We've seen
sensor-laden,
iPod-friendly, and
electroluminescent garb in years past, but a crafty design student over at
Cornell University wasn't satisfied with stopping there. Olivia Ong is hoping to get her career in fashion off to a very safe start, as her functional clothing lines include "a garment that can
prevent colds and flu and never needs washing," and if that wasn't fresh enough, she's also conjured up another that "destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution." The prototype Glitterati garb was showcased at the school's Design League fashion show, and both articles contained "cotton fabrics coated with
nanoparticles" that give them the unique qualities. No word on whether or not we can expect such protective (albeit stylish) threads to hit the strip anytime soon, but considering that "one square yard of nano-treated cotton would run you about $10,000," we doubt us common folk would be selling off assets to take it home anyway.
[Via
MedLaunches]
posted May 7th 2007 7:01AM
Oh great, yet another way over-sensitive, over-protective, over-bearing mothers will be able to hide their kids from the world. Yes, they will be waiting for kids' sizes - and lower prices but still.
Why is everyone so obsessed with removing all dirt and germs; people use far too many cleaners these days - you need to be exposed to some stuff to build up an immunity.
/end rant
And she's cute.
damn cute at that!
it's basically a textile treated with silver; what a stupid markup- and the designs are sorta sucky.
Is there any actual SCIENCE to back any of her claims?
No, no, I mean beside the science of fad-economics. :-)
-Pie
Never needs washing? I'll believe it when I see it.
I went to highschool with her!
"I went to highschool with her!"
Shens x Googolplex² squared = you're full of BS..
I don't know what the heck that means- but i really did- the webb school of california. (or for her- the Vivian Webb School)
Is that the snorg tees girl?
Yay! Now you can fart to your heart's content!
Is that the same Olivia Ong who's a pop start in Japan?
:D
Not the pop star (at least she never told me), but she is my friend's girlfriend
She looks goofy