Τι είναι το Intimacy 2.0;
The fashion scene can be very frustrating if you like futurism - in addition to synthetic fabrics, we are essentially wrapped in dead animal skins and furs. Where are the dresses made from LED , The onesie with WiFi, the kits that can be spilled on your body like this liquid robot-killer in Exterminator 2? Let's see it Intimacy 2.0.
The Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is at least on the right track in turn Intimacy - these haute couture clothes are made of leather and cleverly transparent e-foils and become more or less transparent depending on the pulse of the wearer. To put it simply, these are clothes that become transparent when you are irritated.
Intimacy 2.0
The dress Intimacy 2.0, which debuted in 2012, attracted a lot of media attention, despite looking more like a “poetry child,” as Daan has described its aesthetic, than something people would actually wear. But according to the designer, at least some of the initial batch of four dresses were sold and he has made others to order in his studio in the Netherlands. (She does not disclose how much these dresses cost).
When I contacted him to see whether or not he was going to create a verse for the mass market, his transparent clothes, he told me that Intimacy 3.0 was in "a trend with an expensive brand of clothes" and did not say anything more. But she talked about the dresses she has made for a select, rich clientele.
VICE: How did you get the original idea for the Intimacy series?
Daan Roosegaarde: [People in my studio] have always referred to technology as my second skin. One day, when I was sitting in the shower, I overlooked the metaphor and thought we should do it literally. I traveled to a few electronics manufacturers and at one of them I saw something thrown in the corner, covered in dust and asked what it was. THE guide He told me, "It's for throwing away, all this fabric does is make it white, transparent." I bought it and started from there
How it was transformed from an object technology in a fashion item?
I realized that I had no idea how to design a dress, so I collaborated with young Dutch designers to create different versions. We are currently talking to big fashion chains like Louis Vuitton. But I do not really care what it looks like Intimacy 2.0: More important to me is how the whole mechanism works.
What kind of people are really wearing this dress?
We created a version for a wealthy young woman who lives in Los Angeles. She is married, but has a secret lover. Basically we made a dress that looks completely normal but recognizes the voice of her lover. When he says a combination of words - which by contract I am not allowed to repeat - the fabric becomes transparent.
We are also designing a version for Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who is crazy about fashion. He said, "I'll wear it, but you should also make a men's version." That's why we started the Intimacy suit for men - it's perfect for the banking world [because] it becomes transparent when they're lying.
How can the machine understand who is lying or honest?
You have indicators such as sweat and heartbeat, which differ slightly depending on what the wearer feels. We put many sensors [on clothes], you can count a lot of things that way. We have developed our own software to suit any of our consumers.
What other technological innovations do you think would be useful in a fashion context?
Amazon looks: You buy a book online and it says, "Thank you for your order, and by the way, 28 of your friends have bought these books." Recently when I boarded a plane to Singapore, one of the flight attendants said, “Hello Mr. Roosegaarde, two sugars to brown your;". He had no idea who I was, but he knew what I liked. When it's the government that tells us: "You visited this particular block five times in one week", we don't like it. It's a moral issue - we have to know what we want. But what happens when you connect this way of thinking with fashion? I'm still amazed that somehow, the fashion world is still immune to technology. But it is only a matter of time.
