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Day-Âto-ÂDay Speculation: Designing and Wearing Dynamic Fabric
<p>In this paper we describe <i>Greenscreen
Dress</i>, a material speculation inquiry that investigates the wearing
experience of dynamic fabric in everyday life. In this study the researcher has
worn a "greenscreen garment" every day for seven months. Coupled with
a chroma-key smartphone application, she has photographed the garment and
digitally composited upon it multiple digital colours, patterns and videos. The
fashion expressions were uploaded to Instagram and so situated within a digital
social ecosystem. We argue that combining the wearing of dynamic
fabric with design activities, the inquiry of what it might mean to wear
dynamic fabric moves speculation into day-to day living by drawing from the
interactions of the researcher’s everyday life. As innovations in smart
textiles and wearable technologies become more accessible, knowledge gained
from this research critically inquires into the everydayness of this breed of
technological system. The research draws insights from design, fashion, and
material performances in the daily life of the researcher. The project
contributes critical insights into fashion and technology for clothing
designers and in to new methodological terrains for research through design.   </p