The Evacuation Skirt was inspired by the Katrina storms in New Orleans and serves and a regular flowy skirt, but inflates into a kayak to become a life saver in extreme weather conditions.
When inflated, the Evacuation Skirt can hold a full-grown adult woman and allows users to float atop floods and lakes when needed, becoming a suit life saver in emergency situations.
Designer Yael Mer, says he “wanted to raise the question of emergency and beauty and to explore whether they can meet each other.”
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Emergency Fashion
- The trend of incorporating emergency functionality into fashion items presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to create stylish yet life-saving products.
- Inflatable Technology
- The trend of using inflatable technology in everyday objects, such as skirts that transform into kayaks, opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in various industries.
- Multi-functional Design
- The trend of multi-functional design, like the Evacuation Skirt that serves as both a regular skirt and a life-saving kayak, offers opportunities for companies to create versatile and practical products.
Sectors Adopting This
- Fashion
- The fashion industry can explore disruptive innovation by incorporating emergency functionality into clothing, like inflatable skirts that transform into life-saving devices.
- Outdoor Recreation
- The outdoor recreation industry can take advantage of inflatable technology to create innovative products, such as inflatable kayaks disguised as regular clothing items, that provide both convenience and safety.
- Emergency Preparedness
- The emergency preparedness industry can benefit from the trend of multi-functional design by developing versatile and efficient equipment, such as skirts that can be easily transformed into life-saving devices like kayaks.
