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I’m greatly inspired by the 3D printed Kinematics Dress that is directly generated from body scans and requires absolutely no assembly. I have some exposures to the extremely expensive “haute couture” fashion that is based on the concept of ultimate customerization. Yet today, technology can reproduce this concept more efficiently and cheaply when mass production is possible.
In terms of the algorithms that generate the work, each dress is composed of thousands of small triangular panels that are connected by hinges. Although the material is nylon (a slightly rigid material), the body cannot feel unconformable because according to the creator, “continuous fabric allows the dress to flexibly conform and fluidly flow in response to body movement.”
The creators are able to arrange the triangular panels in a way that artistically mimics floral print on a dress. Panels even act as look-through laces that you can find on a normal dress. The structure and cut of the dress are also aesthetically satisfying.
Link to Kinematics Dress created by Jessica Rosenkrantz from Nervous System, 2014-2016.