Ying Gao's light-up dresses are a telling way to discover if someone is watching you. The garments are delicately crafted with "photoluminescent thread," and use eye-tracking technology to emit light when someone's gaze is set upon the garment.
If you like to be in the spotlight, these light-up dresses are a definite way to reinforce that you are getting attention. These sci-fi dresses seem like they would be the perfect thing for performers with an avant-garde taste in clothing to wear on stage.
The two dresses are part of Gao's '(NO)WHERE (NOW)HERE' series and are representative of the artist's other experimental fashions that are responsive to their surroundings. This year, these garments will be shown at Shanghai's Museum of Contemporary Art and in 2014, at the Textile Museum of Canada.
Eyesight-Activated Dresses
These Light-Up Dresses by Ying Gao Are Activated by Looking at Them
Trend Themes
1. Eye-tracking Fashion - There is an opportunity for designers to create a new line of products that use eye-tracking technology to create responsive fashion that engages with wearers and viewers.
2. Intelligent Clothing - The rise of wearable technology has paved the way for a new era of intelligent clothing that can adapt to the environment or the wearer's bodily functions.
3. Interactive Textiles - With the development of new materials and technologies, there is an opportunity for textile designers to create interactive fabrics that respond to stimuli, such as light or sound.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry can leverage eye-tracking technology and responsive fabrics to create innovative products that engage with consumers in new and exciting ways.
2. Wearable Technology - The rise of wearable technology presents opportunities for companies to create new products that integrate with clothing and provide useful functionality for users.
3. Art and Design - The intersection of art and technology can inspire new forms of creative expression, as seen in Gao's light-up dresses, and presents an opportunity for artists and designers to explore new mediums and techniques.