When aspiring designer Diana Eng got bumped from the fashion-édesign reality show Project Runway a couple months ago, geeky hearts sank. Who else could turn an interest in wearable computing and a flair for biomimetics into a chance to hang with Heidi Klum? Now that Eng’s out, she’s thinking about what to do next. We seized the opportunity and asked her to come up with three fantasy outfits that take advantage of technologies still in the lab - free of budget restrictions and 12-hour deadlines. - Mike Senese
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HOT-DATA DRESS
éThis is a party dress,é Eng says,-with graphics that change based on motion-think of a comic-y BAM!é Sensors would be woven into the fabric so if theyére bent slowly or suddenly, it would process that data.é
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THE WINDBLOWN LOOK
éThe fabric could perhaps be controlled by electrostatic forces or magnetism so it always looks pretty and fluttering,é Eng says.
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PUTTING IT ALL ON DISPLAY
éThe color and pattern change, depending on the surroundings, so the wearer becomes the center of attention,é Eng says.-It would need a really flexible LCD or a bunch of tiny screens embedded in fabric.é
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