# Hi-Tech Dress Innovative closet designs help consumers plan perfect wardrobes. By [Katherinev123](https://www.trendhunter.com/katherine), Contributing Editor | Published Mar 21, 2012, updated Mar 27, 2012 | Category: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/technology-trends-and-gadgets) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/hi-tech-dress ## Key Figures - Trend score: 3.4/10 - Evidence articles: 6 ## What is the Hi-Tech Dress trend? **Hi-Tech Dress:** Getting dressed may be a seemingly simple act, but to many, it can pose a challenge (even causing stress) while for others, it may be a fun exercise in self-expression. Regardless, innovations that turn basic closets into hi-tech wardrobes are making it easier for consumers to select outfits, mix and match and organize their pieces in the most effective way possible, rendering the act of dressing into an easy experience that meets the needs of both fashion aficionados and normal consumers alike. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 6 featured examples - Articles from: Jan 26 to Dec 20, 2011 - Published: Mar 21, 2012 - Patterns: [Divergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/divergence), [Acceleration](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/acceleration) - Megatrends: [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/artificial-intelligence), [Personalization](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/personalization) ## Audience - Gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Themes within the Hi-Tech Dress trend ### Hi-Tech Closets Consumers are attracted to products that help them save time. Smart Closets are items that promote efficiency and appeal to shoppers with hectic lifestyles. Solution may lie in coming out with a greater number of these designs. ### Digitization of Closet Items that allow you to photograph or scan every piece of apparel, functionally 'digitizes' your clothes, allowing users to organize their closet and even plan for trips. Digitized wardrobes cater to the consumer's experience by making it easy for them to interact with their possessions. ### Wearable Storage Wearable storage is a new trend in the fashion industry. The trend is heading towards backpacks or bags that have been designed to store your entire closet giving consumers the freedom to carry their wardrobe with them wherever they go. ## What the Hi-Tech Dress trend means for industry ### For Fashion and Apparel Industry Companies can create innovative smart closets to render the act of dressing into an easy experience accommodating the needs of both fashion aficionados and normal consumers alike. ### For Tourism Industry Companies can develop wearable storage in the form of backpacks to enable travelers to carry around their wardrobes with freedom and go hands-free while exploring a new city. ### For Software and Technology Industry Companies can come up with digitizing closet solutions that allow users to photograph or scan every piece of apparel, functionally 'digitizes' then to save their time and provide greater organization. ## Trend signals for Hi-Tech Dress Trend score 3.4 out of 10, from popularity 52%, activity 43%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 52% - Activity: 43% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Hi-Tech Dress trend 6 featured examples from Jan 26 to Dec 20, 2011. - [Leafy Lockers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ideal-form-team): The Ideal Form Team Makes Modern Shelving for Stylish & Practical Spaces (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The furniture manufacturing industry can capitalize on the trend of modular shelving by creating customizable and versatile shelving units that cater to different customer needs. - [Click-In Closets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/netrobe): Netrobe is a Handheld Virtual Wardrobe That Will Reorganize Your Clothing (Category: Tech) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Fashion tech companies can create virtual wardrobe apps or devices to revolutionize the way people manage and plan their outfits. - [Multimedia Closets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/supreme-wardrobe): The SupreME Wardrobe Turns Your Duds Digital (Category: Tech) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating wardrobe management systems with smart home devices, creating a seamless and personalized dressing experience. - [Outfit-Suggesting Closets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snappy-dresser): The Snappy Dresser is a Hi-Tech Home Wardobe (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The Snappy Dresser aligns with the smart home industry, offering a hi-tech wardrobe solution that leverages common sense reasoning to suggest outfits. - [Wardrobe Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloth-app): Cloth App Lets You Mix, Match and Catalog Your Favorite Outfits (Category: Fashion) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity lies in creating new tools and technologies that revolutionize the way people manage and interact with their wardrobes. - [Mini Traveling Closets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wardrobe-in-a-suitcase): Kim Thome's 'Wardrobe in a Suitcase' Design Offers Perfectly Neat Luggage (Category: World) Implication: Designing and manufacturing innovative products that enhance the travel experience. ## Recent trend clusters - [Delegated Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/delegated-interfaces) (Tech) - [Adaptive Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adaptive-controls) (Tech) - [Desk Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/desk-systems) (Tech) - [Spatial Refinement](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/spatial-refinement) (Tech) ## Trending in Tech - [Decor-Led Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decor-led-home-projectors) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) - [Dual-Wavelength Recovery Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joint-therapy) - [Pop-Culture WiFi Routers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-wifi-routers) All articles: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech)