognizes pollution in the air. No, they don't make underwear versions, though I'm sure some of the men reading this could do with their "air pollution" being monitored. [Diffus via The Coolist]

Doesn't She Look Happy, Wearing an OLED Dress

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:20:26 EST

Created in collaboration with British fashion designer Gareth Pugh, this dress has been fitted with PolyPhotonix OLED lighting panels creating that very on-trend AW09/10 look. Or something.

Exhibited at the UK's Plastic Electronics Strategy event (and doesn't that sound like a hoot!), PolyPhotonix used it to advertise its polymer-based OLED lighting panels. [OLED-info via UberGizmo]

Beautiful Dress Made Out Of 24,000 LEDs

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:20:00 EST

24,000 full-color, super-thin LEDs, 4,000 Swarovski crystals, and enough iPod batteries to keep everything glowing for about an hour. This picture doesn't do the Galaxy Dress justice, but the video comes close.

This gorgeous thing was designed by Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz and they say that it's the "the largest wearable display in the world." I don't know if that's true or not, but I do know that I wanted to cry when I read that the dress went straight from the sewing room to the museum mannequin, without ever being worn by a real woman. [Wired]

I'm Gonna Wear This Mini Dress For A Full Body 3D Experience

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:30:00 EDT

Look, I get that this mini dress is a Halloween costume, but I can't help but want to wear it right now and look like a walkin', talkin' pair of 3D glasses. [Etsy via Fashionably Geek via Boing Boing]

Art: That Was No Mere Sparkle In Her Eye

Brian Lam — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:31:02 EST

It was the light from 200 lasers, burning out the retinas of all who couldn't resist staring. As far as last-things-to-ever-lay-eyes-on go, we all could have done worse.

(This dress, called Readings is by designer Hussein Chalayan, and will be on display at the Design Museum in London from today through mid May.) [design museum via designboom]

EPA Dress Wrinkles Up to Show it's a Bad Air Day

Kit Eaton — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:56:00 EDT

Currently showing at the 2nd Skin Exhibition at San Francisco's Exploratorium is this piece of smart clothing by designer Stephanie Sandstrom. Inside it hide a bunch of sensors that measure the nearby air quality, along with drivers that can adjust the fabric. The idea is that on bad air days the dress detects the problem, and adjusts itself to look all rumpled and messy, and raising environmental awareness. Does that wrinkling mean it raises the hemline? I'm not sure... but if it did, that might work to take your mind off the damage being done to your health by all those airborne pollutants. [Inhabitat]

First Video of the Japanese Vending Machine Dress Transforming

Brian Lam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:13:13 EST

Here's a video report from Reuters on the transforming dress that disguises a scared, vulnerable stalking target into a vending machine you'd find in any Tokyo side street. This is the first time I've seen this dress on video. And I like how the reporter calls it a modern day Ninja tactic, while other Japanese men in the segment say it's probably a better idea to run from rapists and muggers than to lift up your dress and try to disguise yourself as a Soda machine. [Reuters, thanks Chad]

Japanese Anti Rape/Mugging Dress Transforms Into Vending Machine Disguise

Haroon Malik — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:20:00 EDT

We were under the impression that Japan was so awesome crime didn't exist there. Unfortunately, it does. To ward off criminals, fashion designer Aya Tsukioka has conjured up some neat transforming clothes/accessories to deceive potential muggers. Whether there would be time to get your kit out in an attack is probably something we would not want to test out, but the concept makes for one kick-ass gallery; check it out below:

Examples include a skirt that transforms the wearer into a nondescript vending machine (yes, seriously) and the unfortunately titled Manhole Bag, which converts a lady's handbag into what appears to be a sewer cover with the contents kept safe inside. We think it is a bit ridiculous, but we just can't help thinking that Frucci is cruising the streets as a big red vending machine. Classic Frucci. [Age via Textually]

Circuit Board Dress: Are You Wearing Any Underwear?

Charlie White — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:07:13 EDT

Here's a dress made out of 436 white circuit boards, all tied together with metal rings. Each one of the boards is addressable from a control unit hidden in the back. All of the circuits are powered with solar cells, and there's even an RF receiver that can download commands from afar.

Each one of the tiles can have a solar cell and an RGB LED embedded, so various lighting patterns can be displayed on the dress. You light up my life, baby—let me stand next to your fire. – Charlie White

Solar-powered dress [we make money not art]