Smart Fabrics / Heat Sensitive Fabric /
Textile Technology
Contactless
payment / oyster tech in sleeve of suit, or a button on the cuff?
Barclaycard
and Lyle & Scott teamed up to produce a contactless jacket. Chip and pin
hidden in the right cuff of the jacket to pay for up to £30 in 300,000 shops,
bars and restaurants across the UK. Jacket costs £150
Movements
that connect to your phone and perform certain commands, e.g. skip a song via a
button hidden in the lapel, or a lapel pin?
Wool
is a smart fabric in itself, it’s durable, it moulds to the body, it keeps
sheep cool in hot summers and warm in cold winters
Project
Jacquard: weaving touch and gesture interactivity into any textile using
industrial looms. This will connect the wearer to technology, e.g. their
smartphone.
Microfibre
is woven polyester, this fabric is shower proof, so fibres could potentially be
woven with other fibres to create a wool/microfibre blended fabric, to create
showerproof suits?
Thermocromatic
technology: micro-encapsulated dye changes colour in response to heat. Only
lasts 5-10 washes.
Photochromatic
dyes: smart pigments change colour in response to sunlight. This could be
incorporated into a suit where details such as elbow patches or pocket flaps
for example change colour in the sun, to brighten up the suit?
Micro-encapsulated:
micro-capsules embedded in fibre or fabric release an aromatic scent to hide
body odour, or can release vitamins to reduce skin irritation. This could be
used for men with particularly sensitive skin, or perhaps a skin condition such
as eczema? Or for men who perspire during a long day at the office
Thinsulate:
highly insulating but thin fabric, can be machine washed and dry cleaned. Could
be woven into fabric to make insulating winter suits/coats?
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