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Silverell (Silverell) active wear clothing, chronic care aids, online shop, antimicrobial products
Welcome to Fine Silver Products, the on-line specialty shop for chronic care aids, active wear clothing, antimicrobial products, equine/animal care items, and more. Also visit Fine Silver's parent company - Sheldex U.S. at shieldextrading.net.
Slam (Slam) 1979 hi-tech fabrics, brand, clothing, wearable, garment, textile, sportswear, fibres, sailing apparel, company, manufacturer
Advanced technology sportswear
Smart clothes and Wearable Technology J. McCaan, D. Bryson 2009 textile, fashion, wearable technology, smart clothes, book, electronics, smart materials
Smart clothes and wearable technology is a relatively novel and emerging area of interdisciplinary research within the fashion, textile, electronics and related industries. This book provides a comprehensive review of the end-userís requirements and the technologies and materials available for the design and production of smart clothing.
Smart Fabrics Conference Intertech Pira 2010 diy, conference, smart fabrics, event, 150 industries, applications, 24 countries, fashion technology, technical garments, electronic wearable, seminar, lighted apparel, technology, miami
This seminar will provide an overview of the materials and methods that are typically used to create lighted clothing, such as LEDs and EL-based illumination. It will also discuss a range of practical and artistic design challenges, drawing upon case studies from the entertainment industry. Other key topics will involve business-related issues for illuminated apparel, including market selection, product design, manufacturing, pricing, advertising, consumer education, and predictions for the future.
Stone Island Carlo Rivetti (Stone Island/C.P. Company) 1982 classic, high tech material, sport style, fashion, brand, wearable, fibres, fabrics, garments, textile
Since the label was born in 1982, the aim of Stone Island has been to design innovative top line collections in the sportswear panorama, with a high concern in function and use of the garments. Stone Island has undertaken innovative research into fibres and textiles never previously used in the clothing industry. The production procedures are often adapted from completely different industrial sectors and when applied to clothing, instead of standardizing production they produce unrepeatable garments.
Studio subTela Barbara Layne (Hexagram Institute) institute, research, visual art, engineering, intelligent clothing, smart fabrics
Barbara Layne is the Director of Studio subTela at the Hexagram Institute where she works with a team of graduate students from Visual Arts and Engineering at Concordia University and a variety of international collaborators. The Studio is focused on the development of intelligent cloth structures for the creation of artistic, performative and functional textiles. Natural materials are woven in alongside microcomputers and sensors to create surfaces that are receptive and responsive to external stimuli. Controllable arrays of Light Emitting Diodes present changing patterns and texts through the structure of cloth. Wireless transmission systems have also been developed to support real time communication. In both wearable systems and site related installations, textiles are used to address the social dynamic of fabric and human interaction.
Switch Craft: Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew Alison Lewis, Fang-Yu Lin 2008 book, DIY, craft, fashion, geek, girls
F.I.T. meets M.I.T. in Switch Craft, a book of 20 ultra-modern projects that are equal parts fashion and function. From a skirt that can streak trails of light on the dance floor to a laptop sleeve thatís the first to know when you're in a Wi-Fi zone, these projects are made for the wired (or wireless) world. Without sacrificing style or being more complicated than sixth-grade science class, they integrate lights, vibration, and sound with sewing to create edgy, attractive accessories and clothing. So if youíre ready to take your crafting not only to another level but another frontier, let Switch Craft bring your handiwork into the twenty-first century.
Talk2myShirt Eric Zainzinger (E-textile) 2006 garment, fibers, LED, textile, interactive clothing, DIY, blog, electronic, wearable, fashion, research, news
This site is dedicated to Wearable Electronics in the purest sense: Textile based, Clothing and Fashion Accessories. Thatís all. If a new product claims to be Wearable (Electronics) but does not meet this criteria, it will not be included in this site. Portable (Electronics) does not mean Wearable (Electronics). Talk2myShirt wants to be a platform to bring together the consumer and the designer of Wearable Electronic products. This site is connecting with Plug and Wear and is always updated.
Ten Cate TCGE (Ten Cate) military, interior design, safety and protection, no-UV radiation material, lightweight materials in aircraft, fire-fighting clothing, protective materials, specialist material, chemical processes, textile technology, multinational company, sport and recreations, aerospace, infrastructure, environment, artificial grass, industry
Is a commercial division of TenCate Geosynthetics Europe (TCGE). TCGE is an international company headquartered in Linz, Austria, a manufacturer of both Geosynthetics and Industrial Fabrics.
TexWorld (Messe Frankfurt) 2010 shirting, cotton, prints, functional fabrics, fibres, wool-blends, wool, silky aspects, silk, lace, embroidery, trims and accessories producers, garment manufacturers, clothing fabrics, marketplace, event, linen, denim, knitted fabrics, trims & accessories, clothing, style, publications
Texworld is the marketplace for discovering handmade and industrial textiles from all over the world. Embroidery, lace, silk, silky aspects, wool, wool-blends, fibres, functional fabrics, prints, cotton, shirting, linen, denim, knitted fabrics, trims & accessories, clothing, style, publications.
The culture of fashion: a new history of fashionable dress Christopher Breward fashion journalism, fashion history, book, clothing, advertising
This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meaning from medieval Europe to twentieth-century America. Breward's work provides the reader with a clear guide to the changes in style and taste and shows that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics.
Twenty1f (Twenty1f) blog, tech, future fashion, clothing, textiles, technology, design, news, design, artists & technologists, fashion
TWENTY1F (or 21F) is a group of designers, researchers, artists & technologists pushing the boundaries of fashion. We are committed to exploring and documenting the redefinition of the body and society through the hybridization of clothing and technology. 21F features news, events, opportunities, and resources. (www.twenty1f.com is not found by the server anymore, but you can still see a lot of images on Google search.)
Wearable Technology- Powered Art and Fashion Design 2009 (Netherlands Media Art Institute) 2009 sensors, textiles, social life, fashion design, technologicallt clothing, netherlands media art institute, university, courses, expressive, performative garments, everyday experience
"Wearable Technology & Powered Art and Fashion Design" presents latest developments in the area of technologically augmented clothing. The program crosses the disciplines of fashion design, performance art, wearable computing and interaction design. The selected pieces envision a future in which our second skin, our clothes, become relevant element in our social life, in our communication and interaction with others. This is achieved by embedding electronics seamlessly into the textiles. After the miniaturisation of processors, sensors and batteries designers can now use these to create expressive and performative garments beyond the everyday experience.
Wild: Fashion Untamed Andrew Bolton, Shannon Bell-Price (Contributor), Elyssa Schram Da Cruz 2004 Yohji Yamamoto, Thierry Mugler, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Azzedine AlaÔa, metropolitan of art, book, haute couture, catwalk
An extensive exploration of manís ongoing obsession with animalism as expressed through fashion. Since prehistoric times, furs and feathers have been used not only for warmth and protection but also for display and adornment. Offering lively insights into the decorative possibilities of pelts and plumes, WILD: Fashion Untamed examines furís ability to announce the wealth and status of the wearer by looking at the clothing of Renaissance aristocrats as well as that of contemporary Hip-Hop performers such as P. Diddy and Missy Elliott.
Xtreme Fashion Courtenay Smith, Sean Topham 2005 Daniele Buetti, Alicia Framis, Vexed Generation, Freddie Robins, Moreno Ferrari, artists, designers, urban conditions, fashion starts, fashinating text, photos, environment, fashion world, book, Lucy Orta, Hussein Chalayan, clothing, human body
In Xtreme Fashion authors Courtenay Smith and Sean Topham turn their attention to the fashion world, where haute couture is taking a backseat to serious concerns about the environment, personal safety, and privacy. Featuring more than 300 color photos and fascinating text, the authors show how real fashion starts on the streets, born of urban conditions from gang culture to teenybopper worship. They showcase the works of designers, artists, and other creative individuals such as Moreno Ferrari, Freddie Robins, Vexed Generation, Alicia Framis, Daniele Buetti, Lucy Orta, and Hussein Chalayan to illustrate the demand for clothing that can protect, extend, alter, mark or mask the human body.