Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:08:32 -0700, Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Something retro. The fashion industry has been mining retro (or history) since, heck, since about 1800. Maybe 20 years from now, the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s all mixed together? 30 years from now, they can start swiping from some years later in the 2000s.
That sounds a lot like what the '90's were like... 40's shoulder pads, 50's "crinoline" skirts, and... hmm... some of the Mod and Rocker looks of the 60's/early 70's, plus add in the 50's "biker" look (often redone in black as "punk") and the "Goth" look...
Maybe they can do the Geek Look. Recalling the glamorous years of being able to make (or lose) a killing in high-tech start-up stocks. Of course, the really distinctive geek accessories were old-fashioned by the 1980s--the plastic reinforcer for the ballpoint pen in the shirt pocket, the stack of punch cards, and thick glasses. But I could see them being labeled 1980s-90s anyway.
The pocket protector would hold your iPod or your Smart Phone... Geek glasses almost seem to be back, but for women. Then there were the high-water pants worn with mismatched sweat socks, the crew-necked undershirt sticking out the unbuttoned collar of the shirt... In short, the "Are You a Nerd?" poster of circa 1980 that was marketed alongside the "Are You a Preppy?" (male and female versions) posters. FWIW, the one on my door was the "Are You A JAP?" version -- while *I* wasn't, I grew up in a town where most of the Conservative and Reformed Jewish girls... *were*.
I notice Lord & Taylor has had a lot of Scooter Skirts this spring/summer. 'Course there's another name for it now...
There might be some new synthetics, but I'd wonder _how_ new. I'm not a textile expert, but a number of the "new" ones now seem to be minor variants on rayon, polyester, and--Lycra? What is the forerunner of Spandex? Maybe there will be a new textile that provides extra sun protection?
One of the very interesting new fibers that's being worked with is Holofiber, which IIRC aligns microprisms in a polyester matrix. It conducts light of certain wavelengths from the outside surface of the fabric to the inside; at current, it is used mostly in specialized medical applications (wound healing).
In other words, I see fashion evolving along the same lines it's been evolving in for some time. I could see some sort of new electronics that would spur a need for special pockets in clothing and purses.
Checkout the clothing sold at http://www.scottevest.com -- they've been doing hidden/specialty pockets for years, now!
Maybe a combination small personal computer (but the monitor would be terribly small, unless you could magnify the image) and picture cell phone.
What I've seen people talking about is a HUD that displays on your spectacles (think of "Augur's" specialized glasses in _Earth: Final Conflict_)...
As for nanotech within the human body, I don't see it happening except for people who are fatally ill or otherwise medically desperate, for whom it is worth the substantial risks. If you've ever had a few problems with your Miscrosoft programs, can you imagine what buggy software could do INSIDE YOU?
Hey, most humans already *have* "buggy software" inside them. Otherwise, how would you account for genetically-based diseases, cancers, even such common medical problems as bunions and Metabolic Syndrome?
Though I should certainly hate to have to believe that Mr. Gates and Mr. Ballmer are G-d and Jesus rolled into one...
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