W ell, now that one aspect of reality is covered, we return to the discussions regarding the Spring Summer 2017 season and how this reflects our current mindset. In particular, fashion has chosen to allow us to venture forward despite the overwhelming propensity to indulge in everything retro. Aspects of collections, modern material advancements aside, hold a mirror to our technical age. 

We are increasingly accepting the inevitable march towards the future, regardless of our trepidation. The growing comfort levels are largely due to familiarity. The things we once marvelled even a decade ago seem quaint in the face of current technological leaps that have become mainstays in our modern life. While the next blog article will touch on the more social component and its influence, this article is reflecting the obvious, our tech world at hand. Designers produced collections that din't just marry tech into the designs but allowed them to become the features. 

Recent collections from Anrealage produced pieces embedded with sensors interactive with apps to reveal imagery; Chalayan collaboration with Intel to produce pieces that projected emotions outside the wearer, created garment that inflated and hosted pixilation as print; never mind the robotic costumes from the opening models, Chanel showed its inspiration of back wiring of computer mainframes, laser spectrums and prints mimicking circuitboards; Courreges joined the 3D printing bandwagon with a few closing tops in showcasing technical structured opaqueness; Issey Miyake, long associated with technical advancement in the fashion industry, collaborated with Sony to produce handbags made of electronic paper that changed colours; and Louis Vuitton featured cellphone cases signalling a shift in accessory focus honouring our growing affection with our indispensable tech.

These collections are from major players in the fashion spectrum, and signal a clear announcement to move towards the future that we have, on the whole, been hesitant to move towards. It is one that we cannot avoid, no matter how much the past comforts, for eventually we must find our place within it. The future is upon us and we are getting the cue to embrace what must be.

​Next week, we will continue this dialogue, albeit on more intimate terms. Or as intimate as our new tech-framed world allows.