Description
Book SynopsisDisappearing dress codes, customers as designers and wearable technology; in recent years the production and function of clothing has undergone massive change. New manufacturing technologies have brought bespoke design within reach of many consumers for the first time. Miniature sensors can turn ordinary garments into smart devices. And blurring gender roles and class distinctions point the way towards a more fluid approach to clothing, fashion and design.
The Future of Clothing offers a critical introduction to these developments from an interdisciplinary perspective, engaging with their implications for the clothing industry and related fields. You''ll learn how mass-personalization impacts the luxury market, the effects of automation on craftsmanship and how AI design may affect individual style choices.Contributors include fashion historian, author and broadcaster Amber Butchart, adventurer, ecologist and head of the Sculpt the Future Foundation David de Rothschild, and best
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. What is Shaping the Future of Clothing? Sustainability New Materials Blurring Gender Roles Individualization and Fading Formality Shaping the future Drivers of change Functionalization Automation Virtualization Democratization of Production
2. Rethinking Clothing Time to Envision the New! - Amber Butchart The Rediscovery of True Needs - David de Rothschild Material is the Mother of Invention - Richard Sennett Interfacing the Body - Linh Le Clothes with Change. The Human Body, Too! - Yuval Harari Labour of Love - Jacqueline Sealy Of Luxury and Eternity - Jean-Claude Biver Towards Longevity and Multifunctionality - Gregor Thissen
3. Envisioning the Future Longevity Over Fashion: A Suit for a Lifetime Customers as Designers: Towards Autarky Enhanced Protection: Clothes as Alarm Systems Dressing the Next Generation: Suits for Robots Craftsmanship as Luxury: Clothing Beyond Automation Local Fast Fashion: The End of 'Made in Taiwan' Navigating the Intelligent Environment References and Further Reading Index Picture credits
