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(real) Holographic Fashion

I have watched this gorgeous hologram quite a few times, always struck by the ethereal quality and contemplating its significance to the fashion world. I would have posted on it already if it weren't already 3 years old. But now I have the perfect, and most exciting excuse!

Check out the lower video, about these Japanese researchers creating 3D responsive holograms. Science has pretty much demonstrated that we are all just energy, which also includes our clothing. In the last post I touched upon that a little, suggesting we think about the un-seeable aspects of what we choose to put on our bodies. But here we step into what I imagine as a possible future...



While we still inhabit our bodies, carrying around mobile devices that do everything and more, one function will be a virtual shopping experience. But instead of waiting for something to appear in the mail, we can put it on right away. A hologram. It will respond to our bodies and our whims.

Something like a sim game character? I mean, social networking already has us turning our own images into cartoons. If this fashion thing worked, I would say the clothes would have to modeled after real textiles and real sewing. At least as long as we have "real" bodies :)