Pad (Jun 2021)
New Advanced Clothes
Abstract
The Textile-Fashion System was investigating its impact on the environment, moving towards sustainable innovation solutions. The Covid-19 gave an acceleration to this reflection, agreeing on sustainable ways but also relying on technology through wearable devices, virtual reality, 3D printing, robotics, artificial intelligence, extending the vision of fashion to a place of research, beauty, and experimentation. Fibers are being selected and modified, new goals are being defined by interpreting research through the creation of textiles made specifically for humans. Progress with textile fibers that have been developed for the fashion industry has been remarkable, it will continue with smart, high-performance textile fibers, conductive inks, and nanometer electronics applied to garments for every need. Fashion companies are collaborating with industries specializing in technology, sustainability, biomedical, healthcare, cosmetics, electronics justifying examples such as fitbits, smartwatches or other devices designed to collect and monitor data on users personal health and physical activity, which help engage with their health, which help fight bacteria and viruses, regulate body temperature, heal skin and which also contribute to a responsible culture that makes textile design a distinctive and exclusive mode of socio-cultural inquiry from which tangible results are obtained. New body relationships therefore will lead to the creation of new homes by promoting healthy lifestyles.
