Trends and forecastingTechnology affecting fashion

Anjali SavlaMUM13KD01Nift, Mumbai26/2/2015

Fashion

Its is a prevailing custom or style of dressing.Fashion is current and up-to-date

Technology• Technology can be

the knowledge of techniques, processes, etc.

Evolution of fashion

1900’s: The Big Gowns1920’s: Not So Tight1930’s: a Little Sexy1940’s: Masculine Appearance1950’s: The Marilyn Monroe and Aubrey

Hepburn1960’s: Wild Side1970’s:70’s Show1980’s:Neons1990s:Little Grungy2000:A Combo

What’s next for more 10 years?

Fashion with technology the new trend?Wearable technologyDiscipline devoted to exploring

and creating devices that can either be worn directly on the body, or incorporated into a user’s clothing or accessories. 

How does technology affect fashion?

Lot of factors affect fashion :- cultural, social, art, architecture, etc.

At London fashion week the multibillion dollar worlds of tech and fashion were colliding like never before.

E-commerce-social mediaConsumers see what others have on

social media outlets,- creating a needSmart phones and smart phone

application

19th century - Mass production of apparel

- 21st century - Fast fashion - Overload

- E-commerce - Online Shopping - Digital Media

- Second hand market

Technology in StoresInteractive Window DisplaysVirtual Fitting Room/ Magic Mirror

Wearable technology

Clothes + technology

SportswearSpeedo's Fast skin line) of high-

tech, high-performance swimsuits were inspired by the skin of a shark--shark skin's sandpaper-like texture is thought to reduce drag, hence its usefulness in swimming gear

What is the future of fashion?

So is technology in fashion the new upcoming trend?

As we see in evolution there have been a lot of changes in over 10 years gap.

But now people want to make long lasting impact which can’t only be created via design

So designers are combining with technologyist to make new and upcoming trends in a fashionable way so there is mass acceptance

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