Fashion designers Diana Eng, who many of you might remember from 'Project Runway' on Fox8 and Emily Albinski first made headlines when their 'Inflatable Dress' made the cover of ID Magazine last fall. The duo aim to push forward technology in the fashion world. The designers are including biological and technological concepts with fashion, which is giving them a great edge in the fashion world. The 'Inflatable Dress' is designed to incorporate a hacked vacuum cleaner to inflate the dress and give it volume. A plastic cast corset with lots of switches embedded in it completes the look. The gown fits closely to the body but inflates to become bell shaped with tendril-like spikes on the back and large pillows of air on the sides. The silhouette of the gown can be changed by varying the amount of air. ID Magazine included the caption "never has a vacuum cleaner looked so sexy!" Personally, I think the dress is extremely creative and think it would look great in an exhibition or museum, although I can't see this dress being worn on a night out, although I think that the designers achieved their goal in making 'the fashion-minded more interested in the research process, and the scientifically minded more interested in fashion as a form of self-expression.' The often disparate worlds of fashion and technology are being united to create an artform which will resonate appreciation and innovation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI6WwpH4sQw Fashion Meets Technology- This is the YouTube video of the fashion parade of these two designers and if you fast forward to 7:41- 8:26 you will se 'The Inflatable Dress' being modelled.
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