Gizmodo: garments

Signal Jacket for Cyclists Gets Instructable: Your Arms Will be Happy

Kit Eaton — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:15:00 EDT

Back in March we showed Leah Buechley's neat signaling jacket for cyclists, the one that has LED turn-indicators on the back. Not much info was available on it at the time, save for the fact it used an Arduino Lilypad controller. But now Leah's posted a detailed Instructable for the jacket, including handy things like a shopping list for materials and tools, so you could easily make your own. One thing we didn't know: there's a single LED on each cuff, confirming your turn signs are showing on the back. Good idea that—saving you from veering into the path of a juggernaut that didn't know what you were up to. [Instructables via Talk2myshirt]

Daft Punk's Designer Shows DIY Glowing Outfit Tricks

Kit Eaton — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Almost as famous as Daft Punk's electro-tunes are their glowing electro-outfits. And now, thanks to the chap who made clothes for their 2007 Alive tour, and an Instructables DIY page you too could don glowing gear. It looks fairly easy, as long as you're nifty with a needle and thread: the hardest part seems to be soldering the wire's electric contacts. There're a bunch of tips on wire placing and sewing, and photos of EL wire patterns on everything from boots to hats. And now, if you excuse me, I'm off to persuade my missus of the benefits of a glowing bra. [Instructables via Hacknmod]

Laser-Cut Scarfs. Verdict: Fashion and Laser Beams FTW!

Kit Eaton — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Taking the words out of your mouth, and wrapping them round your neck: These scarfs are typographic wonders, and they're cut by frickin' laser beams! And that's just cool. Made from microfiber suede, they're available in Uppercase, Lowercase and Numbers styles and in off-white and black. They may be fashionable, though I'm guessing just a little too holey for really cold days... But if you like 'em, these 62 x 4-inch garments cost $52. Or maybe that should be "fiftytwodollars." [Littlefactory via Core77]

Fingers-On with the MP3 Lederhosen and Hunting Jacket

AddyDugdale — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:58:58 EDT

Consider the Bavarian hunting jacket with built-in MP3 controls. Consider it, and then wonder why you'd want to listen to oompah music while you blast away at anything in feathers, fur &mdash or if you're Dick Cheney, anyone who's standing too close to you. To drown out the screams, I suppose. There is also a pair of matching lederhosen as well, which we already covered earlier this year.

I know, I know. Back then I was stupid enough to think that the buttons controlled your cell phone and not your MP3 player. Why would you want a cell phone attached to your hunting pants, I thought? "Er, Hank? I just shot Buddy. He's on the floor and I don't think he's breathing. Can we get some damage limitation in asap, please?"). I blame an error on the picture caption, myself, but feel free to blame me if you want.

Design Concept: LED Garments Reveal Your Emotions

Charlie White — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:47:55 EDT

The Philips SKIN project blends LEDs with sensors that reveal the emotions of their wearers. The "blushing dress" on the left has two layers, with biometric sensors next to the skin that transmit their readings to the LED-lighted fabric on the outside.

On the right is Frison, a body suit with groups of tiny LEDs on stalks that react when someone blows on them. We're just wondering where such a skinny girl would hide the batteries for the thing. She might be needing some of those breakthrough plastic batteries we told you about earlier today. – Charlie White

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