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Fashion in Space?
kandela writes "It seems the fashion industry has taken an interest in the space industry. Space.com is running a story about the Hyper Space Couture Design Contest, a fashion competition sponsored by the Japanese space agency, JAXA, and Rocketplane Ltd. for clothes that look good in zero gravity. The best designs will appear in a fashion show in Tokyo this fall." From the article: "Onuki said that, in working with fashion designer, Ms. Matsui, the intent is to cross-thread mathematics, science, art, and physics with fashion. To date, there have been several kickoff events, as well as fashion shows to stir interest in the multi-step contest. At the end of March, contest officials had received 882 drawings by 365 individuals. Last month, the top 10 designs plus three alternate designs were picked. The actual winner, second and third place will be selected later this year."
Judging by the bizarre *clothes* that are being shown on some catwalks, it's obvious that fashion designers aren't from this planet. :-D
Greetings, space beings! We come from planet earth and we bring you a fabulous new look.
Is this how we introduce ourselves to the interstellar community?
Burns: We're building a casino!
McAllister: Arrr. Give me 5 minutes.
Skirts for the lady astronauts would still look good in Zero-G to me!
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I thought years of sci-fi had taught us that the 'look' for space travel was the silver jumpsuit, ideally with some sort of stripe down the side. Even better if everyone has the same one. So I ask: shouldn't we be working on choosing which colour stripe the whole human race will have on their silver suits? I vote red.
Zero-gravity is a place where function is certainly going to be more important than form.
On the other hand, one could combine the two, but that would require an awful lot of knowledge.
Shape and material may have some unusual constraints for safety and maneuverability reasons, but there's no reason why color, artistry, or useful features could not make a jumpsuit into something a lot cooler. If I were going into zero-gee I would need a special pocket just for barf bags. Maybe automatically recycle it so that I don't go into electrolyte imbalance.
I would like to see something built into the clothing that makes me exercise while doing normal work - with no gravity, muscles and bones degenerate rapidly.
I would appreciate smart thrusters built into the clothing that would perform station-keeping, so I could press on things without rebounding across the room.
This could be a really cool contest, worthy of Q department in her Majesty's Secret Service. Functionality with a flair.
Maybe I should go to work for NASA.
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I don't think you'd pass the turing test.
What's the world coming to? On Slashdot, "fashionable" is when we actually put clothes on.
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Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
So, where do I get my designer tinfoil hat?
(I hope those diamantes and platinum weave won't affect it's brain protection capabilities..)
Take me to your tailor!
For the ladies.... and the men, come to think of it!
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Africus aut Europaeus?
I saw Misuzu Onuki speak at Questacon here in Australia. She was speaking as the representative of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), live from Tokyo as part of the 2004 Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum. The topic was using space technology to better mankind.
Ms. Onuki in particular had an interesting take on things. She spoke about how when people think of space travel they think about high devices like rockets and sattelites, but that a lot of the benefits of space travel will be in changes to the way we live, like with food and clothing and communication. She's really convinced that space travel will help bridge the divide between different cultures as people come together to develop technology and engage in exploration.
What I remember most about the conference though, was after the presentation was over, Natalie Portman walked into the auditorium, right near where I was. She looked surprised, then apologized and said she was in the wrong room. As she turned to walk out her tit almost brushed against my arm and I was sent into a state of such pure ecstasy that music started playing out my ass. It was a flute sonata by Bach.
Never mind the shuttle has trouble getting launched these days. No matter that no human being has gone further than LEO since the 1960s.
Just make sure our space tourists are well dressed and all will be well.
If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we shoot people for Apollo-related non-sequiturs?
It isn't like these people are going to live up there for months at a time - they will go up for a few hours and then come back. /.'ers will mind seeing the trophy wives that go up doing a futuristic M. Monroe thing ;)
Do you really need a new wardrobe?
Pants will work just fine in zero gee, as will most shirts, especially if they are tucked in.
If you want a skirt / dress, great, toss some plastic strips (hell, zip ties would probably work) inside to prevent it from floating up (or don't, I don't think most
And what the hell is with some of the designs? It looks like someone took drugs while watching the jetsons on one tv and anime on the other and then started drawing. Extra crap will only cause problems since the people are going to be sitting for most of the flight.
I do think that realistically, if a couple drops a couple (dozen) million for a trip up there and as the zero g time grows longer, there is a good chance that a couple will want to have sex up there - with the company's approval or not, so I think that skirts will become pretty popular (unless the company provides a jumpsuit to prevent "easy access"). Call it the 100 mile high club or whatever. I haven't seen many numbers on it, but every time I've flown internationally, I've seen at least one couple go into the bathroom together - nobody talks about it, but it seems to be fairly accepted as long as it is discreet.
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It seems many (most?) stories these days seem to have earned the 'stupid' tagging underneath it. Any chance of some proper news? I feel that over the last few weeks, slashdot has really gone downhill in terms of news quality. Today's 'spy gadgets' advert pissed me right off.
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Have been picking their non-technical garb (i.e., shirts, as you ened the velcro-laden shorts and pants) from Lands' End and adding mission patches, however the gov contract menas Lands' End can't brag about it... Ditto Acorns slipper-socks.
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So, the shallowest industry on the planet thinks space needs a makeover. Great, as if the space program wasn't losing credibiltiy as it was.
Frankly, I wish they'd just leave clothes design to engineers. Yes, all clothes design. I want durable, comfortable, functional and light garments in a simple, neutral design, whether or not I'm in orbit.
In a fair world, refrigerators would make electricity.