Ghost In The Shell team up with Tumblr for wearable tech fashion show

The worlds of film, fashion and technology will collide at a special exhibition curated by Tumblr in Paris on March 7th 2017 as the cutting edge in fashion forward wearable tech is showcased in celebration of the release of Paramount Pictures’ Ghost In The Shell.

Featuring creations from designers using technological advances to innovate the world of fashion, the exhibition features garments that react to adrenaline, display video content or adjust the temperature of the wearer. Tumblr will showcase highlights and original content from the event online from March 10th.

The event will feature a headline performance from Viktoria Modesta, the ‘Bionic Pop Star’ who’s single Prototype inspired elements of this event through its exploration of fashion, art and technology. Modesta, who is also the face of Channel 4’s Born Risky disability initiative will be performing live to some the industry’s biggest opinion formers.

The Latvian born singer and model wears an extensive range of alternative prosthetic legs, regarding them as fashion items. Her approach to her disability makes her perfectly placed to explore the intersection of wearable technology and humanity – prevalent themes of Ghost in the Shell.

Hollywood costume designers, Chromat will also be at the event to exhibit their Adrenaline Dress. Powered by Intel the piece is composed of printed panels interlinked into an expandable carbon fibre framework which mimics the body’s ‘fight or flight’ reaction and changes shape to empower the wearer.

The event is to celebrate the release of Paramount Pictures’ ‘Ghost In The Shell’. Based on the internationally-acclaimed Japanese Anime property of the same name, the film follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid (hence the collaboration with wearable tech), who leads the elite task force Section 9 devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists. Directed by Rupert Sanders. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, and Kaori Momoi.

Other exhibitors include:

Wise Wear

WiseWear, is an award winning boutique engineering and design firm that develops innovative products from “end-to-end.” WiseWear “fuses fashion with threads of technology” by seamlessly integrating proprietary biosensing and wireless communication technologies into everyday items. The industry refers to WiseWear as the first “FASHION-FUSIONISTS” which strive to make electronics invisible – a balanced blend of fashion, form and function. Fashion icon Iris Apfel is an avid spokesperson for the Socialite Collection.

Cutecircuit

The internationally renowned fashion house has been attracting fans to its interactive designs since its launch in 2004. With celebrity advocates including Katy Perry, Nicole Sherzinger and Sarah Brightman, the brand innovates through the use of smart textiles and micro-electronics to create both ready to wear and haute couture collections. Pieces include a Kinetic Dress which reacts to the wearers surroundings and mood to a dress which can receive and display tweets in real time.

EMEL+ARIS

Creators of the ‘Smart Coat’, which uses Far Infrared technology to warm the muscles of the wearer, improving circulation to allow the wearers whole body to feel warm. The luxury jacket for men and women is designed to bridge the gap between fashion and function with six of the garments available to trial at the event.

Silvia Fado

Shoe designer Silvia Fado’s work explores the relationship between the movement of the body and fashion footwear design on the one hand, and high performance Sports footwear and body movement on the other. Her Kinetic Traces collection of Hydraulic Heels brings Sports footwear fundamentals to high-end fashion to create an arresting anthology which uses springs, rubber balls and pneumatic hydraulics to absorb shock.