The runway show by Japanese label Anrealage, held in Paris, was a captivating display of interactive clothing designs, blending fashion with technology. Kunihiko Morinaga, the designer, introduced garments embedded with LED technology, allowing for dynamic visual transformations. This imaginative presentation featured dresses that evolved in appearance, reminiscent of digital displays or arcade games. The collection drew inspiration from vintage advertising techniques, showcasing a remarkable pivot in fashion where designs could be manipulated live. Ultimately, the show celebrated creativity and innovation, leaving the audience in awe, illustrating the line between gimmick and genuine artistic expression.
Each design had a battery pack and sensor, allowing the display to be manipulated backstage, resulting in clothes reminiscent of a Times Square billboard packaged into a sack dress.
Models marched side by side, their tartan smocks ping-ponging colors back and forth to each other, forming new kaleidoscopic tartans as they advanced.
For the show’s finale, models clustered together, their dresses devolving into the pixely static of a TV on the fritz, then resolving into a stained glass motif.
This collection was inspired by quite an archaic technology: two-sided advertising placards that sandwich men use to shill for businesses.
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