Ready-to-Wear 3D Fashion
This trend is only just getting off the ground. The fashion start-up, Continuum has created the first ready-to-wear 3D printed nylon bikini. On their website consumers can create a virtual blueprint of their body and then customize the fashions to suit their shape and size. In the future we will be able to choose a ready-to-wear design and then make tweaks to suit our tastes and body shape. Even off-the-rack fashions will be unique.
3D Printed Fabric
Presently the easiest raw material to use as the "ink" in 3D printers is plastic. However the future promises a full range of fabric types including cotton, wool and silk which will be used as the basis for 3D printed garments. Already "Smart fabric" is becoming a new trend and could result in fabrics changing their color or texture according to the surroundings. Fabric will no longer be static but an interactive and active inspiration for fashion. More>>
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