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exercises. The data base analyses the readings by matching them against the held information and
selects an emotion and a corresponding garment display program. This command is send wirelessly
back to the dress to trigger the light display [123].
The group of unworn garments 'live' around the house. They suggest that clothing left unworn could
assume an emotive function by reacting to human presence. By representing human characteristics,
fears and fantasies, they seek to provoke paradoxical emotions in the viewer. The collection
comprises a dress that can be seen in Fig. 58, a scarf and a jacket. The dress ‘Desiree’ comprises
electroluminescent 'sequins' that flirts with the viewer. When it senses the presence of a human it
shimmers, the signals becoming more excited as the person draw nearer, imitating the human gaze
during the ritual of flirting.
Fig. 58 Dress ‘Desiree’ out of the Emotional Wardrobe collection by Lisa Stead [124]
The scarf ‘Pikme’ works accordingly. It uses electroluminescent wires woven within a tactile knit and
motion sensors to activate a response. As soon as a person approaches the scarf, the signals become
more intensive. The jacket ‘Icaris’, a feathered jacket, uses thermochromic inks and conductive
heating materials with timers to initiate the colour change in the feathers [124, 125].
CuteCircuit veers towards similar products as Lisa Stead. The group of Wearable Technology
developed several different prototypes of smart dresses or shirts among which is the KineticDress.
The dress reacts to the wearer’s activity and mood. This is achieved by embedding sensors into the
textile that follow closely the body of the wearer. The sensors are able to capture the wearer’s
movements and interaction with others and display this data through the electroluminescent
embroidery that covers the external skirt section of the dress. Depending on the amount and speed of
the wearer’s movement the electroluminescent embroidery changes pattern, displaying the wearer’s
mood to the audience. The algorithmic program that controls the KineticDress is designed to follow the
pace of the wearer: a still pose, when sitting alone shows a black dress, when the wearer starts
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