Wearable Tech Uniforms and Connected Textiles

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This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to…

Shiho Fukuhara, Textile Development Lead, and Nan-Wei Gong, Research & Development Lead for Google’s Project Jaquard, a new business that will allow the search giant to produce fabrics that can support connectivity with wearable technology ideas. Their first announced partnership is with Levis.

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Fashion designer Claire Barrow who has produced the very first line of wearable tech uniforms for W Hotel in London. In partnership with GloFaster she gave the staff at the hotel’s Wyld bar clothes that light up and pulse to the club music.

pictured at the unveiling of Wyld's new music-reactive uniforms designed by Claire Barrow and Glofaster>> at W London ñ Leicester Square on May 20, 2015 in London, England.

pictured at the unveiling of Wyld’s new music-reactive uniforms designed by Claire Barrow and Glofaster>> at W London ñ Leicester Square on May 20, 2015 in London, England.

 

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