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How Animatronic Clothes Work

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-know-what-i'm-getting-my-wife-for-christmas dept.

bethr writes "TechnologyReview.com has an article about the inner-workings of the animatronic clothes featured at a recent Paris runway show. The dresses use computerized motors and monofilament wires to radically transform from one style to another. From the article: 'Zippers closed, cloth gathered, and hemlines rose — all without human assistance.' You can see the finished product in the second half of a video of the show."

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  1. Epitome of Shallowness by schwit1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The fashion industry has no redeeming value whatsoever.

  2. Re:Practical future? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Boobs.

  3. Re:The future of clothing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Or maybe because she was the only one who looked good naked. The rest were too thin.