The world of fashion is a very glamorised thing that it is so easy to forgot about the enrolment and the way in which things have developed so quickly in such a short space of time. Even in my lifetime as a millennial i have seen how a portable mobile phone has developed into a crazy device that hold inside them the schedules of our lives- which is crazily impressive.
One way in which technology has developed is the process of three diminutional printing; the materials used in order to print 3D are not toxic and excess waste definitely won't be disposed of into the ocean, lakes or other various water supplies. Made from powder the consumer becomes the factory due to new advanced 3D scanning technology. Bespoke to the body shape, fluid and flexible shapes can be printed- in the future garments could be made from home as 3D printers can cost as little as £1000.
Lady Gaga wearing a 3D parametric sculpture printed dress which is one piece completed on one printer, by Studio XO a London based fashion technology company and was printed by Belgian company Materialise.
Biotechnology is something that has started to change the way we create garments, its consists of fibres made from genetically engineered crops, such as corn and bamboo; ethanol and types of plastic are also used in the process to create environmentally friendly textile. It is being research further into how these materials can regulate a temperature, control odour and also repel dirt and water; meaning the textile will not need washing as often, saving water & electric.
'Bio-based textiles is the new rage. Not just fibers, biotech is providing environment-friendly textile manufacturing processes. Take the case of stonewash jean. Earlier, the jeans were washed with acid and pumice stones which were extracted from strip machines using heavy machinery. This energy intensive process has been replaced by enzymes. The enzyme-based "stonewash" process requires much less energy and it does not damage the jeans fabric. Similarly, enzymes are increasingly used to soften fabrics for making khakis and other clothing. Enzymes are used to treat and degrease leather instead of petroleum-based solvents.' - http://www.biospectrumindia.com
Iris Van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer who is renowned for her futuristic, darkly fantastical aesthetic, which she has shown during Couture Week in Paris. Interning with Alexander McQueen initially got her work recognised. These are various of her 3D print pieces.. ridiculously clever & so beautiful!
My trend mood board is focusing on a future potential trend, i have recognised that 'Metallics' have been on trend and sold on the high street for the past few seasons; especially at this festive time of the year! So I want to take the 'Metallic' trend and then appreciate the structures and designs of the garments that are metallic. I want to focus on 'Futuristic Metallic Pastels' as researching trend forecasts i believe this is a future trend to be considered next. Combining futuristic designs & colour would be the next step for my trend board also considering existing architecture for inspiration for the trend board as mentioned previously.
With Love, DOAFSDO, x
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