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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2017.41.4.709

A Study on Convergence Fashion Design Applied Wearable Technology -Focused on the Expression of the Light and Transformation-  

Lee, Hyunseung (Convergence Research Center, Kookmin University)
Lee, Jaejung (Dept. of Fashion Design, Kookmin University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.41, no.4, 2017 , pp. 709-721 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study researches the application methods of Wearable Technology (WT) realizing the convergence of Design and Electronics that could broaden the fashion expression boundaries to correspond to current convergence trends. For this, students in the Department of Fashion design and the Department of Electronics conducted an oriented convergence-design-workshop. The initial step of the workshop, included a lecture on WT including existing cases and brainstorming. As a result, two types of concepts; 'Light' using the lighting technology and 'Complex' using transforming and lighting technologies together were generated. Designers created garments that did not externally expose digital devices and engineers then configured basic systems with the minimum size of the devices applying. At the development stage, designers constructed internal structures of garments which do not influence the comfort situation and activities of those wearing the garments. Engineers then adjusted and finished the fashion prototypes' whole WT systems drawing on designers' guidelines. As the result of this study's workshop, the fashion prototypes were extracted by collaboration according to WT concepts; therefore, there could be the promising potential to broaden fashion expression boundaries through the application of WT.
Keywords
Fashion design; Wearable technology; Convergence; Lighting; Transforming;
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